Patent ID: 8112950

Claim:
A panel for a panelized sheathing construction system, comprising: a panel member made of wood or wood composite panel and having an outer surface; and a barrier layer adhesively secured by a layer of adhesive to the outer surface of the panel member, the surface barrier layer being substantially bulk water resistant; wherein the panel has a water vapor transmission rate from about 0.7 to about 7 grams/m 2 /24 hrs as determined by ASTM E96 procedure A (at 73° F.−50% RH), a water vapor permeance from about 0.1 to about 12 perms as determined ASTM E96 procedure B (at 73° F.−50% RH), and a liquid water transmission rate from about 1 to about 28 grams/100 in 2 /24 hrs via Cobb ring according to the test method described in ASTM D5795.