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A word of caution about humidifiers   Thanks to an attendee of the Air Vent “Attic Ventilation: Ask the Expert Seminar™” we have this word of caution about humidifiers to ...

Every 3 years the International Residential building Code (IRC) releases code updates. 2018 is a cycle year. Below is the attic ventilation section. Key notes/changes:   The minimum amount ...

"After the Storm" The weather forecast looks poor. Strong winds, heavy rain and the possiblity of hail — golf-ball sized or larger — could hit the area. The storm strikes, ...

This technical bulletin "Attic Ventilation Best Practices for Steep Slope Asphalt Shingle Roof Systems" is the result of the work of the ARMA Ventilation Task Force. It highlights important best ...

The 2015 International Residential Code and International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, include requirements for attic ventilation to help manage temperature and ...

What’s a residential roofing contractor to do if he knows his potential customer’s attic needs better ventilation (or ventilation period!) but the homeowner disagrees? What if the ...

For residential roofing contractors, there are multiple excellent reasons to conduct an attic-ventilation inspection — as long as it’s safe and practical to do so. Perhaps none of them ...

Good news, roofing contractors: You do not have to be good with numbers nor do you have to enjoy math to be able to quickly—and accurately—calculate the amount of attic ventilation needed ...

The code minimum ratio is 1/150:   2015 International Residential Code for Attic Ventilation      

Mother Nature usually wins, but these roofing contractors put up a good fight on behalf of homeowners   Ice Dams vs. Roofs      

Asphalt shingles have been used successfully in cold climates for over one hundred years. Improved applicationefficiency, and more importantly, enhanced long-term shingle performance, can be achieved ...

This is why mixing two types of vents on the same roof is a mistake:   How Short-Circuiting Happens: An Article by the ARMA Ventilation Task Force        

Roofing contractors share the mistakes they find in the field:   Attic ventilation mistakes caught on camera        

Solar Powered Fan Testimonial—Updated with 2014 Data In September 2011, the Whisenhunt family in Longmont, CO wrote Air Vent a letter expressing how pleased they were with the performance of ...

Increasingly roofing contractors have attic ventilation on their minds:   On the surface attic ventilation may not appear to be a “top of mind” concern for contractors working on ...

There’s no need to fear the math any longer when it’s time to calculate a balanced attic ventilation system:   Attic Ventilation Calculations Made Easy: An Article by the ...

It depends on the design of the gutter protection device:   Can The Edge Vent be Used with Gutter Protection Devices?        

Attic Ventilation Inspections:Good For Customers And Good For Business:   The Benefit of Attic Inspections: An article by the RAVC      

Fifteen years of attic ventilation seminars can teach you a lot about roofing contractors:   This is what we’ve learned about roofing contractors over the ...

Ease of Installation Is Only One of Several Variables That Support Venting.    Vent Or Seal The Attic?: An article by the RAVC          

Check out what others are saying about Edge Vent and Hip Ridge Vent.   Roofing Contractor magazine featuring Edge Vent and Hip Ridge Vent successes        

If you have ever been in an attic, you know how hot such spaces can get. The primary source of heat is direct sunlight. Solar heat is transmitted through the roofing material and radiated to the ...

Check out this collection of successful Hip Ridge Vent applications.   Read the full article          

The Hip Ridge Vent passed a very difficult Miami-Dade County wind-driven rain test in winds up to 110 MPH—allowing insignificant water infiltration. By passing this water leakage test conducted ...

On the shallowest possible roof pitch on which The Edge Vent can be installed—a 3/12 roof pitch—the amount of water it allows to pool or pond is 1/3 of an ounce (the equivalent of 2 ...

With the housing market on what appears to be a slow path toward improvement, the growth potential for roofing contractors in the coming year will be largely dependent upon reroofing projects and ...

Of all the residential roofs in the U.S., 95 percent are sheathed with wood structural panels. This is because the panels are easy to install and form an excellent substrate for finished roofing, ...

Balanced Attic Ventilation Helps Fight Wintertime Moisture and Ice Dams Read the full article at RoofingContractor.com        

The Edge Vent withstood a stringent 30-day ice dam test conducted at PRI Construction Materials Technologies in a simulation designed to give further confidence to roofing contractors using the ...

The International Residential Code for 2012 has been published and is ready for local municipalities to adopt effective January 2012. It includes attic ventilation changes that resulted from the ...

One of the leading causes of attic ventilation problems is insufficient or incorrectly installed intake ventilation. To work efficiently an attic ventilation system must be balanced with intake and ...

Use the right type of attic vent for the right project and roofing contractors can expect efficient performance and energy savins from the attic ventilation system. But sometimes, roofing ...

Data collected at the University of Florida Energy Park (Gainesville,FL) under the guidance of Dr. Wendell Porter and Barrett Mooney supports the benefits of a balanced attic ventilation system. The ...

Air Vent has partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in constructing energy efficient homes as part of the ZEBRAlliance—an alliance maximizing cost-effective energy efficiency in ...

The ARMA Asphalt Roofing Ventilation Task Force acts as the voice of the roof ventilation community to identify the sound theory and scientific data supporting roof ventilation.

Air Vent partnered with Risk Management and Engineering to study a house in Mansfield, TX (a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex) analyzing temperature readings in 30 different attic and living ...