HomeMy WebLinkAbout426 TORONTO ST - DISCLOSURES - 3/9/2013 (2)BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST
Thermal Concepts
P.O. Box 270066
Fort Collins, CO 80527
Phone: 970-223-7090
Date of Test: 3-9-13 Technician: Paul Higman
Test File: Encore Homes 426 Toronto -BD
Customer: Encore Homes Building Address: 426 Toronto
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Windsor, CO 80550
Phone
Test Results
1. Airflow at 50 Pascals:
867 CFM (+/- 0.7 %)
(50 Pa = 0.2 w.c.)
3.51 ACH
0.56 CFM per ft2 floor area
2. Leakage Areas:
79.5 in2 (+/- 3.0 %) Canadian EgLA @ 10 Pa
39.5in2(+/-4.8%)LBLELA@4Pa
3. Minneapolis Leakage Ratio:
0.00 CFM50 per ft2 surface area
4. Building Leakage Curve:
Flow Coefficient (C) = 51.1 ( +/- 7.7 %)
Exponent (n) = 0.724 ( +/- 0.021 )
Correlation Coefficient = 0.99754
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: 47.1 CFM
0.19 ACH
2. Estimated Design Infiltration Rate: Winter: 66.8 CFM
0.27 ACH
Summer: 38.0 CFM
0.15 ACH
3. Recommended Whole Building Mechanical 29.8 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: 3-9-13 Test File: Encore Homes 426 Toronto -BD
Building Conditions
Inside Temperature:
62 deg F
Heating Fuel:
Gas
Outside Temperature:
28 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:
2.0
Volume:
14820 ft3
Ventilation Weather Factor:
0.87
Surface Area:
Energy Climate Factor:
17.0
Floor Area:
1542 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 wrt Garage = -46.1 pa
House wrt Mech = mechanical room is outside
BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST Page 3
Date of Test: 3-9-13 Test File: Encore Homes 426 Toronto -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)
-1.2
n/a
+/- 0.00
-55.1
255.0
945
914
-0.3
Ring B
-50.3
217.8
874
845
-1.4
Ring B
-45.2
192.9
823
796
0.5
Ring B
-41.6
175.4
785
759
1.9
Ring B
-35.6
132.0
682
659
-0.5
Ring B
-30.5
111.4
627
606
2.7
Ring B
-25.5
77.9
525
508
-1.6
Ring B
-20.4
54.5
440
425
-2.3
Ring B
-1.0
n/a
+/- 0.00