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Stellar Building Performance is proudly based in Brevard County, a short drive from every Viera neighborhood. Viera is unincorporated, so permitting and inspections run through Brevard County rather than a city department, and we schedule duct testing to line up with the county inspection calendar.
What Is a Duct Leakage Test?
Builders working in Viera are working in the master-planned community carrying most of the new-construction volume in central Brevard. Between production phases across the Viera villages, the same plan comes up again and again — and so does the same duct layout.
A duct leakage test measures how much air escapes the duct system instead of reaching the rooms it was sized for. Registers are sealed and a calibrated duct blaster pressurizes the system to 25 Pascals, reporting the result as CFM25 per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area.
We test for Viera builders and developers and send the report the same day, documented against the Florida Energy Conservation Code for Brevard County Planning and Development.
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Florida Energy Code Duct Leakage Requirements
A duct test is required here whenever any part of the duct system or the air handler sits outside the conditioned space. Total leakage must be no more than 4 CFM25 per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area, or 3 CFM25 per 100 square feet at rough-in where the air handler is not yet installed. Where every duct run and the air handler are inside the thermal envelope, the code does not require a test at all.
Viera is unincorporated, so Brevard County Planning and Development reviews plans, issues permits and performs inspections, with scheduling through the county BASS system rather than a city portal. Across a 14,500-acre master plan running from production single-family to active-adult and custom homes, we document results to match what the county reviewer expects.
Why is Duct Leakage Testing Beneficial?
Across production phases across the Viera villages, one detail missed in framing shows up in every unit that follows. Testing in Viera is how it gets caught once instead of twenty times.
Ducts losing air outside the conditioned space can cause:
For Viera 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 Duct Leakage Testing in Viera to be as easy as possible.
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Schedule your test
You tell us the Viera address and when the home will be ready. Viera runs on production timing, so we hold slots against the phase schedule instead of booking house by house.
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onsite testing
Registers are sealed and the duct blaster is connected to the system, which is then brought up to test pressure. We work around whoever else is still on site in Viera, so nobody has to clear out.
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Diagnostics and Measurements
We measure total duct leakage in CFM25 per 100 square feet and compare it against the limit for the test stage. We note the problem areas while we are still standing in the house.
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Report delivered same day via email
Everyone on the Viera 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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Frequently asked questions about Duct Leakage Testing
Budget half an hour to an hour on site in Viera, depending on the size of the house. Nothing is drilled, cut or removed.
Simple rule of thumb: if it’s a conditioned space intended for people, it will require duct leakage testing.
By code definition, any dwelling unit permitted for residential use requires duct leakage testing in Viera. This includes:
Common Structures Like:
Additional Structures Like:
In Viera, duct leakage testing is required for new residential buildings where any part of the duct system or the air handler sits outside the conditioned space. That covers most homes with ducts in an attic, a garage, a crawlspace, or a soffit chase. If every duct run and the air handler are inside the thermal envelope, the code exempts the system from testing.
It can. Brevard County Planning and Development needs the documented result in the file before it closes the permit, so a missing report in Viera is a stalled CO. We schedule so that does not happen.
Either one is allowed. A rough-in test is run before the drywall closes the system up, which is the better moment to catch a problem because the ducts are still reachable. A postconstruction test is run near the end, once the air handler is in and the home is approaching final inspection. The limit is 4 CFM25 per 100 square feet in both cases, except at rough-in without the air handler installed, where it tightens to 3.
In most cases, no. Other trades can keep working in Viera while we test — we only need the openings closed and the house in its final configuration.
Viera is unincorporated, so permitting and inspections run through Brevard County Planning and Development rather than a city department, with permits and inspection scheduling handled in the county’s BASS system.
We schedule duct testing to line up with the county inspection calendar so closeout is not waiting on us.
The requirement is identical, but the envelope behaves differently. Compact single-story homes on slab have a smaller conditioned volume, so a given amount of leakage produces a higher ACH50 than it would in a larger house.
Air sealing at top plates, recessed lighting and penetrations matters more on a smaller home, not less.
Duct Leakage Testing Code Reference
Duct Leakage Test Florida Requirements Explained
Duct leakage testing is required in Viera under R403.3.3 of the 2023 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, Eighth Edition, which calls for ducts to be pressure tested at 25 Pascals either at rough-in or after construction.
The limits live in R403.3.4. Total leakage must be no more than 4 CFM25 per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area on a postconstruction test, and the same 4 CFM25 on a rough-in test where the air handler is installed. If the air handler is not in place at rough-in, the limit tightens to 3 CFM25 per 100 square feet.
There is a real exception: no duct test is required where the ducts and air handlers are located entirely within the building thermal envelope. Homes on the performance path under R405 are handled differently again, and are tested against the duct leakage rate assumed in the energy calculation.
We keep the full code language, including the complete text of R403.3.3, R403.3.4 and the R405 provisions, on our main duct leakage page: read the full Florida duct leakage code references.
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Helping Viera Builders Stay on Schedule
Fast Scheduling
We know how Viera books inspections, and we test to fit that rather than fight it.
accurate results
A RESNET certified inspector and calibrated gear — results Brevard County Planning and Development will accept without a second visit.
immediate reports
Same-day digital reporting to the whole Viera project team, with deficiencies named if there are any.
Other Areas We Serve
Local duct leakage testing in Viera, with additional service throughout Brevard County, Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, and Okeechobee County.
