Grace Vycor® enV-S™ is a self-adhered weather resistive barrier designed to improve the home's energy efficiency and provide premium weather protection and breathability that preserves the home's structural integrity. Vycor® enV-S™ helps homebuilders answer the challenge of increased demand for energy efficiency, strict air leakage requirements, and the rising cost of installation, making it the easy solution for your next homebuilding project.

1. Grace Vycor® enV-S™
Weather Resistive Barrier

2. What will you learn in this presentation?
 What is Vycor® enV-S™?
 Product Benefits
 Comparison to traditional house wrap

3. Introducing Grace Vycor® enV-S™
 New challenges for homebuilders:
 Increased demand for energy efficiency
 Stricter air leakage requirements
 Rising costs of installation
 Vycor ® enV-S™ a fully-adhered,
breathable sheet-applied Weather
Resistive Barrier that addresses
these challenges
 Benefits:
 Premium Weather Protection
 High Quality Installation
 Improved Energy Efficiency

4. Premium Weather Protection
Seals Around Fasteners
 Provides ultimate protection from
water penetration
 Reduces number of holes/leak-prone
areas
Seals to Itself
 Extra protection at critical water entry
points
 No need to tape the seams
Seals to the Wall Substrate
 No fasteners or primer needed
 Neat, sealed look during construction

5. High Quality Installation
 Does not tear in the wind
 Eliminates costly rework
 Does not require
fasteners
 Creates an air-tight home,
eliminating air leak points
 Does not require taping
of seams
 Ensures high quality
installation
Unlike traditional house wrap, Grace Vycor® enV-S™…

6. Vycor® enV-S™ vs. Traditional House Wrap
Unlike traditional house wrap, Grace Vycor ® enV-S™…
Looks sealed and attractive during construction

7. Improved Energy Efficiency
 The Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently tested Grace Vycor ® enV-S™
weather resistive barrier compared to a leading house wrap brand.
 Test results showed that Vycor ® enV-S™ has a 7 times lower air leakage rate
compared to the leading house wrap
 A homeowner can expect to save up to 56% ($669 per year) in annual energy
savings

8. Improved Energy Efficiency
Save energy with Vycor® enV-S™ vs. Traditional House wraps
$89/year
15.3%
savings
$97/year
17%
savings
$193/year
31.2%
savings
$371/year
41.9%
savings
$402/year
46.3%
savings
$518/year
51%
savings
$669/year
56.2%
savings
Data is based on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
evaluation of the annual energy savings potential a homeowner
can achieve, when using Grace Vycor® enV-S™ weather
resistive barrier compared to a leading house wrap brand.

9. Why Grace Vycor® enV-S™
 Grace Vycor® enV-S™ solves challenges homebuilders are facing by:
 Improving quality of installation
 Providing homeowners with premium water protection
 Increasing energy efficiency potential for homeowners
 Grace Vycor ® enV-S™ membrane outperforms house wrap because it:
 Seals to itself
 Seals to the substrate
 Seals around fasteners
 Grace Vycor ® enV-S™ provides homebuilders with:
 High quality installation
 Reduced costly rework
 Improved energy efficiency – saving up to 56% for customers!

10. Don’t Just Wrap it… Seal it
With Grace Vycor® enV-S™