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Built for Repeat Work
Most of this website describes a single test on a single house. That is not how a builder or a developer actually buys this. You have thirty houses in a subdivision, or eighty units across three buildings, and what you need is not a test. It is a testing program that runs quietly alongside your schedule and produces comparable results every time. That arrangement is what we are set up for, and it is the work we want more of.
Request a Builder Proposal
we respond quickly. no waiting days for scheduling and reports.
What Changes When the Work Is Recurring
On a one off job everything is negotiated from scratch. On a standing account almost nothing is. We already have your plans, we know which compliance path your product runs on, we know what number the energy calculation committed you to, and after a few units we know which of your trades tends to cause which problem. Scheduling becomes a message rather than a procurement exercise, and the results become a dataset rather than a stack of unrelated PDFs.
What We Handle on Builder Accounts
Everything a project needs across its whole life, from one party.
On a typical account:
The part builders tend to value most is the last one. When the same plan has been tested twenty times, the recurring findings stop being anecdotes. A defect showing up on every unit of plan B is a process problem you can fix once, and that is a conversation nobody can have from a single test result.
How We Keep Our Services Simple and Easy
Setting up a standing account takes one conversation, not a procurement cycle.
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Tell us about the project
Plans, unit counts, phases and communities. If there is a master agreement or an insurance requirement, send it now rather than at the first visit.
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we set up the account
Plans, compliance paths and targets go on file, so nobody is re-explaining the project every time something gets booked.
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Testing Runs on Your Calendar
You send the stage and the date. Scheduling becomes a message rather than a negotiation, and what comes back is a confirmed appointment rather than a request in a queue.
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Reports to your whole team
Electronic, to the superintendent, the office and the code official as required. Nothing gets left in a job box for someone to lose.
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Trends across the project
Once enough units are behind us we tell you what keeps recurring and which trade owns it. That is where a testing program stops being a line item and starts paying for itself.
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Why Builders and Developers Work With Us
Stellar Building Performance
No missed appointments or reschedules
We’re on the same team
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Where We Work
Builder and developer accounts throughout Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Okeechobee Counties. For larger multifamily, townhome and affordable housing projects we travel beyond that where the economics justify it.
Recent Projects
A running record of the work, with real results from real houses across this service area.
Frequently asked questions from builders and developers
Yes, and repeat plan work is where this arrangement is worth the most to both sides. When the same plan is built thirty times the results become comparable, which means we can tell you whether a number is normal for that plan or a genuine outlier. From a single isolated test, nobody can tell you that.
There is no fixed package, because the right scope depends on what you build and which compliance path your plans run on. In practice most accounts settle into something close to this.
On every unit:
Per plan or per phase:
Yes. Multifamily and townhome work is a large part of what we do, and the repetition is an advantage rather than a burden. Unit to unit consistency becomes measurable, and a documented paper trail across a whole building is something lenders and programs frequently want anyway.
Yes to both. General liability and errors and omissions are in place, and we are used to being named as additional insured where a contract requires it. Send the requirement along with the proposal request and it gets handled before the first visit rather than on the morning of it.
On a standing account you send the stage and the date and you get a confirmed appointment rather than a request sitting in a queue. On multi unit work we batch where it makes sense, so a building or a phase gets covered on one trip wherever the construction schedule allows it.
Send plans, unit counts and the phases you are working through, along with any insurance or agreement requirements. We will come back with a proposal covering the scope and the arrangement. If it is easier to talk it through first, call.
Code Reference
What the Code Requires Across Your Project
On a multi unit project these sections stop being individual test requirements and start being a schedule. These are the ones that drive what gets booked and when.
questions? give us a call, this is our specialty!
BIG CHANGES COMING IN 2026 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE UPDATES
Duct Leakage testing to be required on all homes with few exceptions, more stringent compliance targets, mechanical ventilation testing & more. Read our updates bulletin below.
2026 Florida Building Code Energy Conservation: What Builders Need to Know
Every unit gets an envelope leakage test and every result reaches the code official before that unit’s certificate of occupancy. On a phased project this is the section that sets the rhythm of the whole testing program.
R402.4.1.2 Testing.
The building or dwelling unit shall be tested and verified as having an air leakage rate not exceeding seven air changes per hour in Climate Zones 1 and 2, and three air changes per hour in Climate Zones 3 through 8. Dwelling units with an air leakage rate less than three air changes per hour shall be provided with whole-house mechanical ventilation in accordance with Section R403.6.1 of this code and Section M1507.3 of the Florida Building Code, Residential. Testing shall be conducted in accordance with ANSI/RESNET/ICC 380 and reported at a pressure of 0.2 inch w.g. (50 pascals). Testing shall be conducted by either individuals as defined in Section 553.993(5) or (7), Florida Statutes, or individuals licensed as set forth in Section 489.105(3)(f), (g) or (i) or an approved third party. A written report of the results of the test shall be signed by the party conducting the test and provided to the code official. Testing shall be performed at any time after creation of all penetrations of the building thermal envelope.
Exception: Testing is not required for additions, alterations, renovations or repairs of the building thermal envelope of existing buildings in which the new construction is less than 85 percent of the building thermal envelope.
