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Publication Review

Title: Air Sealing
Author: US Department of Energy, 2000
File: Free Guide, PDF 261 KB, 4 pages
Audience: Written for architects and builders as a short how to guide.

Review
Short discussion and strategies for air sealing homes. Highly sealed homes with controlled fresh air intake have become the new standard in energy efficient construction. The theory is you need to control the movement of air before you can work with it in an efficient manner.

Issues covered include:

• what is air leakage
• the benefits of air sealing
• air barriers
• priorities for air sealing
• where do houses leak
• air sealing materials
• diagnostic tools, blower door test
• seal behind tubs and in difficult areas
• air sealing check list, before drywall, during drywall, after drywall, exterior sealing
  

Detail drawings include:

• detail of seal around window
• blower door test diagram
• detail of seal behind tub
• knee wall seal detail
• seal of exterior sheathing joints detail
• seal of dropped soffit and chase detail

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