Ohio River Air Barrier Test (Using ASTM E779 and ASTM E1827)

Last week we performed an Air Barrier Test and Thermal Envelope Scan of a federal building at a lock on the Ohio River.

Simple is better when it comes to building a tightly constructed building as we witnessed in this building.  The simple design eliminates many hidden chases, bypasses, etc. found in other buildings and the construction company did a great job of air sealing this building.

The required air leakage rate for this project was 0.25cfm@75pa/sf of conditioned building envelope.  Our air leakage test was performed to ASTM E1827 and ASTM E779 standards for air barrier testing.  This building passed the .25cfm requirement easily and the infrared scan of the building (per ASTM C1060) proved that the building was constructed exceptionally well from an energy efficiency perspective.

For more information on air barrier testing, please visit our web site, http://www.thermo-scan.com/.  You may contact Thermo-Scan Inspections directly for Air Barrier Testing and Infrared Scan Inspections at 800-481-5748 or tdunn@thermo-scan.com