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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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Automatic Ventilation Control with Broan-Nutone's Overture: Customizable, Modular Fresh Air System

Corbett Lunsford

Places are different, homes are different, families are different. There IS NO SINGLE SOLUTION for ventilation, and that's the way it's likely to stay- so the more modular, customizable components we have access to, the better.

In addition to having some of the most advanced ERVs in the world (stay tuned for more on that), Broan has now made customized, modular ventilation systems much more practical with this lineup of Overture controls: room sensor, wall control, and smart plug- all linked to the algorithms in an app.

The Overture system can control exhaust fans, supply fans, make up air dampers, and ERVs/HRVs- we hope they will continue to push forward into controlling air handlers, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, and more. Learn more about this system and start brainstorming what you might do with it at: https://Overture.Broan-Nutone.com

Learn more about our TinyLab: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc2-5fAgMq51-6Gwm3m7HXjRhgt9X7RK

Watch the build of our Forever Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc2-5fAgMq4YgAoFaG-F6xvGT1MKwt-u

See the first-ever TV series about the Science of Homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Homeowner education, HVAC, Testing Tools, Videos, Tiny Houses
tags ventilation, demand, control, controlled, controller, overture, modules, sniffer, sensor, grid, network, broan, erv, hrv, hepa, air purifier, clean, healthy, fresh, home, family, health

Lessons Learned Building High Performance Forever Homes: Factory-Built Modular Home & Self-Build DIY

Corbett Lunsford

For the national home performance conference, we presented side-by-side with our longtime friend and collaborator Bill Spohn (https://spohnhome.com/) about our simultaneous building of family forever homes. Pretty different approaches, and yes, this is a long presentation- hope the super nerds out there will enjoy hearing the breakdown.

Find Bill through his company, TruTech Tools: https://TruTechTools.com

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categories Architecture, Around the World, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags forever home, high performance, house, construction, building, how to, diy, family, factory, built, modular, self, yourself, atlanta, building science, expert, consultant

4 Year Old Tests Home Air Leakage

Corbett Lunsford

My daughter can find out whether your house will perform well or not- but I got to be her first client. She runs our Retrotec 5000 up to 50Pa and shows off how awesomely airtight our family's forever home will be for the next 100 years.

Get the book on testing homes: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/homeperformancediagnosticsbook

See more about the inner airtightness system: https://foursevenfive.com

More about blower door systems: https://retrotec.com

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags blower door, door blower, air leakage, air tight, home, house, improvement, passive house, tightness, diagnostic, test, home performance, building science, expert, family, business, company, corbett, lunsford, nanette, pascals, how to, dm-32, manometer, pressure, gauge, new construction, rough in, pre-drywall

Tiny House Reality: Ants, Cats, and Kids

Corbett Lunsford

Wonder what it's like to live in a 200 sq ft single room that's always being cleaned because it's sticky and/or wet from two amazing toddlers and two charming cats, while building a big house and making a television show and trying to make money too? Here. Here you go.

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categories From the Field, Ecologic, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags tiny house, life, lifestyle, kids, family, cats, pets, smell, sticky, ants, bugs, pests, pesticide, borax, spray, kill, prevent, nest, traps, cedar oil, tiny home, wheels, tinylab

Kitchen Exhaust Fan: #1 Tool to Heal Your HOMEChem

Corbett Lunsford

Grace and Corbett Lunsford demonstrate the best way to design and select your kitchen exhaust system, using the #TinyLab's own Broan ventilation components. The ACE130SS range hood (new model BCSEK1SS) paired with the 8" Make-Up Air Unit means perfect control over the indoor environment, the chemistry, and the health of their family.

More resources and tools at: http://Broan.com/learn

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags broan, ventilation, kitchen, exhaust, fan, range, hood, stove, oven, under cabinet, outside, pollution, control, cooking, fumes, gases, particles, byproducts, protect, family, home performance, ventilate, guidance, guide, how to, diy, nutone, high performance, efficacy, efficiency, capture, homechem, #homechem, indoor, air quality, iaq