Airboard Aero - Breathable^* Insulation

Combined Continuous Insulation + WRB^** Solution

Airboard^® AERO is graphite-enhanced polystyrene (GPS) insulation with advanced facers for outstanding, multi-function performance and fast installation.

The reflective metallic facers are perforated for breathability^* and can boost the effective insulation value when acting as radiant heat barrier against air spaces.

Airboard^® AERO can also serve as a water-resistive barrier (WRB)^** in low-rise buildings when the seams, penetrations and transitions are sealed & flashed.

Benefits

Exceptional Insulation Value

Thinner continuous insulation (c.i.) layer due to very high Insulation Values with zero thermal drift, combined with breathability^*, water-resistive^**, and radiant heat barrier properties

Cozy, Healthy Indoor Environments

Continuous insulation blanket with no formaldehyde nor off-gassing during normal use, while virtually eliminating the risk of condensation, rot and mold

A Breeze to Install

For high jobsite productivity, the boards are multi-purpose, large, lightweight & easy to cut, with markers for fastening and cutting. Lamination allows bending the boards for radius walls

Environmentally Responsible

Excellent durability & low embodied carbon while using air as insulator - not harmful gases such as HFC that's used in other insulation materials

Reduced Waste & Damage

Double-sided lamination greatly increases board strength & flexibility and keeps jobsites cleaner

Applications

Breathable^* continuous insulation, plus water-resistive barrier^** when sealed, for new construction & retrofits of above-grade walls and more in low-rise buildings.

"Breathable" refers to relatively high water-vapor permeance^*. In colder & most temperate climates, breathable insulation is installed on the exterior of above-grade walls. This allows drying to the exterior to greatly reduce the risk of condensation, rot and mold inside framed walls when paired with a vapor barrier on the interior. Note that in many hot & humid climates this is reversed - breathable layer on the interior, vapor barrier on the exterior.

Specify & Install

Airboard^® AERO Documents

 Specifications 

Airboard^® AERO is Thermal Insulation CAN/ULC-S701.1, ASTM C578, ICC-ES AC12 with Surface Burning Characteristics CAN/ULC-S102.2, ASTM E84 (UL 723). Intertek Listed & Inspected

^* Breathable Insulation Designs:

• Canada: Airboard^® AERO at 2-⅛" [54mm] thick or less is relatively vapour-permeable with permeance ≥ 60ng/Pa·s·m² (i.e. not a vapour barrier).
• USA: Airboard^® AERO at 2-⅛" thick or less is a Class III Vapor Retarder (1-10 perm) and a Class II Vapor Retarder (0.1-1 perm) for greater thicknesses. Note that Class I Vapor Barriers are ≤ 0.1 perm in the US.

^** Water-Resistive Barrier (WRB) Designs:

• Board joints, penetrations and transitions must be adequately sealed and flashed.
• For Canadian Part 9 buildings, Airboard^® AERO with joints sealed qualifies as Second Plane of Protection behind cladding per NBC 9.27.3.4. "Insulating Sheathing in lieu of Sheathing Membrane".
• Airboard^® AERO resists bulk water penetration at levels exceeding CCMC 07102 (Section 6.4.5) and ASTM E2556 "Type I" WRB requirements.

Wall Assemblies:

g for a Composite Wall Assembly with AERO c.i. CAN/ULC-S101, ASTM E119

with specific limitations for an Exterior Wall Assembly with AERO c.i.

Properties of Airboard^® AERO Insulation 

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Due to the bulkiness of this product, these must be shipped by LTL Carrier.  This incurs extra charges that you will be notified about before these are shipped.

DATA SHEET DOWNLOADS

Airboard Aero TDS

Airboard Aero Typical Details

Airboard Aero Code Report - CCRR-0379

Airboard Aero Installation Guide

Airboard Aero Video