Legal Battle over a Mold House: Anil's Lawsuit against Production Home Builder & Lessons Learned

Hear advice and lessons learned from somebody who is willing to throw down with the (second) biggest homebuilder in the USA (as of 2022's numbers, they're slipping haha). Ryland Homes was sold and became Cal-Atlantic Homes, which in 2018 was sold to Lennar. Anil Mittal is a force to be reckoned with- here's how to be like him when you grow up.

See the tour of their mold-infested home, and get the analysis on the house itself here: https://youtu.be/x_jAxHZ-zLE

Get a DIY mold test kit if you think you need one: https://GotMold.com

Builder Show Best and Worst: IBS 2022 Healthy Home Highlights

LOTS going on in the air quality space during this show (and not just the sky high CO2 or the combustion gases)- from new sophisticated controls for ventilation, components and plans to protect against disasters like wildfire, earthquake, and tornadoes, to more evolved HVAC systems and the overall direction of builders for the mainstream.

Learn more about the science of homes at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

Train or consult with us at: https://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com

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

Home Builder Framing and Insulation Mistakes

Corbett has made a few mistakes on one wall of this high performance house- he points out how and why this staging mistake happens in home builds all the time, and an inconvenient but effective way to fix it and ensure the performance of the envelope.

Episode 4 Peek: Home Diagnosis Season 2

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Grace and Corbett invite you to participate in making history with season 2 of 'Home Diagnosis' the first science-centered home show on television.

Construction Fashion Show

Corbett shows off the sometimes glamorous work uniform of a novice builder. He loves his SPF 50 sun shirts, contractor pants (Atlas 46 brand), and Pro Clima sealing tape for holes in boots and gloves.

Home Build Plan for Indoor Chemistry

Home Diagnosis hosts Grace and Corbett Lunsford discuss the simple approach to controlling indoor chemistry, and how exactly they plan to do that in their own family home.

Subscribe to Healthy Indoors Magazine at: http://HealthyIndoors.com

More on this house at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Framing the Floor at our High Performance House

Hear Grace and I discuss some of the interesting challenges so far as we begin the framing of the floors and walls of our family’s high performance house in Atlanta.

Tuning the Enclosure of our Atlanta Home Build

Corbett digs into the weather barriers, structures, airsealing and insulation layers of the high performance house in Atlanta, which will be featured in season 2 of the Home Diagnosis TV series.

*CORRECTION: Pango Wrap is 15-mil thick, not 20, but is still a 0.01-perm vapor barrier.

Learn more about these high performance materials:

PANGO WRAP

FORM-A-DRAIN AND PLATON

FORCEFIELD SHEATHING

475 BUILDING SUPPLY AIRSEALING MATERIALS

ROCKWOOL INSULATION (AKA ROXUL)

Our Atlanta High Performance Home Build Part 1: Basis of Design

Corbett talks through the basis of design for his family's upcoming house construction in Atlanta, GA. Subscribe to stay tuned for videos during the build! To learn more about the high performance building products being used, click below:
475 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING SUPPLY
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FORCEFIELD SHEATHING
ROCKWOOL INSULATION
FANTECH VENTILATION
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC COOLING & HEATING
ULTRA-AIRE VENTILATING DEHUMIDIFIERS
CHRONOMITE POINT-OF-USE WATER HEATERS

Risinger and Lunsford at the HOMEChem Test House

Corbett talks with high performance builder star Matt Risinger about what HOMEChem could mean for his business. Shot by Joey Puterbaugh at the University of Texas at Austin Pickle Research Campus. Matt Risinger's channel is: https://www.youtube.com/MattRisinger

PODCAST #77: Matt Risinger on Building High Performance Homes

Today Corbett talks with Matt Ringer of Risinger Homes (and YouTube fame) about insulation/outsulation, building science facts/fiction, and the classic dilemma of building anything well: it's complicated. Sponsored by Fall Fast Track, the only 6-week distance mastermind course in home performance.