Building Energy Codes: Air Leakage Guide
Program Document
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OSTI ID:1721796
Meeting the Air Leakage Requirements of the 2012 IECC provides a resource for understanding the requirements in the 2012 IECC to limit air leakage through a building's thermal envelope, and guidance on how to meet these requirements. It also provides information from Building America's Air Sealing Guide, best practices, and case studies on homes that currently are meeting the requirements. Finally, it provides information critical to understanding how to conduct a required blower door test to assess the actual air leakage rate of the home, report the results, and validate energy code compliance. To enhance the connection of the information to the relevant codes, the 2012 IECC and relevant 2012 International Residential Code requirements are referenced throughout the guide.
- Research Organization:
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building Energy Codes )
- OSTI ID:
- 1721796
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-82900; 8388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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