Questar ThermWise Whole House Air Leakage Calculator

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Purpose: The tool calculates ACH50 from blower door values and provides estimated energy savings for air sealing measure.
Instructions:
A. Enter data into the white boxes in the "Inputs" section of the calculator
B. The resulting outputs are in yellow highlighted "Results" cells.

Last Updated: June 1, 2012

Results Intermediate Outputs
Initial air leakage rate => 5.8 ACH50 Leakage Area (ASTM 779, w/caveats 4 and 5) 0.95 sq. ft.
Recommendation for Whole House Air Sealing => Not Recommended Average ceiling height 11.70 ft.
25% reduction, target air leakage rate => 4.4 ACH50 Conditioned volume 25740 cu. Ft.
Building Airflow Standard (BAS) => 2250 CFM50 Corrected N factor 15 N
Building Airflow Standard x 0.7 (0.7xBAS) => 1575 CFM50 Natural leakage rate 0.39 ACHn
Heating gas savings per year at 25% improvement => $ 70 per year Heating degree days 5805 HDD
Heating gas savings over 5 years at 25% improvement => $ 350 in 5 years Sensible heat infiltration loss annual 25 MBtu
Estimated air sealing rebate amount possible => $ 540 rebate Gas energy to infiltration loss annual 37 Dth
Air leakage reduction 25% 0.10 ACHn
Inputs Air leakage reduction flow 625 CFMn
House Conditioned Floor Area 2,200 sq.ft. Gas savings at 25% reduction, annual 9.2 Dth
Ceiling Height (flat ceilings, usually 8 to 10 feet) 9.0 feet Check limit of savings based on history and ACH50 10.8 Dth
Ceiling Type Extensive vaulted Percent air leakage reduction to BAS 10 %
Number of floors above grade 2.0 stories Percent air leakage reduction to 0.7xBAS 37 %
Number of occupants in home 4 people
Gas usage history, annual consumption 110 decatherms ###
Furnace efficiency estimated 80 % AFUE
Ductwork location Most in attic or crawl
Blower Door Tested CFM at 50 Pa depressurization 2,500 CFM50
City UT - Salt Lake City
Average winter gas rate $ 7.58 per Dth