ABAA CERTIFIED AIR BARRIER
SPECIALIST EXAM
Explain how to indicate that an area needs to be corrected. -
ANSWERS-An installation should be corrected if does not meet the
contract documents, or if it doesn't meet the installation instructions
from the manufacturer.
What should be done by the installer when corrective action is
required? - ANSWERS-The contractor is held responsible for all
repairs or defects. They must keep the auditor well informed of
progress, providing the ABAA office with documentation of the
corrections.
How is an air barrier integrated into the building enclosure
commissioning process? - ANSWERS-The performance of the
installed air barrier is a sub section of the BECx process.
What the building enclosure commissioning standards? - ANSWERS-
-ASTM E2813 - Standard Practice for Building Enclosure
Commissioning
-ASTM E3158 - Standard Test Method for Measuring Air Leakage
Rate of a Large/Multizone Building
Is there a trend in maximum air leakage requirements for buildings? -
ANSWERS-Over the years, as the industry has matured and
installations have become better and design professionals further
, realize that air leakage has a significant impact on moisture
management, air leakage rates are trending downward.
What is the organization that developed the draft document which
became the latest whole building test method? - ANSWERS-ABAA
T-0001 - Standard Test Method for Building Enclosure Air Tightness.
Submitted in 2017, ASTM published the document in 2018.
What is the trend in requirements for whole building air leakage? -
ANSWERS-As air leakage rates continue their downward trend,
industries will continue to tighten the requirements. USACE is an
example of this, with a current requirement at 0.25 cfm/ft2 @ 1.56
ft./lbs. or 75 pa.
Where do air leaks commonly occur? - ANSWERS--Joints
-Intersections
-Penetrations
List the major areas of air leakage. - ANSWERS--The roof to wall
transition.
-The window to wall transition.
-Soffits.
Why could a roof leak air but not water? - ANSWERS-The
termination between the wall air barrier to the roofing membrane
could be properly shingled, allowing rain water to run off the
building, yet air could leak along the connection between the two
SPECIALIST EXAM
Explain how to indicate that an area needs to be corrected. -
ANSWERS-An installation should be corrected if does not meet the
contract documents, or if it doesn't meet the installation instructions
from the manufacturer.
What should be done by the installer when corrective action is
required? - ANSWERS-The contractor is held responsible for all
repairs or defects. They must keep the auditor well informed of
progress, providing the ABAA office with documentation of the
corrections.
How is an air barrier integrated into the building enclosure
commissioning process? - ANSWERS-The performance of the
installed air barrier is a sub section of the BECx process.
What the building enclosure commissioning standards? - ANSWERS-
-ASTM E2813 - Standard Practice for Building Enclosure
Commissioning
-ASTM E3158 - Standard Test Method for Measuring Air Leakage
Rate of a Large/Multizone Building
Is there a trend in maximum air leakage requirements for buildings? -
ANSWERS-Over the years, as the industry has matured and
installations have become better and design professionals further
, realize that air leakage has a significant impact on moisture
management, air leakage rates are trending downward.
What is the organization that developed the draft document which
became the latest whole building test method? - ANSWERS-ABAA
T-0001 - Standard Test Method for Building Enclosure Air Tightness.
Submitted in 2017, ASTM published the document in 2018.
What is the trend in requirements for whole building air leakage? -
ANSWERS-As air leakage rates continue their downward trend,
industries will continue to tighten the requirements. USACE is an
example of this, with a current requirement at 0.25 cfm/ft2 @ 1.56
ft./lbs. or 75 pa.
Where do air leaks commonly occur? - ANSWERS--Joints
-Intersections
-Penetrations
List the major areas of air leakage. - ANSWERS--The roof to wall
transition.
-The window to wall transition.
-Soffits.
Why could a roof leak air but not water? - ANSWERS-The
termination between the wall air barrier to the roofing membrane
could be properly shingled, allowing rain water to run off the
building, yet air could leak along the connection between the two
