Passive House retrofit / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

A residential home undergoing an exterior thermal overcoat renovation
Wall assemblies - renovation

Thermal overcoating: a technical manual for high-performance exterior retrofits

...Passive House airtightness (0.6 ACH50) during a retrofit. A self-adhered vapor-permeable membrane (peel-and-stick) provides a robust, visually verifiable barrier that also acts as a weather barrier / water-Resistive Barrier (WRB). Alternatively, AeroBarrier - a specialized spray-applied air barrier acrylic sealant - ca...