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RENEWSHIELD^™ Key Features

• Manufactured from 70% post consumer recycled plastic bottles
• 100% recyclable
• Requires 70% less virgin material than other conventional building wraps, lessening environmental impact and carbon footprint
• Air Barrier design, utilizing VaproTape and VaproCaps leads to reduced energy consumption
• Suitable for use on all types of commercial and residential construction
• Sustains 120 days of UV and climate exposure prior to cladding installation
• Standard VaproShield 20 year warranty

 

RENEWSHIELD^™ meets the criteria to contribute to Environmental Quality ("EQ") credit 4.1: Low-Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants, under United States Green Building Council's Rating System for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED-NC), version 2.2., core and shell (LEED-CS), version 2.0.

Lee Snyder, Managing Partner of VaproShield notes, "We are pleased to have this revolutionary new product on the market. It gives architects and design professionals a new alternative for creating a 'green' rain screen building envelope. Plus, it's just a good thing for the planet to recycle the 30 billion plastic water bottles that are disposed of each year." 

VaproShield estimates that for every square foot of RENEWSHIELD^™ used, they are recycling 2.35, 10 oz. water/pop bottles, or 70,000 bottles for every 30,000 Sq.Ft. of membrane produced.

RENEWSHIELD^™ is available throughout North America.

VaproShield offers high performance building envelope systems consisting of breathable membranes, rain screen design components and 3D window flashing elements that save energy, and reduce moisture related problems (mold, mildew, rot) in wall cavities by allowing vapor and moisture to escape instead of being trapped in the wall.

“Adding WRAPSHIELDSA^® SELF-ADHERED to our product portfolio gives us an opportunity to expand our business opportunities throughout the US and Canada,” notes Lee Snyder, VaproShield managing partner.

VaproShield has experienced double-digit growth over the past five years. From modest beginnings with a few reps around the country, they now boast representation in all 50 states with nation-wide distribution. Phil Johnson, managing partner says, “We have had interest in our product as far as away as Chile. This is an exciting time to be in the breathable membrane market. The entire industry is seeing that breathable membranes are energy efficient as well as helping to prevent mold and mildew.”

VaproShield offers high performance building envelope systems consisting of breathable membranes, rain screen design components and 3D window flashing elements that address client needs even in the most demanding climates. VaproShield membranes are breathable, water-shedding, weather-resistant barriers that provide high performance vapor control. For information about VaproShield, please contact Carol Danhof at (616) 608-9995. Carold@innovative-mr.com, or visit www.VaproShield.com. 

VaproShield markets and distributes breathable, high performance building envelope solutions. They provide expertise in building envelope systems, increasing awareness of breathable, energy-efficient buidling envelopes vs. traditional “tight” buildings. VaproShield products support sustainable building practices and efforts to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in multiple categories; new construction and major renovations.

VaproShield breathable, vapor permeable membranes and air barriers help to control the effects of condensation and water intrusion on the building envelope. Water intrusion can cause wood rot, swelling and distortion of lumber, corrosion of metal and reduction of insulation thermal performance.

VaproShield breathable membranes are constructed from three-layer spun bonded polypropylene. The membranes are inert and can be recycled into their original bead form for reuse. VaproSillSaver and VaproBatten components are made from reprocessed residual vinyl trim material from old windows.

VaproShield promotes sustainable business practices that support a strong economic base, environmental responsibility and respect for the community. VaproShield measures their success by designing and providing products that create and promote high-performance building envelopes, ensuring a healthy environment for all occupants while reducing overall building and operating costs.

VaproShield membranes can be used with almost any type of exterior cladding or roofing material. You can use VaproShield membranes on new, retrofit, rain screen, open joint, air barrier, pressure-equalized and drain back vented building designs. They offer innovative product solutions, expertise in building envelope systems and solid third-party testing performance data to back their products.

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  • Markets and distributes breathable, high performance building envelope solutions
  • Provides nationwide expertise in building envelope systems
  • Promotes industry awareness of breathable, energy-efficient building envelopes vs. the “traditional” approach of sealing buildings tight
  • Products support sustainable building practices and efforts to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in multiple categories
  • Headquarters in Gig Harbor, WA

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  • Provide total building envelope solutions
  • Provide solid third-party testing performance data
  • Provide in-house testing for difficult design details
  • Increase awareness with architects about the importance of breathable, energy-efficient building envelopes
  • Offer innovative and affordable building envelope solutions

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  • To be a leader in sustainable, innovative, breathable building envelope solutions
  • Improve awareness within the construction industry about climate science, risks of mold, mildew and rot, stack effect and rain screen design
  • Provide outstanding support for nationwide representatives
  • Grow into North American and Southern hemisphere markets

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  • Formed in 2002 as RoofShield USA LLC,
  • Changed to VaproShield LLC in 2006
  • 2005 formed corporate headquarters in Gig Harbor, WA
  • First product sold was RoofShield
  • 2002 added WALLSHIELD^® - highest rated weather resistive vapor and air permeable underlayment in the industry
  • 2006 added SLOPESHIELD^® - highest vapor permeable commercial quality breathable roofing underlayment
  • 2008 added WRAPSHIELDHS^® - state-of-the-art breathable, water resistant membrane, WRAPSHIELD^® is bonded to Home Slicker®, a rolled product that creates the necessary airspace in a rain screen wall system.
  • 2010 added WRAPSHIELDSA^® SELF-ADHERED – the highest vapor permeable, air barrier self-adhered breathable membrane, requiring no primer to adhere.

