HomeMy WebLinkAbout2945 PERCHERON DR - DISCLOSURES - 5/11/2016BUILDING LEAKAGE TEST
Date of Test: 05/11/2016 Technician: Jay Bundy
Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Customer: Meritage Homes
7400 E Orchard Rd
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Phone
Building Address: 2945 Percheron Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Test Results
1. Airflow at 50 Pascals: 534 CFM ( +/- 0.4 %)
(50 Pa = 0.2 w.c.) 0.81 ACH
0.17 CFM per ft2 floor area
2. Leakage Areas: 18.3 in2 ( +/- 3.7 %) Canadian EqLA @ 10 Pa
5.2 in2 ( +/- 5.6 %) LBL ELA @ 4 Pa
3. Minneapolis Leakage Ratio: 0.08 CFM50 per ft2 surface area
4. Building Leakage Curve: Flow Coefficient (C) = 2.9 ( +/- 8.5 %)
Exponent (n) = 1.335 ( +/- 0.021 )
Correlation Coefficient = 0.99963
5. Test Settings: Test Standard: = CGSB
Test Mode: = Depressurization
Equipment = Model 3 Minneapolis Blower Door
Infiltration Estimates
1. Estimated Average Annual Infiltration Rate: 6.6 CFM
0.01 ACH
2. Estimated Design Infiltration Rate: Winter: 6.6 CFM
0.01 ACH
Summer: 3.9 CFM
0.01 ACH
3. Recommended Whole Building Mechanical 54.0 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: 05/11/2016 Test File: Meritage Blower Door
Building Conditions
Inside Temperature: 65 deg F Heating Fuel: Gas
Outside Temperature: 57 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: 39647 ft3 Ventilation Weather Factor: 0.87
Surface Area: 6815 ft2 Energy Climate Factor: 17.0
Floor Area: 3148 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
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Date of Test: 05/11/2016 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)
-0.4 n/a +/- 0.00
-65.0 162.1 755 749 -0.3 Ring B
-60.0 131.3 680 675 0.0 Ring B
-55.0 105.4 610 605 0.9 Ring B
-50.0 79.4 530 526 -0.4 Ring B
-45.0 59.6 460 456 -0.3 Ring B