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3398 Washington Road
Atlanta, GA 30344
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773.398.5288

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.

Videos/Podcasts/Articles

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!

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How to Design, Install, and Test a Perfect Kitchen Exhaust and Make Up Air System

Corbett Lunsford

Using Fantech's hood liner system (https://www.fantech.net/our-solutions/kitchen/exhaust-air-system/) and active make up air system (https://www.fantech.net/our-solutions/kitchen/makeup-air-systems/) with custom grilles from Stellar Air Vents (https://stellarairdecorativeventcovers.com/), we made our home a test lab for tuning indoor chemistry with state of the art ventilation. Thanks to LBNL’s Brett Singer for helping me get in high gear on this topic.

Get a quick and easy crash course in how your kitchen exhaust should work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08HOnzafM8

See the first-ever TV show about the science of homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

Become a member and support our work sharing this info: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags kitchen, ventilation, ventilate, how to, best, hood, exhaust, suck, chemistry, chemicals, particles, cooking, fumes, gases, smells, outside, eliminate, reduce, improve, quiet, hood liner, fantec, fanteck, test

Ceiling Fans are HVAC Heroes in High Performance Homes

Corbett Lunsford

See how our forever home's 7 ceiling fans play a pivotal part in our performance-tuned house's HVAC system. The Wrap Custom is among the most efficient fans in the world in 2020 (420 CFM generated per Watt), and they are a silent and beautiful reminder of the invisible dynamics at play around us all day, every day.

See more about these high-efficiency systems: http://Fanimation.com

See the first-ever TV show about the science of homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags fan, ceiling, energy star, best, beautiful, review, testimonial, feedback, good, fanimation, fanamation, wrap custom, three, blade, wood, bamboo

15,000 lbs of Rockwool Insulation: Crossfit Challenge

Corbett Lunsford

Maybe you've seen people wrestle with tires or climb ropes or do push-ups. They are all ninnies. This is how you work out for real- by hugging Rockwool (aka Roxul) and strutting around your acreage. Stay tuned to see all these rocks get installed in a perfectly performing house.

Learn more about this awesome insulating material at: Rockwool.com

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categories Videos, From the Field
tags roxul, rockwool, mineral wool, fiberglass, insulation, best, diy, comparison, heavy, duty, high, efficiency, performance, building, construction, house, wall, ceiling, exterior, subslab, foundation, insulate, passive house, energy star, earthcraft, atlanta, georgia