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Title: Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes

Abstract

This guide provides information and recommendations to the following groups: insulation contractors; general contractors; builders; home remodelers; mechanical contractors; and homeowners, as a guide to the work that needs to be done. The order of work completed during home construction and retrofit improvements is important. Health and safety issues must be addressed first and are more important than durability issues. And durability issues are more important than saving energy. Not all techniques can apply to all houses. Special conditions will require special action. Some builders or homeowners will wish to do more than the important but basic retrofit strategies outlined by this guide. The following are best practice and product recommendations from the interviewed contractors and homebuilders who collectively have a vast amount of experience. Three significant items were discussed with the group which are required to make taped insulating sheathing a simple, long term, and durable drainage plane: 1. Horizontal joints should be limited or eliminated wherever possible; 2. Where a horizontal joint exists use superior materials; 3. Frequent installation inspection and regular trade training are required to maintain proper installation. Section 5 of this measure guideline contains the detailed construction procedure for the three recommended methods to effectivelymore » seal the joints in exterior insulating sheathing to create a simple, long term, and durable drainage plane.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1158430
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102014-4495
KNDJ-1-40337-03
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Work performed by Building Science Corporation, Somerville, Massachusetts
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; FLASHING; BUILDINGS; RESIDENTIAL; BSC; BUILDING AMERICA; INSULATING SHEATHING; TAPE; DRAINAGE PLANE; WINDOW FLASHING; WATER MANAGEMENT; DURABILITY; Buildings

Citation Formats

Grin, A., and Lstiburek, J. Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1158430.
Grin, A., & Lstiburek, J. Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1158430
Grin, A., and Lstiburek, J. 2014. "Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1158430. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1158430.
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title = {Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes},
author = {Grin, A. and Lstiburek, J.},
abstractNote = {This guide provides information and recommendations to the following groups: insulation contractors; general contractors; builders; home remodelers; mechanical contractors; and homeowners, as a guide to the work that needs to be done. The order of work completed during home construction and retrofit improvements is important. Health and safety issues must be addressed first and are more important than durability issues. And durability issues are more important than saving energy. Not all techniques can apply to all houses. Special conditions will require special action. Some builders or homeowners will wish to do more than the important but basic retrofit strategies outlined by this guide. The following are best practice and product recommendations from the interviewed contractors and homebuilders who collectively have a vast amount of experience. Three significant items were discussed with the group which are required to make taped insulating sheathing a simple, long term, and durable drainage plane: 1. Horizontal joints should be limited or eliminated wherever possible; 2. Where a horizontal joint exists use superior materials; 3. Frequent installation inspection and regular trade training are required to maintain proper installation. Section 5 of this measure guideline contains the detailed construction procedure for the three recommended methods to effectively seal the joints in exterior insulating sheathing to create a simple, long term, and durable drainage plane.},
doi = {10.2172/1158430},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1158430}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}