A New Encyclopedia Article on Air Barriers

GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com's library of articles and blogs continues to expand. The newest article to be added to the ever-deeper GBA Encyclopedia covers air barriers.

The article pulls together a great deal of information on air barriers, including:

• Why homes with faulty air barriers are more likely to rot
• Information on the three forces that move air through building envelopes
• Why it's important for all of your subcontractors to understand air barriers
• An explanation of the different materials that make up an air barrier
• The difference between an air barrier and a vapor barrier
• The most common weak spots in residential air barriers
• How to create an air barrier with drywall

Click here to see the new article on air barriers.

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While some of the articles in the Encyclopedia — for example, the article on Exterior Walls — are available to all readers, others (including the new article on Air Barriers) are available only to GBA Pro members.

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