Sentence 9.36.2.10.(2)

Intent 1:

To limit the probability that

• air barrier materials will be incompatible with adjoining materials or have holes and cracks,
• air barrier materials having holes and cracks.

which could lead to a loss of airtightness, which could lead to excessive air infiltration and exfiltration through the building envelope, which could lead to excessive heat loss or gain, drafts or high indoor relative humidity, which could lead to the excessive use of energy for heating or cooling, which could lead to an unacceptable effect on the environment.