3 Acre Permaculture Design: Species List, Planting Map, Timeline, and Budget

https://youtu.be/8NyKSkx7yPA

Now that Grace's journey learning the science of landscaping in the mastermind permaculture course Regenerative Backyard Blueprint (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IynM_7gPBfg), and the extensive site visit and measurement process by Shades of Green (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9YfuWwjko), the final grand plan is ready! Review the species, planting arrangement, timeline and budget ideas for our 3 acre property in Atlanta, GA with Rebecca Baxter of Shades of Green Permaculture.

Check out Shades of Green's mastermind course and their consulting: https://shadesofgreenpermaculture.com/

Learn more about this homestead: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc2-5fAgMq4YgAoFaG-F6xvGT1MKwt-u

Learn more about our TinyLab: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc2-5fAgMq51-6Gwm3m7HXjRhgt9X7RK

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Basic Building Science for Homes: Testing is the Cornerstone (from Home Diagnosis)

In our practice of diagnostics, inspections, computer modeling, load calculations, and verifying that healthy home targets have been achieved, we use a very simple approach, and here it is. From season 2 of Home Diagnosis: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

Ventilation, Diagnostics, and DET Verifier Training Break Down

Done with our first 4-day training at our Atlanta home- save a spot in the next one! This time we had people travel all the way from New York and Texas- remember, we’re 5 minutes from the busiest airport in the world, and this is a state-of-the-art training center. You’ll be happy you made the time for the trip!
https://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com/training

How to Make My Home Healthy: Ventilation, Filters, and Dehumidifiers 101

In this final chapter in our Santa Fe series, we lay out the exact systems of products that you can use to tune your home's chemistry and microbiology. Always important to TEST before you start throwing money and time at a home, and after you think you've solved something, to make sure you're done.

Learn more about Santa Fe and Ultra-Aire systems: http://santa-fe-products.com

Lessons Learned Building High Performance Forever Homes: Factory-Built Modular Home & Self-Build DIY

For the national home performance conference, we presented side-by-side with our longtime friend and collaborator Bill Spohn (https://spohnhome.com/) about our simultaneous building of family forever homes. Pretty different approaches, and yes, this is a long presentation- hope the super nerds out there will enjoy hearing the breakdown.

Find Bill through his company, TruTech Tools: https://TruTechTools.com

First Blower Door and Duct Testing Certification Trainings

Our first 8 newly certified DET Verifiers came through our brand new training center at our home in Atlanta! It was a thrill, honestly, since I haven’t given any in-person trainings in over a year (like most trainers). Everyone passed their certification exams, which doesn’t always happen- they have to earn 80% on both written and hands-on exams with the equipment, and do a bunch of geometry calculations that we all forgot since high school.

They all totally rocked the use of the blower door and duct tightness tester, and are ready to rock the houses in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Alabama (no joke, that’s where all these folks work). Super happy also that we didn’t have a bunch of last minute registrations, which used to be the bane of my existence. Sold out weeks ahead of time- very grateful!

A few class stats:

Furthest Traveled: Nashville, TN (thanks DocAir for sending 3 of your crew!)

Funniest Pandemic Hobby: breeding fish

Funniest Place to Keep a Calculator: chest pocket of bib overalls

Number of 100% scores on exam: 2 (25%)

Behind the Scenes of 'Home Diagnosis' Season 2

We took our sponsors and supporters behind the cameras in June 2020 when we shot episodes 8-9 of Season Two, and they loved it so much we're sharing it with you too. Please consider supporting this FIRST-EVER TV show about the Science of Homes at: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

Building Our Forever Home DIY: Lessons Learned

What have we learned designing and building our own forever home? Well, kind of a lot. But we tried to keep it short, so here’s a 40-minute long tour through our brains while we’re still under construction.

We’d LOVE your support to keep bringing all this free education to the world. You can support us for as little as $5/month at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

High Performance HVAC Systems Preview

Now that the Mitsubishi heat pumps, Ultra-Aire dehumidifiers, and Fantech ventilation systems are onsite, Corbett gives a sneak peek at how they all fit together with the upcoming Fanimation fans and Kichler low-heat lighting to tune the indoor environment.

More on this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Foundation Backfill: Geotextile, Insulation, Waterproofing and Drainage

Watch the Lunsford family finally backfill their conditioned crawlspace foundation, describing and demonstrating what a high performance foundation wall system can do. More on this project at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

100-Year Roof: Mento 3000

See 475's high performance Pro Clima roof membrane get installed on this 3:12 pitched roof, before the rain screen , exterior insulation, and eaves get put on. More on this project at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Get samples of these awesome building materials at: http://FourSevenFive.com

High Performance Crawlspace Walls

Corbett, Grace, and their crew of awesome nerds pour a high performance crawlspace foundation wall and totally skip the slump test, on purpose, which they know will get a lot of loving kindness in the comments section.

More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead