About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of air control layers in building performance and the principles of continuity.

Airtightness is one of the most important—and most measurable—parts of building performance. In Part 2 of the Back to Basics series, Steve, Jake, and Pete break down how air control layers work, why continuity matters, and how blower door testing exposes the difference between theory and reality. The crew starts with several principles that apply across multiple control layers: staying in one plane makes continuity easier, simpler details are more likely to succeed, and combining control func...

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Jake, Pete

Topics covered

• air control layers
• building performance
• blower door testing
• airtightness
• continuity

Keywords

• airtightness
• blower door testing
• building performance
• control layers
• continuity

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