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Atlanta, GA
773.398.5288
corbett@buildingperformanceworkshop.com
Advanced residential construction and home improvement consulting and owner's advocacy in Atlanta, using the latest building performance diagnostic and modeling techniques and tools. Airtightness, insulation, HVAC, ventilation, moisture, and air quality and EMF consulting for homeowners and building professionals alike.
Home performance articles and stories from the field with internationally respected building forensics guru Corbett Lunsford at the Building Performance Workshop. Hear new episodes of the Building Performance Podcast, see new videos from the Home Performance YouTube channel, and learn all about how diagnostic testing (more than an 'Energy Audit') can make home improvement and new home construction a proven process!
Here's a kitchen ventilation detail I was asked for 3 times last week during home performance consulting- hope it helps you too. The high CFM 60” range hood liner: https://www.imperialhoods.com/m8/C2000B-8--imperial-c2000b-8-insert-for-use-with-in-line-blower-w-baffle-filters.html
TOOLS SHOWN:
Combo Square Tool: https://www.malcotools.com/category/measuring-tools/combination-squares/
Adjustable Scribe: https://www.malcotools.com/category/marking-scribe-tools/adjustable-scriber/
Straight cut long shears: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/andy-aluminum-handled-snips-14/
Left cut offset snips: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/offset-avs-snip-left-cut-av6/
Right cut offset snips: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/offset-cut-avs-mini-snip-right-cut-avm7-ev/
Bulldog snips: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/aviation-snips-bulldog-max2000/
Hole cutter drill attachment: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/gold-standard-malco-hole-cutters/
Turboshears drill attachment: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/turboshear-double-cut/
Folding tool: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/sheet-metal-folding-tools-fixed-length-and-depth/
Hand seamers: https://www.malcotools.com/category/sheet-metal-fabrication/hand-seamers-with-forged-jaws/
Pipe and Duct Holder: https://www.malcotools.com/product/duct-holder/
My clients are increasingly mold-affected, which is troubling- here's a quick list of green and red flags to help sensitive people (or those with high standards) check whether a home meets baseline performance targets at a glance.
Hear all the latest science on environmental sensitivity, MCS, sick building syndrome, etc: https://homediagnosis.tv/episode-307-whats-that-smell
Proud to show off a simplified duct cleaning protocol for homeowners! Big thanks to @BudgetPhil for doing a ton of experimenting with all this- his playlist is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1-GJ2ZCl5C6_HWNjrHFNrwNUjRpp76RC
All supplies used on this project (under $150):
-PetOde 32 Feet Dryer Vent Cleaner Kit, Enhanced Flexible Quick Snap Brush with Drill Attachment $19
-11" Zip-ties $8
-Central Machinery 8" Portable Ventilator $89
-Door Rubber Seal Horizontal Bulb, Fits Gap 0.3'-0.5 inch (8-12mm), Length 10 Feet (3.05 Meter) $11
Demonstration of a few tips for 3D modeling for Manual J Load Calculations or energy modeling softwares. Using Trimble Sketchup with SolidInspector plug-in. Thanks to the architects who make my job necessary (haha, no seriously, please stop).
Balancing the Fantech MGE4 exhausted by the Broan ONE ERV, using a TEC Exhaust Fan Flow Meter with Retrotec DM-32 gauge.
Infrared thermal cameras can tell you a lot about a home’s comfort dynamics, especially behind the surfaces we can see. It’s not an X-ray, but it sometimes surprises you just like one. Using the Hikmicro M30: https://trutechtools.com/hikmicro-m30-thermal-imager.html
Fireplaces are an antique solution to antique problems- they often create WAY more problems than they can solve in modern homes. Here's how it works.
REDCALC depressurization calculator: https://basc.pnnl.gov/redcalc/tool/depressurization-analysis
Matt Hoots at https://sawhorse.net/ wanted an answer to an argument about a client's steam shower situation. Here's how we proved it using a Retrotec Solo manometer, flow pan and ACIN FlowFinder.
Today we use the free @phyphox app (https://phyphox.com/) to simulate a blower door test, along with a plastic baggie, a tiny hose, and a cardboard box. Are we destined for greatness and beauty, or is it just a brain fart? You decide, nerds.
I LOVE getting my mind blown, and blowing all of yours too- here's an app that unlocks the frankly unbelievable instrumentation we've all been carrying around in our stupid pants for years. Let's get to work. Thanks @chptech for showing me the righteous path.
PHYPHOX APP: https://phyphox.org/
Pro manometers shown: Retrotec DM-32X and Solo, TEC DG-8, all available at https://TruTechTools.com
One of today's hourly consults was a neat package of all the stuff that worries FL performance and HVAC pros. Here's some of the analysis, calculations, and advice I offered this homeowner.