HomeMy WebLinkAboutLETTER ABOUT BLOWER DOOR AND DUCT LEAKAGE REPORTS15 lightyears, Inc
776 Bennett Drive
Longwood, Florida 32750
June 1. 2018
To: Local Building Department
RE: Blower Door Test & Duct Leakage Test Reports
To whom it may concern,
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St. Lucie Cogty
This letter is to request that the attached forms be accepted for compliance of the 2017 Florida Building
Code statute R402.4.1.2 Envelope leakage testing (Blower Door Testing) and R403.3.3 Duct testing.
The attached forms were provided by the Florida Building Commission as the accepted forms to be
submitted. These forms are listed on the 2017 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation Technical
Assistance Manual, Document Number: TAM-2017-1.0, released February 02, 2018, pages R-78 through
R-80 (page numbers 159-161).
Web link provided for quick access to the TAM document https://tinyurf.com/2017FBC-TAM
These forms meet all three required Residential Energy Efficiency Compliance Paths listed under R401.2,
Prescriptive, Performance, and Energy Rating Index (ERI) paths.
We are working with building departments across Florida to standardized the form submittal process and
would like your department to allow these forms to meet compliance. If there are any issues with
accepting these forms, please reach out to me directly and I will ensure that we submit any specific form
that you will require. Tim Smith (407)-951-3236 tsmith@151ightyears.com
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Respectfully,
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15 Lightyears, Chief Operations Officer
Energy Technical Advisor
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IECC Residential Energy Inspector/ Plans Examiner
Member, Building Officials Association of Florida Member and Code Development Committee
participating member. Also, representative to the Florida Building Commissions, Energy Technical
Advisory Committee for the BOAF- CDC