Summary

Blue Sky Foundation, in coordination with the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), conducted an evaluation of energy efficiency and the moisture damage potential in 16 North Carolina homes in the summer of 2001. Blue Sky Foundation proposed that the field evaluation of energy and moisture focus on the integrity of the building envelope,
HVAC duct systems, and the moisture impact of un-vented space heaters. All of the
homes in the study were manufactured models located in Carteret and Craven counties,
both located on the coast of North Carolina.

Only three of the 15 tested homes are recorded as having moisture and/or mildew problems. This small sample by itself means little and will need to be evaluated in a larger data set which is planned.