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Combination Air Barriers/Vapor Diffusion Retarders Reading List

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• Weather-Resistive Barriers (PDF 223 KB). (October 2000). DOE/GO-102000-0769. U.S. Department of Energy.

• "Testing Weather-Resistive Barriers." (August 2003). Energy Design Update (23:8); pp. 9-10.

• Moisture Control for Buildings (PDF 840 KB). (February 2002). American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.