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Stellar Building Performance serves Suntree, the unincorporated golf-course community north of Melbourne, for infill construction, remodels and mechanical replacement work.
What Is a Blower Door Test?
Blower Door Testing is required for new residential construction in Suntree — but the first thing to settle here is not the test, it is the paperwork. Suntree addresses read as Melbourne but the permits are unincorporated county, which is the most common jurisdiction mistake in this corridor and sits right next to the same problem in Viera.
A blower door test measures how much air leaks through the finished building envelope. We confirm the reviewing department before scheduling, then test and report the same day.
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. That reading documents compliance with 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 Suntree, and it applies to any conditioned structure built as living space.
Suntree is unincorporated. Permits go through Brevard County Planning and Development, not through the City of Melbourne, even though Suntree addresses read as Melbourne. That is the single most common jurisdiction mistake in this part of the county, and it sits right next to the second most common one: Viera, which is also unincorporated county.
Suntree is a mature community that built out from the 1970s onward around its golf courses. The new-construction volume in this corridor is next door in the Viera master plan, so most of what we test in Suntree itself is infill on remaining lots, additions and remodels that cross the substantial improvement threshold, and mechanical replacement work.
Brevard County offers VuSpex virtual inspections, and the eligible list includes Insulation and Mechanical Final. That is worth thinking about: the county inspector may never be standing in the house at the exact moments the envelope and the duct system are open and visible, which raises rather than lowers the value of an independent test.
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?
The jurisdiction in Suntree decides who signs off. It does not change what a leaky house costs to run.
Excessive air leakage through the building envelope can cause:
For Suntree projects the test does two jobs at once: it satisfies Brevard County Planning and Development 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 Suntree to be as easy as possible.
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Schedule your test
You tell us the Suntree address and when the home will be ready. We file under the county rather than the City of Melbourne, which is where most of the delay in this corridor actually comes from.
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onsite testing
Our inspector arrives at the Suntree 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. You get the number and, if it needs work, the reason behind it.
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Report delivered same day via email
Everyone on the Suntree 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, Brevard County Planning and Development can close out the permit and issue the certificate of occupancy.
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Recent Blower Door Tests in Suntree and Brevard County
Checking in from the field! See some highlights of our recent Suntree and Brevard County Blower Door Test site visits!
Frequently asked questions about Blower Door Testing
Most blower door tests in Suntree take 30 to 60 minutes. It is quick, non-destructive, and easy to slot in before final inspection.
In Suntree, 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.
Common Structures Like:
Additional Structures Like:
A blower door test in Suntree 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 — an undocumented test is an incomplete permit file, and Brevard County Planning and Development will not close it out. Being on time in Suntree is most of the job.
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.
In most cases, no. Other trades can keep working in Suntree while we test — we only need the openings closed and the house in its final configuration.
Blower Door Testing Code Reference
Blower Door Test Florida Requirements Explained
Blower door testing has been required for all new residential dwellings in Suntree 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 Suntree. 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
Most Suntree projects need more than one of these. We do all of them, on the same schedule and in the same report chain.
Duct Leakage Testing
Verify duct system airtightness using professional duct blaster testing required for new construction inspections. We provide this service across the Suntree area!
Energy Code Calculations
Energy performance calculations required for Florida residential building permits and code compliance documentation.
Helping Suntree Builders Stay on Schedule
Fast Scheduling
Suntree addresses read as Melbourne but the permits are unincorporated county, which is the most common jurisdiction mistake in this corridor and sits right next to the same problem in Viera. We schedule around it.
accurate results
Measured, not estimated. Calibrated equipment, RESNET certified, documented for Brevard County Planning and Development.
immediate reports
Same-day digital reporting to the whole Suntree project team, with deficiencies named if there are any.
Other Areas We Serve
Local blower door testing in Suntree, with additional service throughout Brevard County, Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, and Okeechobee County.
