Confirm an air barrier material is ABAA-evaluated before specifying it in a BECx-governed project
domain: airbarrier.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Check the ABAA evaluated-materials listing on airbarrier.org (technical information / evaluated assemblies section) to confirm the specific product has been evaluated and validated as an air barrier and/or water-resistive barrier
Confirm the material was tested against ABAA's published material performance criteria, which are publicly available on the ABAA site
Pull the ABAA master guide specification for the applicable air barrier material type to align specification language with the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) requirements
Verify the listing is current (not withdrawn or superseded) since manufacturers periodically reformulate products requiring re-evaluation
Cross-reference the manufacturer's own installation instructions with the ABAA QAP requirements before finalizing the field quality-assurance plan
Known gotchas
An ABAA-evaluated material is not automatically compliant when installed as part of a different assembly — assembly-level testing (ASTM E2357) may still be required for the specific wall system
ABAA's QAP model includes nine elements (R&D, standards, material evaluation, contractor accreditation, training/certification, documentation, field audits, database tracking, continuous improvement) — confirm which elements the project actually requires versus which are optional manufacturer marketing claims
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