AeroBarrier Articles & News
Builder Spotlight: Soleil Lofts
AeroBarrier and Soliel team up to create net-zero apartments in Herriman, Utah.
Aerobarrier when it’s spraying.
AeroBarrier is an automated process for making a building airtight. To give you an idea of what the process is like, we put together this insider tour of an AeroBarrier installation. While we spray the AeroBarrier sealant, the building looks foggy. The sealant remains...
Where Are the Air Leaks In a Home?
You can be absolutely certain that every building leaks air (Check out this Video). What's less clear cut is where those leaks are. So what's our approach? As we make buildings airtight, we often go through them with a smoker in order to root out the largest air...
Utah Building Code Changes for 2019
New Energy Code GuidelinesOn January 1, 2019 Utah builders need to meet the updated Utah Energy Code guidelines. To help you get a handle on the changes, we’ve outlined three important updates to the code that may affect your business.Update 1: Building Thermal...
Builder Spotlight: Big Canyon Homes
Home With a View A few weeks ago we drove the AeroBarrier trailer up Parley’s Canyon and made our way to the secluded mountain subdivision of The Preserve. After climbing even more elevation, we arrived at the construction site of a striking custom home being built by...
Matt Risinger Explains AeroBarrier
Matt Risinger, from Build, explains the basics of AeroBarrier and gives a great hands-on demonstration.
Featured by the Zero Energy Project
The Zero Energy Project, a non-profit educational organization, featured an article about AeroBarrier recognizing the groundbreaking technology. "Air sealing," the article points out, "is generally considered one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy use in...
Proven 10X ROI for Air Barriers
Air Barrier Return on Investment As we've met with builders, architects, and investors about AeroBarrier, they've asked about the air barrier ROI. This article will help explain the different ways that an air barrier affects the cost of a building project, from the...
The Tightest Home In Utah
With AeroBarrier, this Passive House project was able to get so airtight that it is now the tightest home in Utah. AeroBarrier’s ground breaking technology means that any well-built home can be airtight.
Sneak Peek: AeroBarrier on This Old House
AeroBarrier will be making an appearance on the upcoming season of This Old House, the industry-leading how-to show and magazine. This Old House featured a live video on their Facebook page, which you can View Here. Click Here to view the video on Facebook.
What is ACH and Why Is It Important?
Leaky Homes Last December, I stayed up late one night, working while a storm dropped a couple of feet of snow. My office is downstairs, with a large panel window along one wall, and I could feel the cold the whole time--some seeping in through the window and the rest...
Medium Explores AeroBarrier Project in NYC
AeroBarrier makes compartimentalization possible for apartment buildings, as Medium explores in a recent article. From the article: "For New York-based architect Chris Benedict, compartmentalization is the holy grail of apartment building design. As a recognized...
AeroBarrier Awarded 2018 Gold Edison Award
New York, NY – April 11, 2018 – The Edison Awards, celebrating 31 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced today that AeroBarrier was voted a Gold Winner for innovation at the April 11th event...
A Game Changer for Airtight Construction?
“It’s rare for one innovation to transform a whole industry. But a new air-sealing technology called AeroBarrier may be poised to do exactly that for energy-efficient homebuilding in the United States…”
New Insulation Sealing Technology Increases Efficiency
As featured on Builderonline.com "Sealing and insulating a home's building envelope can be an expensive and time-consuming process, and can often be susceptible to human error. Currently, contractors need to manually locate small and large gaps in a building's...
The Silver Bullet to Zero Energy Affordability
Homebuilders in Arizona have long been dealing with the extreme heat (Climate Zone 5), and searching for innovations to help them build better homes that are safer, more durable, and cost effective. With AeroBarrier's debut this year, many contractors are now able to...