Notes
1 Read “RR-0412: Insulations, Sheathings and Vapor” Joseph Lstiburek, November 2004. https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-0412-insulations-sheathings-and-vapor-retarders/view.
2 Visit “Technical Bulletin on Air Barriers,” Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA). September 5, 2019. https://www.airbarrier.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ABAA-Technical-Note-2-Air-Barrier-Materials.pdf.
3 Refer to ASTM E779, Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization. https://www.astm.org/e0779-19.html.
4 Refer to ASTM D4541, Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coatings Using Portable Adhesion Testers. https://www.astm.org/d4541-17.html.
5 Refer to ABAA T002-2019, Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Adhered Air and Water Resistive Barriers Using an Adhesion Tester. www.airbarrier.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/
S-115-002-rev-0-ABAA-T0002-Standard-Test-Method-for-Pull-Off-Strength-of-Adhered-Air-and-Water-Resistive-Barriers-Using-an-Adhesion-Tester.pdf.
6 Refer to ASTM D903, Standard Test Method
for Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhesive Bonds. https://www.astm.org/d0903-98r17.html.
7 Refer to ASTM E2357, Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage of Air Barrier Assemblies. https://www.astm.org/e2357-18.html.
Author
Iltaz Alam is a product manager at GCP Applied Technologies Inc., and holds a chemical engineering degree. He has more than 15 years of waterproofing experience globally and has encountered several waterproofing and air barrier technologies throughout his professional career
