Using Plasterboard to Create an Air Barrier for your home.

Episode 2 - This video should be watched for information about the tail end of the Insulation Stage and Plaster Stage or retrofitting a new home to be more efficient when installing new joinery for a kitchen or a bathroom.

This is the 2nd of 3 videos in this series that provides training for trades and supervisors on how to apply insulation and plaster and airtight practices that complements the air barrier in residential buildings.

It is important to install plaster correctly to ensure it performs well as an air barrier and meets the quality performance measures required. Some key areas that are covered in this video are:

How do you build to ensure the home is air tight? (Ducted heating return, plaster stage, caulking, internal cavity sliders, airtight light fittings, termination of services, sealing plasterboard to the floor)

How do you ensure that the insulation is installed to support good comfort in an air-tight home? (Low expanding Spray foam around window and door frames, insulation and air-tightness above the ducted heating return, walls to the garage)

Energy efficient homes can provide homeowners with:
 better quality homes that are naturally more comfortable in winter and summer.
 significantly lower energy bills; and,
 significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Homes can be tested to ensure it is built to meet the designed energy efficiency standard by using:
 blower door tests; this test uses fans to simulate wind blowing against the building’s exterior to identify air leakages in the building’s envelope.
 Thermal imaging; this is used in conjunction with blower door testing to locate missing or poorly installed insulation that may result in the movement of warm or cool air in and out of the building.

Independently testing and inspecting each home confirms compliance to the designed quality of energy efficiency inclusions.

00:00 Introduction
00:37 Plasterboard for Air Tightness
01:44 Plaster junction to the floor
02:40 Bulkhead Air Tightness
03:24 Ducted Heating return air plenum Air Leakage
06:49 Seal around windows
09:18 Internal Cavity Sliders
11:02 Outro

Producer: John Konstantakopoulos
Presenters: Joseph Cheung and Mark Pohlner

Useful links
Playlist of the whole series - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh7JO_MR5_CJN9eH2BosGYUjQ1cuC7pVT

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