PHCA Community Meeting | Liquid Applied Intelligent Membranes: The Latest for High Performing Buildings

By Passive House California , April 25, 2025 - Community Meeting, News

Intelligent Membranes joins us to provide an overview of the role of liquid-applied solutions in enhancing airtightness and sustainability in construction. This session will examine their product range, including the airtight membrane “Passive Purple,” the flexible waterproof membrane “THE GOAT,” and the A2-rated intumescent fire-retardant paint “FRED.” We’ll discuss how these materials support easier application, improve building performance, and meet the requirements of Passivhaus standards. Presenter: Adam White is the…

Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Air Leakage Control for Interstitial Cavities

By Passive House California , December 13, 2022 -

Testing your work is imperative to meeting or exceeding performance targets and ensuring a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. It is well understood in the building science community that we must seal the big leaks first -- interstitial cavities are one of the big leaks. Instructor Gavin Healy of Balance Point Home Performance will highlight the use of infrared cameras to demonstrate the thermal impact of…