WRB Sheathing vs. House Wrap: Landus Bennett’s Building Science Field Lab

Hear from the inventors of two WRB sheathing systems about why taped WRB panels are taking over for housewraps, and how to abuse your building materials to see how tough they are. Shot at the Watson Springs research lab with building scientists Landus Bennett. More at: http://WatsonSprings.com

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Hurricane Stress Test for Homes

'HOME DIAGNOSIS' hosts Grace and Corbett Lunsford are first-time home builders, but they're willing to push the limits where other builders would run away screaming. Check this out, it's pretty wild- never been seen before onscreen, and soon to be seen on TV in Season 2!

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Foundation Wall Airsealing, Insulation, Waterproofing

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.

High Performance Insulated Foundation Walls

See what we've been up to on the ground, so to speak. 2” Rockwool ComfortBoard 80 getting glued to Platon dimpleboard drainage mat, with sealed top edge to ForceField sheathing WRB.

100-Year Roof: Mento 3000

See 475's high performance Pro Clima roof membrane get installed on this 3:12 pitched roof, before the rain screen , exterior insulation, and eaves get put on. More on this project at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Get samples of these awesome building materials at: http://FourSevenFive.com

Air Sealing and Insulation for Cantilevered Deck

Corbett shows one of the tricky assemblies of the high performance home build. More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

High Performance Home Building Materials

Corbett has received shipment on all the components of the shell of the big house build!
More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Thanks to:
475 Building Supply: http://FourSevenFive.com
ROCKWOOL INSULATION: http://Rockwool.com
ALPEN WINDOWS: http://ThinkAlpen.com
THERMALBUCK: http://ThermalBuck.com

How to Install WRB Sheathing (ForceField)

Grace and Corbett show the latest development on their home build- the wall sheathing, which is also the air tightness layer and weather barrier. It's called ForceField, and here you'll see a demo of why it's such an important component in the system, and how to install it for a higher performance home.

More on ForceField at: http://ForceField.BuildGP.com

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

Building to Control Humidity

It's easy to overthink building science decisions- here, Corbett quickly summarizes the basics of controlling moisture in the Lunsford family home build, and for any home. Interactions between materials and systems like GP ForceField, Rockwool Insulation, and Ultra-Aire ventilating dehumidifiers are simple to understand if you use the 4-3-2-1 approach.

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ForceField and Thermostat: High Performance Wall & Roof Sheathing

Corbett introduces you to the OSB panels with performance control skins that will be installed on his family's performance-tuned house.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Thanks to GP ForceField and Jeff Key- more at: http://ForceField.BuildGP.com

Tuning the Enclosure of our Atlanta Home Build

Corbett digs into the weather barriers, structures, airsealing and insulation layers of the high performance house in Atlanta, which will be featured in season 2 of the Home Diagnosis TV series.

*CORRECTION: Pango Wrap is 15-mil thick, not 20, but is still a 0.01-perm vapor barrier.

Learn more about these high performance materials:

PANGO WRAP

FORM-A-DRAIN AND PLATON

FORCEFIELD SHEATHING

475 BUILDING SUPPLY AIRSEALING MATERIALS

ROCKWOOL INSULATION (AKA ROXUL)

Our Atlanta High Performance Home Build Part 1: Basis of Design

Corbett talks through the basis of design for his family's upcoming house construction in Atlanta, GA. Subscribe to stay tuned for videos during the build! To learn more about the high performance building products being used, click below:
475 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING SUPPLY
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FORCEFIELD SHEATHING
ROCKWOOL INSULATION
FANTECH VENTILATION
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC COOLING & HEATING
ULTRA-AIRE VENTILATING DEHUMIDIFIERS
CHRONOMITE POINT-OF-USE WATER HEATERS