Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA)

The Center of Excellence for the Air Barrier Industry

About ABAA

ABAA Committees

Standing committees are formed by the Board of Directors to carry out the association's mission, design and develop policies and procedures and make recommendations to the Board. The ABAA management team is available to assist committees in an administrative capacity as well as to provide leg work deemed necessary to achieve committee goals. Although physical attendance is encouraged, all meetings have conference call ability and members have the option of participating via telephone.

The following committees have been established as standing committees. The work of these committees is to develop and draft policy, and present recommendations to the Board of Directors. Committee recommendations do not go into effect as organizational policy until such time that the policies are formally adopted by the resolution of the Board itself.

  1. Technical Committee
  2. Education & Outreach Committee
  3. Housewrap Committees
  4. Contractor Committee
  5. Terminations & Flashings Committee
  6. Whole Building Air Tightness Testing Standards Committee

Each committee has established by the board and is mandated to provide guidance to the Directors on specific areas of association operation.  A copy of the mandate for each committee is as follows. Standing committee members must be formally appointed to the Board of Directors, however the association welcomes any member to participate either in person or by conference at any meeting of such a standing committee.

Technical Committee
Mr. Brian Carey, Chair

The Technical Committee is mandated to actively develop and support standards, guide specifications and details, identify research priorities and provide guidance on various technical issues in regards to the use of air barrier assemblies.  The committee actively supports various code development processes and works to develop the technical content of education tools and programs.

Previous Meeting Minutes — Previous meeting minutes are available to current association members only. If you would like to join the association, please click here.

Education & Outreach Committee
Mr. Andrew Black, Chair

The Education and Outreach Committee is mandated to educate the building industry on the benefits of air barrier assemblies in the wall system.  This includes providing a consistent and factual message to all faucets of the industry while at the same time promoting professionalism in the application of these products.  The committee works on developing educational tools, programs and outreach initiatives to assist in the understanding of air barriers, design considerations and installation requirements.

Previous Meeting Minutes — Previous meeting minutes are available to current association members only. If you would like to join the association, please click here.

Housewrap Committee
Ms. Alisa Hoffee, Chair

The Housewrap Committee is mandated to work on industry standards, support and assist in the code development process, develop education tools and programs and educate the building industry on the correct use of water-resistive barriers and their function in the building enclosure.

Previous Meeting Minutes — Previous meeting minutes are available to current association members only. If you would like to join the association, please click here.

Contractor Committee
Mr. David Giambrone, Chair

The Contractor Committee's purpose is to actively develop and support ABBA Contractors through the promotion and implementation of properly installed high performance air/vapor barrier systems. The committee actively encourages ABBA Contractors' involvement through collaboration, sharing experiences, and discussions of issues that affect air barrier installation.

Terminations & Flashings Committee
Mr. Bill Nash, Chair

The Terminations and Flashings Committee (TFC) provides technical information for design professionals on the integrated use of terminations and flashings at transitional material interfaces and terminations of air barriers. The TFC is in the process of developing technical information including generic isometric air barrier design details, qualification of use of the generic details, and requirements of installation for specific substrates and compatibility with interfacing materials.

Whole Building Air Tightness Testing Committee
Mr. Terry Brennan, Chair

The Whole Building Air Tightness Testing Committee is mandated to amend and develop industry standards for whole building air tightness testing as well as providing technical support for ABAA members when questions arise about this type of testing. The committee was charged with two primary tasks; revise the United States Army Corps of Engineers (US ACE) Whole Building Test Protocol and develop a consensus industry standard method to determine compliance with a maximum allowable air leakage rate in large buildings. Committee members includes whole building test agencies, air barrier manufacturers, air barrier consultants, building researchers and test equipment manufacturers.