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stage, the Term system can seal plumbing openings, bath
traps, base flashing, window flashing, vent holes, flooring
underlayment and joints in addition to foundation and
underslab barriers. No system can keep out every bug,
but this one comes close, Muncaster said.

In remodeled houses, the Term system can protect sill
plates, seam and window flashing, underlayments for
replaced floors, and more if it’s a major renovation.

“We think it has the potential to take sustainable
construction up another level and help people live
better and more comfortably,” Muncaster said, noting
that water and energy conservation have long been
goals of green builders. “We’ve got something new. I
don’t think anybody in America has ever taken a systems
look at construction to exclude insects and other pests.
That’s what we’re doing.”Polyguard’s barrier system also
was used at the 4,631-square-foot the New American
Remodeled Home (TNARH), which NAHB did this year
for the first time since 2007. It’s in the same gated
community.

Another innovation at the TNARH: Boral Roofing’s elevated
batten system, which is made of wood with plastic pads
made of recycled polyethylene. Boral’s concrete tiles are
mounted on the elevated battens to allow for the free
flow of water underneath.

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