Air leakage testing is now a requirement for most construction projects in the Denver Metro area with the adoption of the 2015 IECC Residential Energy Codes. This includes new construction and renovations where the addition is 30% or larger than the original home. Air leakage testing is now required to ensure that new buildings use less energy to heat and cool the home.
A tight home is an efficient home. Air leakage testing involves performing a blower door test on the building to determine how leaky the home is. The new codes are fairly strict and attention to detail during construction is required to pass these tests. New Construction: For single family homes, the test requires that there be no more than 3 air changes per hour, or 3 ACH.
Townhomes with attached common walls are allowed 4 ACH in Denver County. ADU's are also permitted 4 ACH in Denver County. How Our Multi Unit Tests Are Different From Our Competitors: To help you pass air leakage testing on townhomes, we use multiple blower door fans to isolate the common walls.
A tight home is an efficient home. Air leakage testing involves performing a blower door test on the building to determine how leaky the home is. The new codes are fairly strict and attention to detail during construction is required to pass these tests. New Construction: For single family homes, the test requires that there be no more than 3 air changes per hour, or 3 ACH.
Townhomes with attached common walls are allowed 4 ACH in Denver County. ADU's are also permitted 4 ACH in Denver County. How Our Multi Unit Tests Are Different From Our Competitors: To help you pass air leakage testing on townhomes, we use multiple blower door fans to isolate the common walls.
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At AirTight Energy all we do is energy audits - so you can be confident that the recommendations we make are unbiased, honest opinions that will increase the comfort of your Denver home and reduce your energy bills.
We won't recommend replacing your windows, your doors or your furnace, if we don't think it will make a difference!
AirTight Energy has performed audits on hundreds of homes throughout the front range and as "energy detectives" we pride ourselves on uncovering effective and affordable ways for our Denver clients to save on their energy bills.
We won't recommend replacing your windows, your doors or your furnace, if we don't think it will make a difference!
AirTight Energy has performed audits on hundreds of homes throughout the front range and as "energy detectives" we pride ourselves on uncovering effective and affordable ways for our Denver clients to save on their energy bills.
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