| Download | - View accepted manuscript: An Evaluation guide for performance assessment of air barrier systems (PDF, 1.0 MiB)
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| Author | Search for: Brown, W. C.1; Search for: Lawton, M.; Search for: Poirier, G. F.1; Search for: Di Lenardo, B.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VII: 06 December 1998, Clearwater Beach, Florida |
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| Subject | Air and vapour barriers |
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| Abstract | The National Building Code of Canada (NBC) requires that an 'effective' air barrier system be incorporated within the building envelope. Although the NBC addresses the performance characteristics to be considered to demonstrate that an effective air barrier system has been achieved the NBC does not prescribe any specific test protocols with acceptance criteria to verify compliance of proprietary air barrier systems. This paper outlines the developmental aspects of producing an Evaluation Guide for use by the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) for the evaluation of proprietary air barrier systems. The development of the protocol and the acceptance criteria focus on the five main features of any air barrier system, specifically an air barrier system must: i) have an acceptable air leakage rate, ii) be continuous throughout the building envelope, iii) withstand structural wind loading expected during its service life, iv) be durable and v) be buildable or reproducible in the field. |
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| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 47670
NRC-IRC-16871 |
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| NPARC number | 20377034 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | f5ff38ea-935f-49aa-aa37-bf251e5f37c5 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-24 |
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| Record modified | 2020-03-20 |
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