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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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How (and Why) to Wrap a House in Continuous Insulation: Rockwool ComfortBoard

Corbett Lunsford

To control a home's heat bleed, noise pollution, and moisture issues, making the enclosure continuously insulated helps a lot, especially with a rain screen incorporated. See the details on how Rockwool (aka Roxul) ComfortBoard 80 is installed on our home.

To see the cost-benefit computer model that explains the energy side, watch this: https://youtu.be/aSuPieuKWZI

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

Check out Rockwool options at: http://Rockwool.com

See 475 High Performance Building Supply tapes at: http://FourSevenFive.com

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags rockwool, outsulation, continuous, exterior, insulation, comfortboard, 80, furring strips, how to, attach, install, installation, 1x2, batten, batt, panel, seamless, house, building science, roxul

Advice on Foundation Insulation Cladding?

Corbett Lunsford

After carefully exploring the options online, I believe no one in the high performance building world has published a truly durable and beautiful solution for cladding exterior insulation on a foundation wall. Here's my particular conundrum, and my concept for a product that would solve the issue. Any heroes out there who can point me in the right direction?

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categories Architecture
tags foundation, wall, insulation, roxul, rockwool, comfortboard, how to, cover, hide, protect, sheathing, rock, stucco, panel, below, grade

Foundation Wall Airsealing, Insulation, Waterproofing

Corbett Lunsford

After 9 months of exposure, the footing of the crawlspace foundation is being buried- here are the answers to all your questions. See the finishing of the Form-a-Drain, sealing of the ForceField-concrete junction, permanent fastening of the Platon, and gluing of the 3" Rockwool ComfortBoard 80.

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Videos
tags crawlspace, basement, wall, walls, insulating, insulate, how to, drain, drainage, platon, comfortboard, roxul, rockwool, sealant, forcefield, form-a-drain

5-Layer Slab for High Performance House

Corbett Lunsford

Home Diagnosis TV series co-host Corbett Lunsford shows the installation of the 5 layers of performance control under his family's new house. Thanks to Royal Building Products, Rockwool Insulation, Stego Industries, and the subcontractors who worked so hard to get this right! More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos, From the Field
tags insulated slab, conditioned crawlspace, encapsulated, high performance, house, home, build, construction, energy efficient, tuned, performance, passive, building performance, rockwool, roxul, comfortboard, subslab, 110, 80, insulation, insulate, pango wrap, stego wrap, termite barrier, how to, diy, radon mitigation, system, concrete, fiberglass, admixture