During testing:
1.Exterior windows and doors, fireplace and stove doors shall be closed, but not sealed, beyond the intended weatherstripping or other infiltration control measures.
2.Dampers including exhaust, intake, makeup air, backdraft and flue dampers shall be closed, but not sealed beyond intended infiltration control measures.
3.Interior doors, if installed at the time of the test, shall be open.
4.Exterior doors for continuous ventilation systems and heat recovery ventilators shall be closed and sealed.
5.Heating and cooling systems, if installed at the time of the test, shall be turned off.
6.Supply and return registers, if installed at the time of the test, shall be fully open.
7.If an attic is both air sealed and insulated at the roof deck, interior access doors and hatches between the conditioned space volume and the attic shall be opened during the test and the volume of the attic shall be added to the conditioned space volume for purposes of reporting an infiltration volume and calculating the air leakage of the home.
Where your plans comply through the performance path, the air leakage target comes from each plan’s own energy calculation rather than the code minimum. Different plans in the same community can carry different targets, which is exactly the kind of detail worth holding on file rather than rediscovering per house.
R405.2.2 Building air leakage testing.
Building or dwelling air leakage testing shall be in accordance with Sections R402.4 through R402.4.1.2. If an air leakage rate below seven air changes per hour at a pressure of 0.2 inch w.g. (50 pascals) is specified for the proposed design, testing shall verify the air leakage rate does not exceed the air leakage rate of the proposed design instead of seven air changes per hour.
Duct leakage testing, at rough-in or final depending on the project. The 2026 code removes the performance path exception, so projects that never carried duct testing are about to, and that is a line item worth pricing into your next phase now.
R403.3.3 Duct testing (Mandatory).
Ducts shall be pressure tested to determine air leakage by one of the following methods:
1.Rough-in test: Total leakage shall be measured with a pressure differential of 0.1 inch w.g. (25 Pa) across the system, including the manufacturer’s air handler enclosure if installed at the time of the test. All registers shall be taped or otherwise sealed during the test.
2.Postconstruction test: Total leakage shall be measured with a pressure differential of 0.1 inch w.g. (25 Pa) across the entire system, including the manufacturer’s air handler enclosure. Registers shall be taped or otherwise sealed during the test.
Exceptions:
1.A duct air leakage test shall not be required where the ducts and air handlers are located entirely within the building thermal envelope.
2.Duct testing is not mandatory for buildings complying by Section R405 of this code. Duct leakage testing is required for Section R405 compliance where credit is taken for leakage, and a duct air leakage Qn to the outside of less than 0.080 (where Qn = duct leakage to the outside in cfm per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area tested at 25 Pascals) is indicated in the compliance report for the proposed design.
A written report of the results of the test shall be signed by the party conducting the test and provided to the code official.
R405.2.3 Duct air leakage testing.
In cases where duct air leakage lower than the default Qn to outside of 0.080 (where Qn = duct leakage to the outside in cfm per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area tested at 25 Pascals) is specified for the proposed design, testing in accordance with Section R403.3.2 shall verify a duct air leakage rate not exceeding the leakage rate of the proposed design. Otherwise, in accordance with Section R403.3.3, duct testing is not mandatory for buildings complying by Section R405.
As envelopes tighten, units start landing below 3.00 ACH50 and picking up a whole house mechanical ventilation requirement. On a thirty unit project that is far better settled in design than discovered unit by unit at final inspection.
R403.6.1 Whole-house mechanical ventilation system fan efficacy.
When installed to function as a whole-house mechanical ventilation system, fans shall meet the efficacy requirements of Table R403.6.1.
Exception: Where an air handler that is integral to tested and listed HVAC equipment is used to provide whole-house mechanical ventilation, the air handler shall be powered by an electronically commutated motor.
Review TABLE R403.6.1 WHOLE-HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM FAN EFFICACY
R403.6.2 Ventilation air.
Residential buildings designed to be operated at a positive indoor pressure or for mechanical ventilation shall meet the following criteria:
1.The design air change per hour minimums for residential buildings in ASHRAE 62.2, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, shall be the maximum rates allowed for residential applications.
2.No ventilation or air-conditioning system make-up air shall be provided to conditioned space from attics, crawlspaces, attached enclosed garages or outdoor spaces adjacent to swimming pools or spas.
3.If ventilation air is drawn from enclosed space(s), then the walls of the space(s) from which air is drawn shall be insulated to a minimum of R-11 and the ceiling shall be insulated to a minimum of R-19, space permitting, or R-10 otherwise.
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Where Most Accounts Start
Stellar Building Performance specializes in energy code testing and building performance diagnostics.
Duct Leakage Testing
Verify duct system airtightness using professional duct leakage testing required for new construction inspections.
Blower Door Testing
Measure whole house air leakage against the Florida energy code threshold, and get the report the code official needs before each certificate of occupancy.
Helping Builders Stay on Schedule and Pass Inspections
Fast Scheduling
Builders get testing scheduled quickly to avoid delays.
accurate results
Professional equipment ensures reliable measurements.
immediate reports
Documentation provided immediately by email for inspection approvals.