Airtightness is often misunderstood. It’s not about sealing a home fully, but controlling airflow.
Poor airtightness causes heat loss, drafts, higher energy use, and condensation risks.
Improving it lets ventilation work properly.
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⚡Webinar recordings ➕ slides now online 🎥
“ #Airtightness in Practice: Long-Term Performance, Field Evidence, and Innovative Detection Methods”
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Free Webinar: Bye Bye Blower Door? Intro to Ultrasonic Air Leak Detector, February 25, 12pm ET buff.ly/UcVyazy #GreenHomeInstitute #airtightness #building #buildings #construction #homediagnostics #blowerdoortesting #health #energyefficiency #IAQ #free #greenbuilding
Who watched Guy Martin's show last night? There were lots of good sections. My favourite part was his experiment around #airtightness. What happens when you keep a cup of coffee insulated and airtight but forget about #ventilation and moisture management? Condensation. "Wet as an otter's pocket!"
Free Webinar: Bye Bye Blower Door? Intro to Ultrasonic Air Leak Detector, February 25, 12pm ET buff.ly/UcVyazy #GreenHomeInstitute #airtightness #building #buildings #construction #homediagnostics #blowerdoortesting #health #energyefficiency #IAQ #free #greenbuilding
Why Airtightness Matters 🏠
Airtightness controls unwanted air leakage, keeping heat in while ensuring fresh air is delivered properly.
It’s improved through sealing gaps, airtight membranes, upgraded windows & doors, and mechanical ventilation
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Anyone who has spent time perfecting an #airtightness layer may be wondering whether there's a quicker way? There is in the form of a water-based, atomised polymer which is delivered when the building is pressurised. But is it something that will come back to bite us?
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Discussing #AirTightness and #BlowerDoorTesting with Corbett Lunsford, Matt Hoots & Chris Laumer-Giddens: j.mp/3iMcT0F #blowerdoors #blowerdoortest #indoorairquality #airquality #HVAC #building #construction #architecture #design @SawHorseDesign @lgsquaredinc #highperformance #greenbuilding
Passive House Strategies in Very Cold, Alpine & Arctic Climates, January 22, 12pm MT buff.ly/WazbfS5 @EmuBldgScience #PassiveHouse #buildings #construction #energyefficiency #energy #comfort #resilience #HVAC #heating #moisture #health #airtightness #greenbuilding
Has anyone tried this approach to air sealing? Or are there good reasons why you haven't?
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My concerns are still with escaping microplastics and not having a specifically designed airtightness layer.
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What are the pros and cons of embracing an automated air sealing approach to #airtightness? I explore this in my latest podcast with Hugh Franklin from Aeroseal UK.
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The #Passivhaus methodology works because it is a whole system approach.
One aspect that can be challenging is #airtightness. Are there simpler ways of delivering airtightness, such as automated sealing, or should we be wary?
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Passive House Strategies in Very Cold, Alpine & Arctic Climates, January 22, 12pm MT buff.ly/WazbfS5 @EmuBldgScience #PassiveHouse #buildings #construction #energyefficiency #energy #comfort #resilience #HVAC #heating #moisture #health #airtightness #greenbuilding
What is ACH50, and why does it matter? buff.ly/3MQC1Cb #airsealing #airtightness #weatherization #insulation #building #construction #highperformance #buildingcodes #energyefficiency #indoorairquality #IAQ #noise #comfort #deepenergyretrofit #retrofit #1920sMakeoverATL
If you have high performance windows, have you checked the gaskets recently? Marion Baeli says these can start to fail after a number of years and affect #airtightness. In my latest podcast we talk more about her building performance assessments of retrofitted homes.
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Reimagine Buildings: Best of Retrofit, Online, December 5, 11:30am - 4pm ET buff.ly/CQgN1DU @PHAccelerator #retrofits #building #buildings #construction #architecture #architects #design #health #airtightness #insulation #moisture #resilience #HVAC #greenbuilding
Reimagine Buildings: Best of Retrofit, Online, December 5, 11:30am - 4pm ET buff.ly/CQgN1DU @PHAccelerator #retrofits #building #buildings #construction #architecture #architects #design #health #airtightness #insulation #moisture #resilience #HVAC #greenbuilding
Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, December 1, Online, 9am - 1pm ET: buff.ly/KYWy3Tb @SouthfaceInst #ducts #ductwork #buildingenvelope #airtightness #HVAC #airconditioning #ventilation #buildingdiagnostics #energyefficiency #buildings #greenbuilding
Reimagine Buildings: Best of Retrofit, Online, December 5, 11:30am - 4pm ET buff.ly/CQgN1DU @PHAccelerator #retrofits #building #buildings #construction #architecture #architects #design #health #airtightness #insulation #moisture #resilience #HVAC #greenbuilding
Beyond the Blower Door: Demystifying Whole Building #Airtightness Testing for #Massachusetts #Multifamily, November 18, #Boston buff.ly/98WBoHS @PassiveHouseMA #building #indoorairquality #IAQ #health #energycode #energyefficiency #highperformance #buildings #homes #homediagnostics #greenbuilding
Beyond the Blower Door: Demystifying Whole Building #Airtightness Testing for #Massachusetts #Multifamily, November 18, #Boston buff.ly/98WBoHS @PassiveHouseMA #building #indoorairquality #IAQ #health #energycode #energyefficiency #highperformance #buildings #homes #homediagnostics #greenbuilding
Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, December 1, Online, 9am - 1pm ET: buff.ly/KYWy3Tb @SouthfaceInst #ducts #ductwork #buildingenvelope #airtightness #HVAC #airconditioning #ventilation #buildingdiagnostics #energyefficiency #buildings #greenbuilding
A #RetroFit #airtightness technique I’ve been using with areas that are awkwardly lumpy to tape, and with gaps too big to paint with liquid membrane, is to stuff the gaps with little clumps of woodfibre and then paint with liquid membrane.
What is ACH50, and why does it matter? buff.ly/3MQC1Cb #airsealing #airtightness #weatherization #insulation #building #construction #highperformance #buildingcodes #energyefficiency #indoorairquality #IAQ #noise #comfort #deepenergyretrofit #retrofit #1920sMakeoverATL
Discussing #AirTightness and #BlowerDoorTesting with Corbett Lunsford, Matt Hoots & Chris Laumer-Giddens: j.mp/3iMcT0F #blowerdoors #blowerdoortest #indoorairquality #airquality #HVAC #building #construction #architecture #design @SawHorseDesign @lgsquaredinc #highperformance #greenbuilding
What does a Passivhaus architect do on a Saturday night?
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A #retrofit product I’m finding quite useful is Pro Clima Unitape. Unlike most #airtightness tapes, it’s paper based, and you can rip it, which removes a lot of the friction with finicky taping jobs. You can fold it too, which makes corners easier. It’s also cheaper! One downside though…
Free Webinar: Electrification & Home Performance Series: How Tight is Too Tight? July 23, 10am - 12pm PT: buff.ly/d0SaMAc @SCE #electrification #homeperforrmance #homes #airtightness #health #indoorairquality #IAQ #building #energyefficiency #energy #free #greenbuilding
Watch as our project manager, Seamus Leahy, highlights some high-risk areas in terms of airtightness and the importance of the areas being fully sealed.
For more information on retrofitting your home, contact us below.
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Free Webinar: Electrification & Home Performance Series: How Tight is Too Tight? July 23, 10am - 12pm PT: buff.ly/d0SaMAc @SCE #electrification #homeperforrmance #homes #airtightness #health #indoorairquality #IAQ #building #energyefficiency #energy #free #greenbuilding
