Air and Moisture Barrier of an Energy-Efficient Home

Pre­vent­ing air and mois­ture infil­tra­tion to the inte­ri­or of a house is essen­tial to the design of an ener­gy-effi­cient home. Air tight­ness of a home is a crit­i­cal fac­tor in elim­i­nat­ing ther­mal bridges. Mois­ture resis­tance is cru­cial to pre­vent­ing rot and the growth of mold and mildew, which can sig­nif­i­cant­ly degrade the indoor envi­ron­men­tal qual­i­ty of a home. To min­i­mize air and mois­ture infil­tra­tion with­in a home, an air and mois­ture bar­ri­er, along with con­tin­u­ous insu­la­tion, is imper­a­tive to an ener­gy-effi­cient home design.