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Stellar Building Performance is a Florida family-run company providing energy code testing across Okeechobee County, including the City of Okeechobee. The city runs its own building department, so permits and inspections inside city limits sit with the city rather than with the county.
What Is a Blower Door Test?
A blower door test measures how much air leaks through the finished building envelope. In the City of Okeechobee, it is the last check before a new home or conditioned addition can close out with the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office.
The City of Okeechobee is the county seat, a town of roughly 5,300 residents (2020 census) on the north side of Lake Okeechobee, where US 441, US 98 and SR 70 meet. New homes, additions and newly conditioned spaces inside city limits are permitted through the city, while property just outside the limits goes through the county.
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. The result is filed with the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office against the Florida Energy Conservation Code.
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Florida Energy Code Blower Door Requirements
The Florida Energy Conservation Code governs every residential permit in the City of Okeechobee and applies to any conditioned structure built as living space. Under the 2023 Eighth Edition, prescriptive-path homes must not exceed 7 Air Changes per Hour at 50 Pascals, with performance-path homes held to their energy calculation.
The City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office reviews plans, issues permits and schedules inspections for work inside city limits. The city does not take permit applications online; they are turned in in person, by fax or by mail, so build a little lead time into the paperwork. Projects just outside the city, in Taylor Creek or Cypress Quarters for example, are permitted by Okeechobee County instead.
Why is Blower Door Testing Beneficial?
Okeechobee sits in Florida’s hot, humid Climate Zone 2, which 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:
For Okeechobee projects the test does two jobs at once: it satisfies the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office and it tells the builder whether the assembly actually performed the way it was drawn.
How We Keep Our Services Simple and Easy
We want completing your Blower Door Testing in Okeechobee to be as easy as possible.
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Schedule your test
You tell us the Okeechobee address and when the home will be ready. Okeechobee County is a longer drive for us than our coastal work, so put the test on our calendar as early as you can and we will line it up with your final inspection.
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onsite testing
We show up at the Okeechobee address with everything needed. 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
Everyone on the Okeechobee project team gets the signed report the same day, not on the next visit.
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Ready for Final Inspection approval
With the report on file, the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office can close out the permit and issue the certificate of occupancy.
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Frequently asked questions about Blower Door Testing
Typically 30 to 60 minutes for an Okeechobee home. The setup takes longer than the measurement itself, and nothing about it is destructive.
Simple rule of thumb: if it’s a conditioned space intended for people, it will require blower door testing.
By code definition, any dwelling unit permitted for residential use requires blower door testing in Okeechobee. This includes:
Common Structures Like:
Additional Structures Like:
A blower door test is typically required in Okeechobee before final inspection or Certificate of Occupancy (CO). Many builders do not realize this requirement until it appears on the permit card or is flagged by the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office during final inspection.
Yes. If blower door testing is on the permit and the result is not documented, the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office can hold final approval until it is. That is the whole reason to book the test early, with a provider who shows up when they said they would.
Blower door testing in Okeechobee is typically performed at the end of construction, when the building envelope is complete but before final inspection. Windows, doors, and penetrations should be installed and sealed for accurate results. Reference our Blower Door Pre-Testing Checklist included in your quote for a comprehensive guide to prepare for your Okeechobee blower door test.
In most cases, no. Other trades can keep working in Okeechobee while we test — we only need the openings closed and the house in its final configuration.
The City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office. It reviews plans, issues permits and schedules inspections for work inside city limits, while homes outside the city are permitted by Okeechobee County. We schedule the test against the inspection date on your city permit.
The method is the same as anywhere in Florida Climate Zone 2. What changes is logistics. Okeechobee County is a longer drive for us than our coastal work, so put the test on our calendar as early as you can and we will line it up with your final inspection.
Want the longer version? Read our complete blower door testing FAQ.
Blower Door Testing Code Reference
Blower Door Test Florida Requirements Explained
Blower door testing has been required for all new residential dwellings in Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee. 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.
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Fast Scheduling
Testing in Okeechobee gets scheduled to land before the inspection, not chase it.
accurate results
Calibrated equipment and a RESNET certified inspector, so the number holds up when the City of Okeechobee Building and Permitting office reviews it.
immediate reports
Same-day digital reporting to the whole Okeechobee project team, with deficiencies named if there are any.
Other Areas We Serve
Local blower door testing in the City of Okeechobee, with additional service throughout Okeechobee County, Brevard County, Indian River County, St. Lucie County and Martin County.