Energy Efficiency, Energy Codes, and Green Building- Air Sealing Solutions for Attached Homes

As builders and design professionals continue to adapt their details and practices to achieve greater envelope airtightness, specific types of products have become more difficult to work with than others. Attached homes, including duplexes and townhomes, present unique challenges when trying to balance the needs for fire separation and meeting airtightness goals. This session will focus on the solutions that have proven to be successful in the field. A panel of industry experts will share details, products, and designs that help to achieve code compliance, building performance goals, and overall energy efficiency.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the current code requirements related to envelope airtightness and energy efficiency and how they impact the construction of attached homes.
2. Discuss common challenges in the field when trying to balance fire safety and typical air sealing strategies.
3. Examine details and designs that have demonstrated success in helping the overall building to meet current energy code requirements.
4. Recognize the impact of market trends, both short and long-term, that will drive solutions to providing safe, affordable, and efficient attached products to the residential market