Within the building & construction industry, vertical walls utilize a vast array of products including sealants, adhesive flashing tapes and liquids, aerosol foam sealants, glazing systems, weather resistant barriers (WRBs), and more. Additionally, testing applications exist for adhesives, sealants, and accessories.

Primary Standards / Best Practices / Specifications & Testing

Guides & Voluntary Practices:

• ASTM E2112 Standard Practice for Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors and Skylights
• AAMA 711 -13 Voluntary Specification for self-adhering Flashing Used for Installation of Exterior Wall Fenestration Products*
• AAMA 714 for Liquid Applied Flashing
• ICC Acceptance Criteria AC 38 Water Resistive Barriers
• ASTM E96/E96M-16 Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
• ASTM E331 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

Sustainability & Green Certification Programs:

• Top 11 Green Building Certifications That Can Increase Your Property’s Marketability
• ASTM, Committee E60 on Sustainability

Education/Training/Market Information & White Papers:

• NIBS Whole Building Design Guide
• Installation Masters Program
• Home Innovation Research Lab Tech Note
• DuPont White Paper on Standardized Performance Metrics for Self-Adhered Flashing Products Used for the Installation of Window and Doors
• The Importance of Self-Adhering Flashing
• Robert Bateman Flashing Details and Resources
• Standardized Performance Metrics for Self-Adhered Flashing Products Used for the Installation of Windows and Doors (PSTC)
• Self-Adhering WindowWrap Flashing Tapes

Articles & Videos:

• Testing Flashing Tapes
• Flashing Tapes Tested
• Is It Time to Give Exterior Wall Flashing the Boot?
• Risinger Goes Rogue: Interview with Mark Laliberte
• Interviewing Joe Lstiburek at the International Builder Show 2017
• Myths & Facts: Wall and Window Flashing
• Adhesion and Compatibility: How Both Affect Critical Connections

ASC Member Videos on Self-adhering Flashing Tape:

• Sika MultiSeal Self Adhesive Sealing Flashing Tape Sealants & Tools Direct
• DuPont™ Tyvek® Tips – Proper Window Flashing with DuPont™ Flashing Systems
• Tremco How To Detail the Securock® ExoAir® 430 System
• OSI: How To: Instaling a Recessed Flanged Window
• 3M™ Ultra Conformable Flashing Tape 3015UC
• 3M™ Permeable Liquid Flashing Membrane 3015LF

Primary Standards / Best Practices / Specifications & Testing

Specifications:

• ASTM E2178 – 13 Standard Test Method for Air Permeance of Building Materials
• ASTM E1677 – 19 Standard Specification for Air Barrier (AB) Material or Assemblies for Low-Rise Framed Building Walls
• ASTM E2357-18 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate of Air Barrier Assemblies
• Acceptance Criteria AC 38 Water Resistive Barriers
• ICC Acceptance Criteria 235 EIFS Clad Drainage Wall Assemblies
• NFPA 285 Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire Propagation Characteristics of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components

Sustainability & Service Life Prediction:

• Cal Green, Title 24 Part 11 Section 5.407
• Durability of water-resistive barriers

Education/Training/Market Information & White Papers:

• Test Methods Based on Methodologies from ASTM, ISO and Others (DuPOnt)
• ABAA: Air Barrier Installer Training
• IIBEC/ABAA: Adhesion of Air and Water Resistive Barriers
• IIBEC: Potential Issues Encountered During Installation of Air and Weather-Resistive Barriers (Karl Schaack, RRC, PE)
• Oak Ridge National Labs: Weather Resistive Barrier Fact Sheet
• Understanding Performance at Air, Water Barrier Penetrations

Articles & Videos:

• Air Sealing Triage

ASC Member Videos on WRBs:

• 3M™ Air Barrier with Permeable Backing 3015VP – Stay on Track
• 3M™ Self Adhered Air and Vapor Barrier Membrane 3015
• DuPont™ Performance Building Solutions
• DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap®
• Introducing DuPont™ Tyvek® Fluid Applied WB+™ & DuPont™ Tyvek® Flashing and Joint Compound+
• Tremco Exo-Air Barrier Systems
• DuPont™ Weathermate™ Construction Tape
• 3M™ Air Barrier Solutions
• Tremco’s Air Barrier for Extreme Temperatures: ExoAir® 110AT
• Window Install BEFORE HomeWrap® – Air and Water-Resistive Barrier DuPont™ Tyvek®

Primary Standards / Best Practices / Specifications & Testing

Specifications:

• FGIA Updated Test Method for Vertical Fenestration Installation Procedures
• Water Penetration Testing
• AAMA 503-14: Field Testing of Newly Installed Storefronts, Curtain Walls, and Sloped Glazing Systems
• Methods of Test for Exterior Walls AAMA 501
• AAMA 502
• ASTM E1105 (Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls, by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference)
• ASTM E2128 (Standard Guide for Evaluating Water Leakage of Building Walls)
• ASTM C1521 Standard Practice for Evaluating Adhesion of Installed Weatherproofing Sealant Joints – VIDEO (George D Alan Company)

Education/Training & Market Information:

• Tools to Use for Securock® ExpoAir® 430 System (Tremco)
• Sausage Gun Setup
• How to apply sealants with a sausage
• How to Use Multi-Component Sealant
• Evaluating the Water Resistance of Fenestration Products (IIBEC)
• How to Use and Care for a Professional Spray-Foam Gun

Articles, Videos & Application Guidance:

• Non-destructive Testing of Elastomerica Joint Sealants in Construction
• Palu Block for Tooling Most Mastic Sealants

ASC Member Accessories Videos & Guides:

• How to use Albion’s 966-1 Nozzle Adapter
• GREAT STUFF PRO™ Accessories
• Sika Primer Overview
• How To Use A Pro Foam Gun – Great Stuff Pro 14
• ASTM E1186 Positest Bubble Gun Air Leakage Testing

Sustainability

Formulation

• • Red-listed/labeled-free products and industry programs

ASC Member Videos on Bonding

Windows & Facades

• • Sika: Sika’s Structural Adhesives for Glazed and Panel Facades
  • Tremco: Easy Window-to-Wall Connections with Proglaze® ETA

Structural Glass/Metal Panel and Curtain Wall

• • 3M: Stick-Built Cassette System
  • 3M: Unitized Curtain Wall System
  • 3M: Metal Panel Solutions

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