HomeMy WebLinkAbout5603 Coppervein St - Disclosures/Blower Door Test - 03/26/2015BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST
Date of Test: 3/26/2015 Technician: Michael Chavez
Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Customer: Meritage Homes
7400 E Orchard Rd
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Phone
Building Address: 5603 Coppervein Street
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Test Results
1. Airflow at 50 Pascals: 891 CFM ( +/- 0.0 %)
(50 Pa = 0.2 w.c.) 0.89 ACH
0.19 CFM per ft2 floor area
2. Leakage Areas:
3. Minneapolis Leakage Ratio: 0.08 CFM50 per ft2 surface area
4. Building Leakage Curve: Flow Coefficient (C) = 718.8 ( +/- 1.3 %)
Exponent (n) = 0.055 ( +/- 0.003 )
Correlation Coefficient = 0.99466
5. Test Settings: Test Standard: = CGSB
Test Mode: = Depressurization
Equipment = Model 3 Minneapolis Blower Door
Infiltration Estimates
1. Estimated Average Annual Infiltration Rate: 284.1 CFM
0.28 ACH
2. Estimated Design Infiltration Rate: Winter: 278.4 CFM
0.28 ACH
Summer: 165.7 CFM
0.17 ACH
3. Recommended Whole Building Mechanical 0.0 CFM
Ventilation Rate: (based on ASHRAE 62.2)
Cost Estimates
1. Estimated Cost of Air Leakage for Heating:
2. Estimated Cost of Air Leakage for Cooling:
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Date of Test: 3/26/2015 Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Building Conditions
Inside Temperature: 71 deg F Heating Fuel: Gas
Outside Temperature: 48 deg F Heating Fuel Cost:
# of Stories 1.0 Heating Efficiency:
Heating Degree Days: 6020
Wind Shield: M Cooling Fuel Cost:
# of Occupants Cooling SEER:
Cooling Degree Days: 287
# of Bedrooms: 2.0
Volume: 60182 ft3 Ventilation Weather Factor: 0.87
Surface Area: 11429 ft2 Energy Climate Factor: 17.0
Floor Area: 4690 ft2
Design Winter Wind Speed: 9.0 mph Design Winter Temp Diff: 69 deg F
Design Summer Wind Speed: 7.0 mph Design Summer Temp Diff: 16 deg F
Comments
Garage WRT House @ 50 PA = 46
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Date of Test: 3/26/2015 Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Data Points: Data Entered Manually
Nominal
Building
Pressure (Pa)
Fan Pressure
(Pa)
Nominal
Flow
Temperature
Adjusted
Flow % Error
Fan
Configuration
Baseline
Std Dev (Pa)
-2.4 n/a +/- 0.00
-65.0 242.6 922 902 -0.0 Ring B
-60.0 240.5 918 898 -0.0 Ring B
-55.0 238.9 915 895 0.1 Ring B
-50.0 235.3 908 888 -0.1 Ring B
-45.0 232.7 903 883 -0.0 Ring B