Jason Cattelino (Technical Consultant) and Jim Muhaw (Area Manager-Northeast) with Rothoblaas USA will present envelope solutions that will provide strategies for air tightness and waterproofing in passive house designs for low-energy, healthy, comfortable, and durable buildings.

Learning outcomes:

• Brief overview of the goals of Passive House Design
• Interior Air Tightness Strategies: Offer the differences between Vapor Stops, Vapor Barriers and Vapor Control Membranes.
• Exterior Weather Resistant Barriers: Offer the differences between Microporous and Monolithic membranes and their applications.
• Tapes and Gaskets: The application in the building interior and exterior envelope design.
• Exterior Insulation Fastening: Offer strategies and considerations for thermal bridging and exterior insulation fixations.