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Atlanta, GA

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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Attic Hatch Fix: First Steps

Corbett Lunsford

On a tour of a new neighbor's house, we noticed insulation falling out of the attic hatch directly over a 6 year old's bed. The kiddo had recently started co...

There should not be insulation fibers spilling out around your attic hatch or ladder. Here’s the first thing your contractor SHOULD have done, which is easy to do yourself. Attic insulation jobs have a reputation for being sloppy- they call them ‘blow and go’ contractors, and you should avoid those guys. Plenty of high quality insulation contractors out there who can even test their work with a blower door and infrared camera.

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Real Estate, Videos
tags fiberglass, blown, spill, spilling, ladder, door, weatherization, sic, sick, coughing, particles

Alpen Window Factory Visit

Corbett Lunsford

Check out our behind the scenes hello at the high performance window factory in Bolder, CO called Alpen. https://thinkalpen.com/ We're making Season 2 of Home Diagnosis TV! Join the show and become a member: https://www.patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

Sneak peek of ‘Home Diagnosis’ Season 2 from this high performance window factory in Colorado.

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categories Around the World, Videos
tags alpen, windows, hpp, provia, doors, fiberglass, upvc, zenith, zr, passive, house, performing

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

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

15,000 lbs of Rockwool Insulation: Crossfit Challenge

Corbett Lunsford

Maybe you've seen people wrestle with tires or climb ropes or do push-ups. They are all ninnies. This is how you work out for real- by hugging Rockwool (aka Roxul) and strutting around your acreage. Stay tuned to see all these rocks get installed in a perfectly performing house.

Maybe you've seen people wrestle with tires or climb ropes or do push-ups. They are all ninnies. This is how you work out for real- by hugging Rockwool (aka Roxul) and strutting around your acreage. Stay tuned to see all these rocks get installed in a perfectly performing house.

Learn more about this awesome insulating material at: Rockwool.com

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categories Videos, From the Field
tags roxul, rockwool, mineral wool, fiberglass, insulation, best, diy, comparison, heavy, duty, high, efficiency, performance, building, construction, house, wall, ceiling, exterior, subslab, foundation, insulate, passive house, energy star, earthcraft, atlanta, georgia

How to Insulate a #TinyLab (and any other house)

Corbett Lunsford

Infrared expert Corbett Lunsford uses the FLIR T660 infrared thermal camera to illustrate how insulation was installed in the #TinyLab for optimal control over heat bleed. For more info about the Proof Is Possible Tour, visit: http://ProofIsPossible.com

Infrared expert Corbett Lunsford uses the FLIR T660 infrared thermal camera to illustrate how insulation was installed in the #TinyLab for optimal control over heat bleed.  For more info about where you can tour the #TinyLab on its 20-city Proof Is Possible Tour, visit:
http://ProofIsPossible.com

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags #flir, infrared training center, itc, inframation, thermal imaging conference, thermography, t660, flir systems, tinylab, #tinylab, tiny lab, tiny house on wheels, insulating, insulation, diy, insulate, rockwool, fiberglass, kraft, wall, cavity, resnet, hers, bpi, home performance, tour, roadshow, tiny house construction, tiny home builders, tiny house experts, tiny house performance