HomeMy WebLinkAbout3138 BRYCE DR - DISCLOSURES - 2/5/2015BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST
Date of Test: 2/5/2015 Technician: Michael Chavez
Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Customer: Meritage Homes
7400 E Orchard Rd
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Phone
Building Address: 3138 Bryce Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Test Results
1. Airflow at 50 Pascals: 1043 CFM ( +/- 0.0 %)
(50 Pa = 0.2 w.c.) 1.71 ACH
0.31 CFM per ft2 floor area
2. Leakage Areas:
3. Minneapolis Leakage Ratio: 0.14 CFM50 per ft2 surface area
4. Building Leakage Curve: Flow Coefficient (C) = 852.8 ( +/- 0.6 %)
Exponent (n) = 0.051 ( +/- 0.002 )
Correlation Coefficient = 0.99872
5. Test Settings: Test Standard: = CGSB
Test Mode: = Depressurization
Equipment = Model 3 Minneapolis Blower Door
Infiltration Estimates
1. Estimated Average Annual Infiltration Rate: 354.1 CFM
0.58 ACH
2. Estimated Design Infiltration Rate: Winter: 438.8 CFM
0.72 ACH
Summer: 249.3 CFM
0.41 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: 2/5/2015 Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Building Conditions
Inside Temperature: 74 deg F Heating Fuel: Gas
Outside Temperature: 48 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: 36509 ft3 Ventilation Weather Factor: 0.87
Surface Area: 7407 ft2 Energy Climate Factor: 17.0
Floor Area: 3319 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 with respect to House @ 50 PA= 46
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Date of Test: 2/5/2015 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)
0.9 n/a +/- 0.00
-65.0 35.6 1085 1058 0.0 Ring A
-60.0 35.3 1080 1053 -0.0 Ring A
-55.0 34.9 1075 1048 -0.0 Ring A
-50.0 34.6 1070 1044 -0.0 Ring A
-45.0 34.3 1065 1039 0.0 Ring A