Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Building or renovating homes with less air leakage in the building envelope is the goal of a significant percentage of residential construction today, leading to homes that are more energy-efficient, comfortable, safe, and durable. Sealing air leaks in the building envelope has historically been done manually but can suffer from inconsistent leak sealing, leading to failed blower door tests. An automated building envelope air sealing system that is blower door directed and verifies results immediately is available and being adopted by an increasing number of builders, energy raters, and architects. It can help homebuilding teams to meet the requirements of energy codes, certifications, and achieve tax credits for both homebuilders and homeowners. Learn how this technology works, benefits it will provide you, and lessons learned from installations across North America.
Continuing Education Units (CEUS) submitted 1 hour in*
• Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
• Building Performance Institute (BPI) NonWholeHouse
• PHIUS Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC)
• Submitted for American Institute of Architects - AIA (HSW)
• Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP)
• Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP) Pillar(s): Energy, Health, Materials
• American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD)
• State Architect / Builder License may be applicable
• Building Science Institute (BSI) Verifier
• Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
Lessons Learned:
1. Understand the importance of properly sealed building envelopes for the health of residents, as it helps prevent indoor air pollutants and allergens from entering the home.
2. Analyze the impact of automated building envelope sealing technology on the safety of homes, as it reduces the risk of mold growth and moisture-related damage.
3. Introduce the concept of using innovative sealing technology to articulate how it enhances the welfare of residents by promoting energy efficiency and comfort in their living spaces.
4. Review the basics of decarbonization from air sealing strategies
Need CEUS?
Take the Quiz here:
greenhomeinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/envelope-sealing-with-an-automated-blower-door-directed-technology
Speakers:
Ross MacPherson
Ross MacPherson is an Application Engineer with Aeroseal, focusing on air leak sealing technologies for building envelopes and ducts. With over 20 years in the homebuilding industry, Ross worked his way up from a laborer to project manager in a high-end residential construction firm. Looking to branch out, he became a HERS Rater and spent years working on thousands of projects in eastern Massachusetts. Upon the release of the AeroBarrier product, Ross built a successful installation company before joining Aeroseal corporate. Professionally, Ross focuses on using building science to optimize and value engineer projects for architects, developers, and builders. His free time is spent with his family enjoying the outdoors and the oceans.
Shane Shubert
Shane Shubert is the owner of Music City Air Barrier, an AeroBarrier installer based in Nashville, TN, leading everything from strategy to air sealing building envelopes at construction sites. Shane has become an air sealing expert on job sites, having sealed hundreds of homes – both single family and multifamily, and both during construction and fully finished. He enjoys meeting and exceeding the air sealing requirements of his homebuilder customers, making homes more energy efficient, comfortable, healthier, and durable. Earlier in his career, Shane spent several years in various sales roles for a Fortune 500 company.
Bill Shadid
Bill Shadid has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry with a focus on sustainability, both as a building product marketer and as an architect. He has extensive experience with many sustainable building products, including building envelopes and HVAC. Bill works in strategic marketing across both the AeroBarrier envelope sealing and Aeroseal duct sealing technologies at Aeroseal, helping builders and architects to understand how best to use them to deliver more energy efficient, comfortable, healthier, and lower carbon homes and buildings.
Building or renovating homes with less air leakage in the building envelope is the goal of a significant percentage of residential construction today, leading to homes that are more energy-efficient, comfortable, safe, and durable. Sealing air leaks in the building envelope has historically been done manually but can suffer from inconsistent leak sealing, leading to failed blower door tests. An automated building envelope air sealing system that is blower door directed and verifies results immediately is available and being adopted by an increasing number of builders, energy raters, and architects. It can help homebuilding teams to meet the requirements of energy codes, certifications, and achieve tax credits for both homebuilders and homeowners. Learn how this technology works, benefits it will provide you, and lessons learned from installations across North America.
Continuing Education Units (CEUS) submitted 1 hour in*
• Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
• Building Performance Institute (BPI) NonWholeHouse
• PHIUS Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC)
• Submitted for American Institute of Architects - AIA (HSW)
• Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP)
• Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP) Pillar(s): Energy, Health, Materials
• American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD)
• State Architect / Builder License may be applicable
• Building Science Institute (BSI) Verifier
• Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
Lessons Learned:
1. Understand the importance of properly sealed building envelopes for the health of residents, as it helps prevent indoor air pollutants and allergens from entering the home.
2. Analyze the impact of automated building envelope sealing technology on the safety of homes, as it reduces the risk of mold growth and moisture-related damage.
3. Introduce the concept of using innovative sealing technology to articulate how it enhances the welfare of residents by promoting energy efficiency and comfort in their living spaces.
4. Review the basics of decarbonization from air sealing strategies
Need CEUS?
Take the Quiz here:
greenhomeinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/envelope-sealing-with-an-automated-blower-door-directed-technology
Speakers:
Ross MacPherson
Ross MacPherson is an Application Engineer with Aeroseal, focusing on air leak sealing technologies for building envelopes and ducts. With over 20 years in the homebuilding industry, Ross worked his way up from a laborer to project manager in a high-end residential construction firm. Looking to branch out, he became a HERS Rater and spent years working on thousands of projects in eastern Massachusetts. Upon the release of the AeroBarrier product, Ross built a successful installation company before joining Aeroseal corporate. Professionally, Ross focuses on using building science to optimize and value engineer projects for architects, developers, and builders. His free time is spent with his family enjoying the outdoors and the oceans.
Shane Shubert
Shane Shubert is the owner of Music City Air Barrier, an AeroBarrier installer based in Nashville, TN, leading everything from strategy to air sealing building envelopes at construction sites. Shane has become an air sealing expert on job sites, having sealed hundreds of homes – both single family and multifamily, and both during construction and fully finished. He enjoys meeting and exceeding the air sealing requirements of his homebuilder customers, making homes more energy efficient, comfortable, healthier, and durable. Earlier in his career, Shane spent several years in various sales roles for a Fortune 500 company.
Bill Shadid
Bill Shadid has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry with a focus on sustainability, both as a building product marketer and as an architect. He has extensive experience with many sustainable building products, including building envelopes and HVAC. Bill works in strategic marketing across both the AeroBarrier envelope sealing and Aeroseal duct sealing technologies at Aeroseal, helping builders and architects to understand how best to use them to deliver more energy efficient, comfortable, healthier, and lower carbon homes and buildings.
