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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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Home Disasters: Earthquakes, Landslides, Sinkholes, and What To Do- Ep 306 of HOME DIAGNOSIS

Corbett Lunsford

An exploration of the natural phenomena around our homes that are unexpectedly hard or soft- hail, landslides, liquefaction of the ground during earthquakes, and the research around all of these.

Join our Patreon team and be part of the exploration of the Science of Homes: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

Featured researchers and experts:
Joseph Wartman- Disaster Resilience Researcher at University of Washington
Elaina Sutley- Disaster Resilience Researcher at Kansas State University
Ian Robertson- Disaster Resilience Researcher at University of Hawaii
Koorosh Lotfizadeh- Earthquake Researcher at UC San Diego
Pedro Lomonaco- Coastal Engineering Researcher at Oregon State University
Dan Wilson- Geotechnical Researcher at UC Davis
Ross Boulanger- Geotechnical Researcher at UC Davis
Jason DeJong- Biogeotechnical Researcher at UC Davis
Anne Cope- Chief Engineer at IBHS
Trey Flournoy- Property Insurance Attorney

Also featuring the UCSD Shake Table (https://se.ucsd.edu/facilities/englekirk-structural-engineering-center), the UC Davis Centrifuge (https://cgm.engr.ucdavis.edu/facility/9-m-centrifuge/), and IBHS (https://ibhs.org), and lots of footage courtesy of Creative Commons and the US DOD. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

Dive deeper at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/episode-306-rock-hard

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tags geotechnics, biogeotechnics, engineering, geotechnical, hail, research, ibhs, earthquake, liquefaction, tv show, building science

How to Frame a Tiny House to Withstand Earthquakes + Hurricanes Simultaneously

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett explains advanced framing techniques and components for making as strong and as efficient a tiny home (or any home) as possible! Get a quick tour of anchor bolts, hurricane straps and ties, jack and king studs, headers, top and bottom plates.

And come see the Tiny Lab when it's done on its 20 city Proof Is Possible Tour in 2016: http://ProofIsPossible.com

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags Tiny house design, tiny house on wheels, thow, th, tiny home, architecture, framing, plan, simpson strongtie, hurricane ties, strapping, how to, hurricane, earthquake, 2x4, sips, 2x6