Passive House in the Woods

First Blower Door Test successfully completed

Blower Door Test Result: 93 CFM at 50 Pascal

Blower door with duct blaster

Testing for leaks with smoke

With the help of Gary Nelson of the Energy Conservatory in Minneapolis, we were able to conduct a first series of blower door tests. We pressurized and depressurized the building, and used a smoke generator to identify leaks. This was an amazing process and helped us gain a great deal of understanding for the little details that make a building air-tight. In the end, the building delivered an average of 0.36 ACH50. We are excited to have surpassed the Passive House requirement of 0.6 ACH50 during this preliminary test.

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