BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM | AIR LEAK AGE GUIDE

DEFINITIONS
As defined according to
2012 IECC:
BUILDING
Any structure used or intended
for supporting or sheltering
any use or occupancy,
including any mechanical
systems, service water heating
systems and electric power
and lighting systems located
on the building site and
supporting the building.
BUILDING THERMAL
ENVELOPE
The basement walls, exterior
walls, floor, roof, and any
other building elements that
enclose conditioned space or
provide a boundary between
conditioned space and exempt
or unconditioned space.

Air Leakage Map Graphic

All of Alaska in Zone 7

except for the following buroughs in Zone 8:

Bethel
Dellingham
Fairbanks N.Star
Nome
North Slope

Zone 1 includes:

Northwest Arctic
Southeast Fairbanks
Wade Hampton
Yukon-Koyukuk

Hawaii
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Figure 2: Climate zones (by county) for the 2012 IECC

Climate Zone

2009 IECC

2012 IECC

1-2

< 7 ACH

<
_ 5 ACH @ 50 pascals

3-8

< 7 ACH @ 50 pascals

<
_ 3 ACH @ 50 pascals

Table 1: 2009 vs. 2012 IECC Comparisons

R402.4 Air leakage (Mandatory)

The building thermal envelope shall be constructed to
limit air leakage in accordance with the requirements of
Sections R402.4.1 through R402.4.4.