Changing the code on vapor retarders

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Abstract
In hopes of improving the building code and the use of vapor retarders, a group of engineers and scientists is proposing a change in the vapor retarder requirements in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the International Residential Code (IRC).

Date
8/2004

Author(s)

Page(s)
1-7

Source
Energy Design Update / Aspen Publishers

Keyword(s)
vapor retarder; building code

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