Indianapolis Chapter CSI March Meeting:  

The Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA)

Note: This month's meeting will once again be held at the Marten House Hotel and Lilly Conference Center. Please take a moment to register for this meeting, if you plan on attending.

This presentation provides a brief history of air barriers and the Air Barrier Association of America. The Association has focused on two key objectives which has been education and site quality assurance. The value proposition of using ABAA as part of your project specifications will be shown and discussed. The presentation addresss that even though air barriers are starting to be a requirement of local building codes, you do want the air barrier system to perform as intended rather than simply meeting the code. 

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the components which make up a air barrier system
• Outline the differences between an air barrier, vapor barrier and water resistive barrier
• Explain how a site quality assurance program benefits the building owner
• Show the benefits of installing an air barrier system in a building

Speaker:

Laverne Dalgleish, Principal - Building Products Inc.

     Mr. Laverne Dalgleish is the Executive Director of the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA). He works to champion energy conservation in buildings while educating the building owners and designers about the benefits of energy conservation such as durability, comfort, reduced maintenance, reduced HVAC equipment costs and the positive impact on the environment.

     Mr. Dalgleish travels North America on a weekly basis to educate building owners and designers on the benefits of effective and working air barrier systems in buildings. This education mission includes working with standards development organizations, training and education groups, government policy departments, and quality assurance program developers for the construction industry.

     Mr. Dalgleish is the Secretariat of two ISO Committees: ISO TC61 SC10 Cellular Plastics and ISO TC163 SC3 Thermal Insulation Products. He is also Chair of the ULC Thermal Performacne in the Building Environment Standards Committee. Mr. Dalgleish was the key developer of the ABAA Quality Assurance Program for the installation of air barrier systems in buildings.  

 

 

 

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