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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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Deep Dive into Interior Airsealing & Insulation

Corbett Lunsford

After we airsealed and insulated our family home from the exterior, we kept going with the details shown in this 30 min video, using airsealing systems from 475 High Performance Building Supply including Intello Plus membrane and Vana tape, with Rockwool cavity insulation (aka Roxul).

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags rockwool, intello, proclima, vana, tape, membrane, inner, interior, housewrap, double, layer, airtight, air seal, passive house, home, improvement, draft, stop, comfort, gut rehab, construction, new, walls, ceiling, how to, diy

Tuning the Enclosure of our Atlanta Home Build

Corbett Lunsford

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)

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags atlanta, high performance, home construction, builder, consultant, energy, performance testing, envelope, enclosure, design, specs, specification, insulation, rockwool, roxul, airseal, 475, passive, intello, adhero, membrane, pango, stego, wrap, barrier, vapor, iaq, homechem, forcefield, gp, georgia-pacific, platon, form-a-drain, form a drain, formadrain, napc

Finishing the #DryVault: Highest Performance Tool Shed in the World

Corbett Lunsford

See Corbett put the finishing touches on the airsealing and insulation of the #DryVault's enclosure in Atlanta. All that's left is to test the airtightness and insulation perfection with blower doors, infrared cameras, lasers and spaceships. For more on the Intello material and process, visit http://foursevenfive.com

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags insulated, tool shed, airtight, airsealed, tape, vana, tescon, intello, pro clima, solitex, mento, 475, building supply, shroud, housewrap, #dryvault, high performance, homebuilding, atlanta

#TinyLab Airsealing Tape Technique Demonstration

Corbett Lunsford

If you want airtightness (and you DO), you want to use airsealing tape. Corbett demonstrates Tescon Vana tape application, thanks to 475 High Performance Building Supply for importing this stuff from Europe!

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags proclima, airsealing, tape, tescon, vana, profil, intello, demo, how to, apply, airtightness, tiny lab, tiny house, interior, membrane, layer, 475 building supply, construction, building

Airsealing Membranes and Tape for the #TinyLab

Corbett Lunsford

Home performance guru Corbett Lunsford explains 475 Building Supply's Intello air barrier with vapor variable control. See how you can ensure control over drafts, condensation, and air quality problems. Feel the difference yourself on the Proof Is Possible Tour!

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categories Architecture, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags intello, pro clima, solitex, vana, tescon, 475, passive house, airsealing, airtightness, tiny house, thow, tiny lab, #tinylab, housewrap, tyvek, high performance, green home, energy efficiency