air barrier
Polished Concrete and Tilt-Up Panel Facades
Tilt-up concrete facades fail air leakage tests not from membrane failures but from sealant…
Shotcrete Walls as Facade Backup: Where It Fails
Shotcrete substrates routinely fail air barrier and cladding adhesion requirements. Learn where specification gaps…
Thermally Broken Aluminum Window-to-Curtainwall Receptor Interfaces: Where the Perimeter Seal Detail Fails and Why the Thermal Bridge at the Receptor Leg Is the Performance Gap Nobody Tests
A forensic investigation exposes how aluminum receptor legs at window-to-curtainwall interfaces create unmodeled thermal…
Spray Polyurethane Foam at Exterior Wall Transitions: Air Sealing Performance Claims, Fire Code Restrictions, and Where the Field-Applied Assumption Creates Code Compliance Risk
SPF at exterior wall transitions creates fire code and air barrier risks when field-applied…
