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Figure A - House Tightness Research

Blower Door Tests of U.S. Manufactured Housing

Project Name

Data Source

Test #

EE/CP*

Year Built

ACH**

BPA

Eck

21

CP

65-80

14.3

RCDP-CTRL

Davis

29

EE

89

8.8

RCDP-MCS

Davis

131

CP

89

6.1

MAP

Davis

162

EE

94

5.5

Comfort Seal/OR

EWEB

1253

CP

59-89

12.1

Comfort Seal/OR

EWEB

187

EE

90-97

10.1

SGC/ID

Ecotope

25

EE

97-98

4.6

SGC/WA

Ecotope

11

EE

97-98

4.8

WSU/BA

Lubliner

1

EE

96

2.4

FSEC/BA

Chandra

6

CP

99

5.5-7.5

FSEC/BA

Chandra

2

EE

99

5.5

FSEC/BA

Cummings

21

CP

74-86

12.6

NY

AEC

6

CP

94-95

10.2

NC

AEC

8

CP

94-95

12

CONTAM

Persily

1

CP

99

6.5

*CP = Current Practice EE = Energy Efficient

**ACH = air changes per hour (h-1) at 50 PA

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