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Stellar Building Performance serves Cape Canaveral, the barrier-island city between Port Canaveral and Cocoa Beach, for builders working on new construction, condo redevelopment and substantial improvements.
What Is a Blower Door Test?
Cape Canaveral is 2.26 square miles of barrier island with no production subdivisions inside the city limits, so most of what gets tested here is a 94-unit three-story townhome community off Central Boulevard rather than tract housing.
A blower door test measures how much air leaks through the finished building envelope. That matters more on a barrier island than almost anywhere else: the FIRM issued in January 2021 expanded the special flood hazard area across most of the city.
A calibrated fan is sealed into an exterior doorway and the house is brought to a 50 Pascal pressure difference while the fan measures the air needed to hold it there. Stellar Building Performance documents the result against the Florida Energy Conservation Code for the City of Cape Canaveral Building Division.
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Florida Energy Code Blower Door Requirements
The Florida Energy Conservation Code governs every residential permit in Cape Canaveral, and it applies to any conditioned structure built as living space.
Cape Canaveral runs its own City of Cape Canaveral Building Division. The whole city is 2.26 square miles of barrier island, and there are no production subdivisions inside the limits, so nearly everything we test here is condo, townhome or redevelopment work rather than tract housing.
The largest residential project in the pipeline is a 94-unit three-story townhome community off Central Boulevard, at roughly 2,800 square feet per unit. Attached product like that is tested unit by unit with the party walls treated as part of the envelope, which is a different job from a detached spec home and needs to be scoped that way.
Flood drives a lot of decisions here. The FIRM in force was issued in January 2021 and expanded the special flood hazard area across much of the city, and Cape Canaveral holds a CRS Class 8 rating. On elevated construction, mechanical equipment has to be elevated or flood-protected, which pushes air handlers and duct runs into places that affect both flood compliance and envelope leakage.
Prescriptive-path homes must not exceed 7 Air Changes per Hour at 50 Pascals, and performance-path homes are held to whatever their energy calculation specifies. All Brevard jurisdictions are on the 2023 Florida Building Code, 8th Edition.
Why is Blower Door Testing Beneficial?
Coastal construction in Cape Canaveral is unforgiving about air and moisture, and the envelope is the only thing standing between the two.
Excessive air leakage through the building envelope can cause:
In Cape Canaveral, blower door testing is what turns “it should be fine” into a documented number before final inspection. Passing the first time is what keeps the closeout on schedule.
How We Keep Our Services Simple and Easy
We want completing your Blower Door Testing in Cape Canaveral to be as easy as possible.
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Schedule your test
You tell us the Cape Canaveral address and when the home will be ready. We coordinate around the city’s review calendar.
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onsite testing
Our inspector arrives at the Cape Canaveral site and sets up. The blower door is sealed into an exterior doorway and the house is brought up to test pressure.
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Diagnostics and Measurements
We measure the envelope leakage rate and compare it against the limit for the compliance path on your plans. If it is over, we identify where it is going rather than just handing you a fail.
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Report delivered same day via email
The report goes out by email before we leave the Cape Canaveral job, documenting code compliance for the inspection file.
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Ready for Final Inspection approval
With the report on file, the City of Cape Canaveral Building Division can close out the permit and issue the certificate of occupancy.
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Recent Blower Door Tests in Cape Canaveral and Brevard County
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Frequently asked questions about Blower Door Testing
Most blower door tests in Cape Canaveral take 30 to 60 minutes. It is quick, non-destructive, and easy to slot in before final inspection.
In Cape Canaveral, blower door testing is generally required for new residential buildings with conditioned living space. That can include single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes, apartments, guest houses, and additions where enclosed space is being conditioned for occupancy.
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A blower door test in Cape Canaveral is usually completed near the end of construction, once the building envelope is in place and the home is getting close to final inspection or Certificate of Occupancy review.
Yes. If blower door testing is on the permit and the result is not documented, the City of Cape Canaveral Building Division can hold final approval until it is. That is the whole reason to use a provider who is local to Cape Canaveral and shows up when they said they would.
It is recommended to test as close to completion as possible. Our best suggestion is to be one of the last vendors in the project before the cleaners do their final clean. We provide a pre-inspection, get ready checklist in all of our proposals that is designed to make being prepared for your blower door test as simple and easy as possible.
No. Work does not have to stop and the building does not need to be cleared. We just need the envelope in its finished condition, with exterior doors and windows shut.
Blower Door Testing Code Reference
Blower Door Test Florida Requirements Explained
Blower door testing has been required for all new residential dwellings in Cape Canaveral since the 2010 Florida Building Code, and the requirement carries forward in the current 2023 Eighth Edition.
Which number your project is tested against depends on the compliance path. The prescriptive method caps envelope leakage at 7 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals in Florida Climate Zone 2, which covers Cape Canaveral. Projects documented through the performance or ERI path are tested against whatever the energy calculation for that specific home specifies, and that target is often tighter than 7. Two homes on the same street can carry different numbers.
We keep the full code citations, including the exact language from R402.4.1.2, R403.3.3 and R405, on our main blower door page: read the full Florida blower door code reference.
questions? give us a call, this is our specialty!
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Similar Services
Stellar Building Performance covers the full energy-code package for Cape Canaveral projects, so one call handles the testing and the calculations that go with it.
Duct Leakage Testing
Verify duct system airtightness using professional duct blaster testing required for new construction inspections. We provide this service across the Cape Canaveral area!
Energy Code Calculations
Energy performance calculations required for Florida residential building permits and code compliance documentation.
Helping Cape Canaveral Builders Stay on Schedule
Fast Scheduling
The FIRM issued in January 2021 expanded the special flood hazard area across most of the city. We schedule around it.
accurate results
Calibrated equipment and a RESNET certified inspector, so the number holds up when the City of Cape Canaveral Building Division reviews it.
immediate reports
The report is emailed the same day to everyone on the Cape Canaveral job, not left in a truck.
Other Areas We Serve
Local blower door testing in Cape Canaveral, with additional service throughout Brevard County, Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, and Okeechobee County.
