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3398 Washington Road
Atlanta, GA 30344
USA

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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Uncomfortable Homes Explained: How Air Sealing, Insulation, HVAC and Thermal Mass Actually Works

Corbett Lunsford

From the upcoming Season Two of 'Home Diagnosis': through a 5-day recording of temperature, humidity, and dewpoint with a datalogger, see the actual performance curves of five built environments on our property. Watch the evolution of primitive to advanced built environments, from an open-air workshop to a lived-in high performance home- the effect of air sealing and insulation alone is pretty incredible when you see it like this.

Become a member and help support this show: http://patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

See more about Home Diagnosis TV series: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories From the Field, Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos, Tiny Houses
tags thermodynamics, comfort, how to, test, measure, diagnose, diagnostic, consultant, heat, hot, cold, discomfort, too hot, too cold, drafts, insulate, insulation, diy, testing

Deep Dive into Interior Airsealing & Insulation

Corbett Lunsford

After we airsealed and insulated our family home from the exterior, we kept going with the details shown in this 30 min video, using airsealing systems from 475 High Performance Building Supply including Intello Plus membrane and Vana tape, with Rockwool cavity insulation (aka Roxul).

Please support our work and become a member at: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

See all about this house at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags rockwool, intello, proclima, vana, tape, membrane, inner, interior, housewrap, double, layer, airtight, air seal, passive house, home, improvement, draft, stop, comfort, gut rehab, construction, new, walls, ceiling, how to, diy

Q&A: Home Performance for Tiny Houses

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett does a live Q&A with students of his 'Home Performance for Tiny Spaces' course. More at: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/tinyspaces/

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags tiny house, home performance, tuned, tuning, tune-up, dynamics, air quality, moisture, durability, control, comfort, temperature, humidity, drafts, airtight, ventilation, fresh air, system, building performance, qa, q&a, #tinylab

BPW on Lifetime TV 'Designing Spaces'

Grace McPhillips

On a recent episode of Lifetime Television's Designing Spaces, indoor air quality is discussed in depth by BPW founder Corbett Lunsford, joined by former 6-Week Mastermind student Ed Lammers of Honey Home Services. Thanks to Fantech for making this spotlight possible, and stay tuned for Grace and Corbett's own TV show coming up in 2018: Home Diagnosis!

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categories Homeowner education, Real Estate, Videos
tags iaq, designing spaces, expert witness, home performance, comfort, air quality, testing, diagnostics expert, building performance, energy consultant, home energy, consultant, hvac, erv, hrv, ventilation, ventilator, pressure, equalized, stale, fresh, control

#TBT: 8 Ways to Test Airflow in Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett Lunsford demonstrates 8 methods for airflow testing in single family and multifamily homes heating, cooling, and ventilation, including:
1. Exhaust Flow Pan (Energy Conservatory's Flow Meter)
2. Cardboard Box Flow Pan (handmade by Corbett)
3. Pressure Matching (FlowFinder from Retrotec)
4. Pressure Matching (Duc Tester from Retrotec)
5. Velocity Pressure (24" Pitot Tube from Dwyer)
6. Small Vane Anemometer (Testo 416)
7. Large Vane Anemometer (Testo 417)
8. Plastic Bag (30 gallon lightweight garbage bag)

For more on these diagnostics:
http://HomePerformanceBook.com

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categories Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags hvac expert, hvac performance, airflow testing, diagnostics expert, comfort, anemometer, pitot tube, pressure matching, technique, exhaust fan, panasonic, box, pressure, duc tester, duct blaster, flowfinder, testo 416, testo 417, home performance, building performance

#TinyLab in Death Valley: Proven Performance

Corbett Lunsford

See what the hottest place on Earth (Death Valley, with the world record 134ºF temperature) does to the world's highest performance tiny house on wheels. See proof that our airtightness, insulation, cooling, and ventilation works even where it's not designed to go.

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categories Around the World, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags tiny house, tiny house on wheels, tiny house performance, home performance, comfort, desert, a/c, humidification, dehumidification, death valley, hot, tiny lab, building performance, insulation, airtight, construction, green, building