November 19, 2019
Sealing a Heritage Building in Vancouver
Sealing a Heritage Building in Vancouver
History meets Aerobarrier
Vancouver’s heritage buildings were certainly not built with airtightness in mind.
We had the opportunity to seal six vacant units in this 107 year old building; the units started with an average initial airtightness of 15ACH and needless to say, were not energy efficient.
Each room were no larger than 400 sqft while the hallways were narrow. Our team got creative with the equipment placement. It was a bit tight but we figured it out.
After an application of AeroBarrier to each unit, they ended with a 3.5ACH or less, representing 77% reduction in air leakage, bringing them in compliance with current standards.
Summary:
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Unit 1: 465sqft . – Starting: 13.82ACH – Final score: 3.35 ACH
– 75.8% Reduction in Envelope Leakage
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Unit 2: 270sqft . – Starting: 16.12ACH – Final score: 3.29 ACH
– 79.6% Reduction in Envelope Leakage
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Unit 3: 290sqft . – Starting: 14.03ACH – Final score: 2.84 ACH
– 79.8% Reduction in Envelope Leakage
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Reduced heat loss + eliminate smell transfer between units + lower operating costs = COMFORT.
How leaky is your building? As a building owner, is COMFORT something you want to achieve?
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What is AeroBarrier?
AeroBarrier is an innovative automated envelope sealing technology that aims to make energy efficient and performance homebuilding attainable for builders in Greater Vancouver. Certified as GreenGuard Gold and Built Green, our sealing technology safely and effectively seals the entire building, eliminating the problems and shortcomings of traditional construction techniques and replacing manual labour with an automated, computer-driven, precision-controlled operation.
Contact us if you have a project in Greater Vancouver where you’d like to apply AeroBarrier, or if you have any questions or comments for us. Pacific Aerobarrier team assists builders in Greater Vancouver. This includes Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, New Westminister, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Langley
Email: info@pacificaerobarrier.com