Priority Energy has completed hundreds of blower door tests in Elmhurst, IL since Elmhurst’s adoption of the Illinois Energy conservation code. The Elmhurst Building Department, under Building Commissioner Bruce Dubiel’s leadership has been at the forefront of energy efficiency having repeatedely been an early adopter of the Illinois Energy Conservation Code.
While we found builders in the community initially resistent to the mandated air tightness testing, we have been impressed at how they builders have grown to embrace the code and even pride them selves on their ability get their homes tighter. Many of the areas builders have chosen to work with Priority Energy to not only perform blower door testing for them, they have also worked with us to help them find ways to improve the homes they are building.
Please take a look at how Elmhurst test results have progressed, and as always we like to give credit where credit is due – we will be on the look out for Elmhurst’s tightest homes. Currently that honor belongs to EM builders, who built a home that came in at 1.72ACH50 in 2017!