AIR LEAK AGE GUIDE | BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM
Building Energy Code Resource Guide:
Air Leakage Guide
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Building Energy Codes
DOEs Building Energy Codes Program (BECP) is an information resource on
national energy codes. BECP works with other government agencies, state and local
jurisdictions, national code organizations, and industry to promote stronger building
energy codes and help states adopt, implement, and enforce those codes.
September 2011
Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-76RLO 1830
PNNL-SA-82900
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