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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!

Filtering by Tag: floor

HVAC Reality Check: Are Duct Systems Dumb or Essential?

Corbett Lunsford

Just wanted to spell out why central duct systems are a central part of ANY home design. Yes, ductless mini split heat pumps are awesome. Yes, radiant flooring is comfy. Yes, lots of people use decentralized HVAC strategies around the world and are happy with them (or at least they don't know what they're missing). Duct systems can be used to filter and deliver healthy air to every room in the house- humidified/dehumidified, diluted with outdoor air, and pressure relieved for kitchen exhaust. Learn more about designing ventilation and HVAC in general at: https://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com Watch the first TV series about the Science of Homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, HVAC, Videos
tags ductless, ducted, minisplit, radiant, floor, heat, heating, cooling, no ducts, without, ductwork, old fashioned, dead

Framing the Floor at our High Performance House

Corbett Lunsford

Hear Grace and I discuss some of the interesting challenges so far as we begin the framing of the floors and walls of our family’s high performance house in Atlanta.

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags dimensional, lumber, plywood, floor, framed, plan, Structural engineering, platform, deck, 2x12, energy efficient, house, build, construction, builder

Retrofitting for Performance: Crawlspace Encapsulation

Corbett Lunsford

Using 475 High Performance Building Supply materials, Corbett and his dad are encapsulating the vented crawlspace of a one-story ranch home in Atlanta. See what a difference the improvements make to the test data from the Ultra-Aire Sentry system and the blower door.

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags damp, crawlspace, fix, encapsulation, improvement, home, performance, dirt, floor, basement, vapor barrier, vented, vents, ventilated, crawl, guidance, diy, 475, building, construction, conditioned, insulate, airseal, humidity, dehumidify, moisture, mold, mildew, atlanta, georgia, ultra-aire, sentry

Best Home Improvement Showroom in the World: Sanders Home Services

Corbett Lunsford

Building performance testing expert Corbett Lunsford and Pete Sanders take you behind the curtain at the soon-to-be-opened Sanders Home Services showroom in Washington Township, New Jersey (outside Philadelphia). See the best hands-on demonstration of home performance outside the #TinyLab! Visit Sanders Home Services online at: http://www.sandershomeservices.com/

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categories Around the World, From the Field, Homeowner education, Real Estate, Videos
tags showroom, storefront, home energy, home performance, expert, ac, hvac, diagnostics, ventilation, air quality, bathroom, kitchen, boiler, water heater, tankless, radiant, floor, proof is possible

#TinyLab Noise Reduction Test with APC Cork Flooring

Corbett Lunsford

Grace and Corbett Lunsford show not just the installation of APC Cork floating floor planks, but also the sound reduction testing to prove that it's performing the way it's supposed to! See the #TinyLab on the Proof Is Possible Tour in 2016: http://ProofisPossible.com

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags noise test, sound reduction, reflections, reverberation, diagnostic, cork, dampen, apc cork, floor, tiny house, tiny homebuilding, tiny house engineering, home performance, building performance, air quality, no voc, proof is possible, #tinylab

Tiny Lab Floor Deck and Anchoring System

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett demonstrates the anchoring system that ties the wall framing to the trailer of the Tiny Lab, a touring tiny house on wheels. See also the weird lesson learned with having a trailer that's wider than 8'0", and the solution we went with for our tiny house on wheels.

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categories From the Field, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags tiny house, subfloor, floor, trailer, anchor, bolt, drill, steel, custom trailer, thow, tiny house on wheels, th, 1/2" bolt, building performance, proof is possible, roadshow