Improper use of vapor barriers is one of the leading causes of moisture-related issues in buildings today. Vapor barriers, or vapor retarders, are designed to prevent wall assemblies from getting wet.

Homeowners often ask if a vapor barrier is necessary for optimizing attic insulation and protecting their homes from moisture-related damage. The answer, however, isn’t one-size-fits-all. Factors like ...

The placement of a water vapor retarder directly below concrete floor slabs on the ground has become common practice for buildings where floor coverings or coatings are to be installed. Such use has ...

Some types of insulation are cheap and easy to use, but they may come with significant drawbacks, like being vulnerable to ...

Barriseal-S and Barricoat-S spray-applied vapor and water-resistant membranes are rubberized asphalt emulsions that require simultaneous spray with a salt solution to cure. This chemistry provides a ...

All future construction in downtown Montgomery must be built with barriers to prevent toxic vapors from migrating up from contaminated soil to commercial and residential structures, according to an ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Land Science, a division of REGENESIS, is the recognized leader in vapor intrusion mitigation technologies and is proud to announce it will be retiring the ...

With the increasing demand for residential and commercial spaces, developers are turning to former industrial sites with known subsurface environmental impacts that have the potential to cause great ...