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  • Commercial construction buildings
  • Multi-dwelling, mixed-use buildings
  • High end residential homes

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  • Product specification support
  • Installation support
  • Local representation
  • Educational seminars on building envelope design 

Weather resistive barriers are part of exterior wall systems designed to protect building materials from moisture penetration. Moisture can penetrate through a variety of places including cladding joints, and weather resistive barriers act as a secondary weather protection assembly. High performing permeable weather resistive barriers allow moisture vapor to escape and can resist air movement while ensuring building materials remain dry and weather tight, increasing building performance, decreasing maintenance costs and reducing the risk of moisture-related problems such as mold, mildew, rot and sick building syndrome. 

The North American building industry spends around $9 billion each year repairing and litigating damages from water and moisture1. Risk management companies note that new materials used in building construction over the last 20 years were energy-efficient, but ventilation poor, resulting in toxic mold claims of over $3 billion.2 Air leakage can result in increased energy use of up to 30-40% in heating climates and 10-15% in cooling climates.3
1. Source: www.buildingmedia.com
2. Risk Management for Mold Hazards to Commercial Building Owners and Managers paper, William Gallagher Associates
3 Air Barrier Association of America 

A unit of water vapor transmission defined as 1 grain of water vapor per square foot per hour per inch of mercury pressure difference (1 inch mercury = 0.49 psi). Metric unit of measure is ng/m2 s Pa. 1 perm = 55 ng/m2 s Pa 

The time rate of water vapor transmission through unit area of a material of unit thickness induced by unit vapor pressure difference between two specific surfaces, under specified temperature and humidity conditions. 

Proper building envelope design promotes continual drying by allowing vapor to escape. Moisture can penetrate a building envelope through materials and rain/snow exposure during construction. General occupancy also adds to the moisture levels. Trapped moisture can cause wood rot, swelling and distortion of lumber, corrosion of metal and reduction of insulation thermal value. Any or all of these issues result in a high risk of mold, mildew, building deterioration, poor indoor air quality and health and safety risks to occupants increases. In some states, new air tightness and energy saving requirements increase the possibility of trapped moisture, when low or non-permeable air barriers are utilized.

Membranes with a higher perm value greater than 20 reduce the risk of condensation and promote escape of moisture through the building envelope. Additionally, membranes with a high perm value can help building materials “dry-out” during the construction phase.

Simply put, when you wear a traditional rain slicker (1 perm) outside, you perspire because the moisture your body is making cannot escape.

On the flip side, if you went outside with a high perm slicker lined with something like Goretex®, the moisture in your body can escape because the Goretex lining allows your body to “breathe.”
Buildings need to breathe just like our bodies.

 VaproShield has experienced double-digit growth over the past five years. From modest beginnings with a few reps around the country, they now boast representation in 28 states with nation-wide distribution. Phil Johnson, managing partner says, “We have had interest in our product as far as away as Chile. This is an exciting time to be in the breathable membrane market. The entire industry is seeing that breathable membranes are energy efficient as well as helping to prevent mold and mildew.”

Everyday, VaproShield reps are educating architects, designers, contractors and owners about the importance of breathable buildings versus the “traditional” approach to seal up buildings. Breather membranes allow vapor to permeate the material, while protecting the building from damaging moisture by allowing vapor to escape, reducing condensation, and allowing the structure to dry during and after construction. VaproShield breathable membranes can be used with all types of construction: conventional, air barrier, rain screen and open joint.

“Over $9 billion is spent addressing moisture damage every year,” says Snyder. “This conference (BEST 2) will bring together leading research from Europe, Canada and the US, focusing on existing and future buildings. We are excited to be a part of this innovative industry.”

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), acting through its Building Enclosure Technology an Environmental Council (BETEC), in collaboration with The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is presenting the second biennial conference on Building Enclosure Science and Technology in Portland, OR, April 12-14. This international conference will address the urgent need for advancements in the energy efficiency of buildings as well as the buildings durability as affected by moisture and the indoor environment.

VaproShield offers high performance building envelope systems consisting of breathable membranes, rain screen design components and 3D window flashing elements that address client needs even in the most demanding climates. VaproShield membranes are breathable, water-shedding, weather-resistant barriers that provide high performance vapor control. For information about VaproShield, please contact Carol Danhof at (616) 890-6690 or visit www.VaproShield.com