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BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST
Thermal Concepts
6617 S. College Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-223-7090
Date of Test: 100-12 Technician: Paul Higman
Test File: Journey Homes 615 Sparrow PI BD
Customer: Journey Homes
Greeley, CO 80634
Phone
Test Results
Building Address: 615 Sparrow PL
Fort Collins, CO 80525
1. Airflow at 50 Pascals: 953 CFM (+/- 0.6 %)
(50 Pa = 0.2 w.c.) 2.54 ACH
c. 0.40 CFM per ft2 floor area
2. Leakage Areas: 112.2 in2 ( +/- 1.9 %) Canadian EgLA @ 10 Pa
64.3 in2 (+/ 3.1 %) LBL ELA @ 4 Pa
3. Minneapolis Leakage Ratio: 0.00 CFM50 per ft2 surface area
4. Building Leakage Curve: Flow Coefficient (C) = 103.2 ( +/- 5.1 %)
Exponent (n) = 0.568 ( +/- 0.014 )
Correlation Coefficient = 0.99847
5. Test Settings: Test Standard: = CGSB
Test Mode: = Depressurization
Equipment = Model 3 Minneapolis Blower Door, S/N 9876
Infiltration Estimates
1. Estimated Average Annual Infiltration Rate: 74.3 CFM
0.20 ACH
2. Estimated Design Infiltration Rate: Winter: 108.7 CFM
0.29 ACH
Summer: 61.8 CFM
0.16 ACH
3. Recommended Whole Building Mechanical 41.1 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:
BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST Page 2
Date of Test: 10-1-12 Test File: Journey Homes 615 Sparrow PI BD
Building Conditions
Inside Temperature:
72 deg F
Heating Fuel:
Gas
Outside Temperature:
78 deg F
Heating Fuel Cost:
# of Stories
2.0
Heating Efficiency:
Heating Degree Days:
6020
Wind Shield:
M
Cooling Fuel Cost:
# of Occupants
Cooling SEER:
Cooling Degree Days:
287
# of Bedrooms:
3.0
Volume:
22477 ft3
Ventilation Weather Factor:
0.87
Surface Area:
Energy Climate Factor:
17.0
Floor Area:
2413 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
House W RT Garage -47.5 pa
House WRT Mechanical Rm = Elect water heater
BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST Page 3
Date of Test: 10-1-12 Test File: Journey Homes 615 Sparrow PI BD
Data Points: Data Entered Manually
Nominal
Temperature
Building
Fan Pressure
Nominal
Adjusted
Fan
Baseline
Pressure (Pa)
(Pa)
Flow
Flow
% Error
Configuration
Std Dev (Pa)
-0.9
n/a
+/- 0.00
-50.2
249.6
935
940
-0.4
Ring B
-45.3
230.1
898
903
1.6
Ring B
-41.5
196.7
831
836
-1.1
Ring B
-35.0
162.1
755
759
-0.7
Ring B
-30.3
139.6
701
705
0.3
Ring B
-25.1
111.8
628
632
0.4
Ring B
-20.2
85.2
549
552
-0.1
Ring B
-1.2
n/a
+/- 0.00