AeroBarrier Panel – 1.5 ACH at Scale: How Production Builders Are Making Airtightness Predictable, Profitable, and Sellable

Once considered a stretch goal reserved for custom and high-performance homes, 1.5 ACH is now being achieved consistently by production and high-volume builders—without sacrificing schedule, labor efficiency, or cost control. This panel brings together a national production builder, a third-party verifier, and building-science specialists to share how airtightness has moved from a risky variable to a predictable part of large-scale residential construction.

Attendees will learn how builders operating at volume are using data, collaboration, and standardized field practices to hit aggressive air-tightness targets. The discussion will focus on how teams identify leakage risks early, refine details before construction begins, and create feedback loops that improve results cycle after cycle. Panelists will share how blower-door data is used proactively—reducing failed tests, avoiding last-minute fixes, and smoothing the path from permit to final inspection.

The session will also connect airtightness performance to real market outcomes, including easier code compliance, incentive qualification, reduced inspection risk, and stronger buyer messaging around comfort, durability, and efficiency. The result: better buildings that sell faster, perform better, and protect margins in today’s competitive housing market.