ARCHITECT
Farr Associates
Chicago, IL
(312) 408.1496

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Goldberg General Contracting
Chicago, IL
(773) 279-9600

VAPROSHIELD REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Miller | Sound Sales, Ltd
Elmhurst, IL
steve@soundsalesltd.com
(630) 832.3838

PRODUCT(S)
WRAPSHIELD^® Black

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
VaproShield’s WRAPSHIELD^® Black was installed on the Yannell House in Chicago. Not only was WRAPSHIELD^® chosen for its rating of 50 perms, the most weather resistive, vapor and air permeable underlayment on the market today, but it was also chosen for it’s LEED contribution. The Yannell house is LEED Platinum certified and is currently the highest scoring home in the LEED for Homes program. VaproShield products support sustainable building practices and efforts towards achieving LEED certification in the Energy & Atmosphere and Indoor Environmental categories throughout the spectrum of LEED products.

The Yannell house was a vision by its owner to create not only a LEED certified home, but also a Zero Net Energy Home (ZNEH) which over the course of a year, will produce at east as much energy as it uses. A superior thermal envelope, which minimizes the heating and cooling requirements of the home, is central to the Zero Net Energy principle, thus they chose VaproShield.

Goldberg General Contracting’s Jake Goldberg states, “ VaproShield membranes far surpass the competition. We think VaproShield has great products.” As Custom Homes 2010 Builder of the Year, Goldberg General Contracting helped the Yannell House to overcome the dual challenges of its urban setting and northern climate. Read more of the article featuring Goldberg General Contracting.