
Airtightness Academy
Airtightness Installer Training 2025
This course covers Airtightness Theory and how to achieve airtightness. Participants will learn about identifying air leakage points in new and existing buildings, they will be introduced to different airtight materials and correct installation practices. (Further details on course below.)
PROMOTIONAL PRICE: €65.00 per person
Start Time: 10:00am
Finish Time: 15:00pm
Course Instructor: TBC
Date: 2025 Dates TBC – Register your interest below
Location: Passive House Systems, Unit 5B4 Link Road Business Park, Ballincollig, Cork P31 W950.





Training Programme
Each participant receives a LABC Installer Certificate, product samples, a memory stick loaded with relative information including airtightness video tutorials and direct contact with our engineers.
Airtightness Theory
– Fundamentals of airtightness and vapour control.
– Creating an airtight building envelope.
– Difference between Airtightness and Weathertightness.
– Airtightness Ventilation.
– Trouble shooting the most common failure areas.
On-Site Solutions
– Designing Building and Testing for Airtightness.
– Airtightness details and solutions.
– Air Testing and other Quality Control measures.
– Intelligent onsite solutions.
– Airtightness in the Irish context, present and future.
Practical Demonstration
– Gerband Airtight demo house overview.
– Airtightness best practice detailing review.
– Gerband airtightness quality assessment.
– Common leakage points in block and timber frame.
Practical Product Application
– Practical airtightness installation using membranes.
– Practical airtightness for window sealing.
– Practical weathertightness installation.
– Summary with questions and answers.
Register Your Interest
Please Note: Training will be held in accordance with our Health & Safety Policy. Please follow the instructions of the trainer throughout the day. Lunch with tea and coffee will be provided, we ask that you tidy up after yourself using facilities provided. Please be mindful of your training colleagues and put phones on silent or vibrate, calls must be taken outside the training room. You are responsible for your own personal belongings while attending PHS training.