November 23, 2009

We have accomplished a lot of work in the last month in a half and the time has come for the blower door test. The blower door test will measure how tight the home was constructed by measuring the air flow through the blower door when the house is place under negative pressure.

To be ENERGY STAR rated we needed to achieve no more than 1900 cfms, but WPPI Energy wanted 612 cfms. So, we invited all the subcontractor and ENERGY STAR inspectors to show up for the inspection so we could learn more about building air tight homes.

As we started the blower door test I actually became very nervous for myself and the subcontractors that put so much effort into this project. As we all stood there quietly we hear Joe Nagan yell out "oh, it's tight." We achieved something that we all should be proud of, and this could have not of been done without quality subcontractors that care about doing a quality job.

We have made ordinary building extraordinary with subcontractors who care about our home owners and their desire to build a net zero energy home. We achieved 351 cfms with the help of everyone. Thank you!