Test Driving the New Brattleboro Food Co-op Building

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Blower-door testing of the nearly complete Brattleboro Food Co-op building shows it to be remarkably tight.

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The new [Brattleboro Food Co-op][6] building with affordable housing on the top two floors is nearly completed, and we'll be shopping there in just a week or two. So, how did the building turn out? Were the goals achieved? Are the mechanical systems going to work as intended? How effectively was the building envelopeExterior components of a house that provide protection from colder (and warmer) outdoor temperatures and precipitation; includes the house foundation, framed exterior walls, roof or ceiling, and insulation, and air sealing materials. constructed?

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Andy Shapiro and Terry Brennan - blower door - 2.jpg (Andy Shapiro and Terry Brennan with a blower door)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/test-driving-new-brattleboro-food-co-op-building
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/BlowerDoor_9777_6-13-12-MedRes.jpg (Setting up a second blower door)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/BlowerDoor_9775_6-13-12-MedRes.jpg (Blower door mounted in housing entrance)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Slate_Installation_crop_6-12-12_9807_MedRes.jpg (Final slate being installed on the Co-op building)
[6]: http://www.brattleborofoodcoop.com/

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/test-driving-new-brattleboro-food-co-op-building