Florida State Capitol Building

The Florida State Capitol building is the centerpiece of downtown Tallahassee. The 22-story government structure towers over the entire city as it serves as Florida’s home to its executive and legislative branches of state politics. During a building renovation/retrofit project involving several of the building’s bathrooms, engineers noted that much of the existing exhaust ductwork had never been sealed, and new building code regulations require sealed ductwork. Plus, the contractors knew that sealed air ducts are paramount to maintaining and ensuring proper exhaust for the building’s HVAC system. While new fans and other equipment were being specified into the original contractor bids, lead engineers familiar with Aeroseal included aerosol-based duct sealing in the specification too.

Aeroseal was compared head-to-head with bids for hand sealing alone (e.g. mastic, tape) and won the contract. It not only proved to be a cost-effective solution for sealing the existing ductwork, but its unique from-the-inside application provided minimal disruption to the building’s regular functioning. Unlike hand sealing, you do not have to tear down walls to seal air ducts hidden behind drywall.