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Doesn housewrap make a house too tight?

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Doesn housewrap make a house too tight?

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With more energy efficient construction, “building tight; ventilating right” is the best practice. Mechanical ventilation is more important with today’s sophisticated energy saving home features. However, blower door testing on homes wrapped with DuPont™ Tyvek® show natural air exchange rates per hour that are well within acceptable guidelines per ASHRAE Standard 62.

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