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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: materials

Headaches of HOMEChem: Chemistry and Microbiology of Homes

Corbett Lunsford

In partnership with Santa Fe Dehumidifiers, we're spreading the word on the intense dynamics going on in homes around the world. I keep it short and sweet in this 45-minute class on indoor chemistry, and you'll learn lots about chemicals, reactions, particles, and microbes, and the relationship to them of humidity and ventilation.

Come train with me in Atlanta, or online: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/training

Learn more from Santa Fe and Ultra-Aire: https://www.santa-fe-products.com/about-us/santa-fe-ultra-aire-webinar/

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags homechem, chemistry, chemicals, toxic, house, home, indoor, health, healthy home, how to, dangerous, toxins, materials, building, performance, consultant, testing, diagnostic, expert, dehumidifier, humidity

Forever Home Product Preview

Corbett Lunsford

Welcome to the final sprint to the finish on this scientifically incredible forever home of ours. Here's what's to come in this last 3 months of our family build (product highlights linked below).

Kichler Lighting: https://kichler.com/

Fanimation: https://fanimation.com/

RailFX: https://railfx.net/

Miele Appliances: http://mieleusa.com/

Elite Water Systems: https://elitewateroftexas.com/

CBP Tile System: https://custombuildingproducts.com/

Thermory Wood: https://thermoryusa.com/

Mitsubishi HVAC: https://mitsubishicomfort.com/

Fantech Ventilation: http://fantech.net/

Ultra-Aire Dehumidifiers: https://santa-fe-products.com/

TZOA Haven: https://tzoa.com/

Chronomite Water Heaters: https://chronomite.com/

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags home, improvement, building, construction, products, new, innovations, house, technology, materials, insulation, air seal, sheathing, cladding, filtration, water, moisture, humidity

Healthy Homes for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

Corbett Lunsford

Tonight I interviewed Corinne Segura (https://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/), one of my Mastermind students who helps people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (aka MCS, or Environmental Sensitivity), which she also suffers from herself. We discuss how home building and home improvements need to adapt to people with this condition, applied specifically to the TinyLab and our new 3,000 sq ft house that's almost finished.

Learn tons more at Corinne's blog: https://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/2019/07/natural-wall-systems.html

Read more about making your indoors healthier at: http://HealthyIndoors.com

Check out my Mastermind Course: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/mastermind

Support our work on the Science of Homes: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

See the 'Home Diagnosis' TV series: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos, Tiny Houses
tags environmental sensitivity, chemical, toxic, unhealthy, house, home improvement, air quality, clean, non-toxic, materials, building, construction, drywall, flooring, vinyl, phthalates, sick building syndrome, sbs, asthma, allergies, allergen, purification, ventilation, purifier, health, human, side effects, flame retardants, interview, consultant, expert

Thermally-Modified Wood Siding

Corbett Lunsford

We chose Thermory cladding and decking for our forever home. Drift Platinum and Ignite Dragonskin for the siding, and Kodiak decking. Here's a deep dive into the science that created it, the performance we'll get from it, and installation details.

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

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags thermory, solid wood, deck, cladding, siding, tongue and groove, boards, durable, resilient, sustainable, materials, building, construction, decks, cooked, ignite, shou shugi, drift, platinum, dragonskin

High Performance Home Building Materials

Corbett Lunsford

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

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags materials, construction, windows, buck, thermal buck, brink, brinc, provia, alpen, window, building science, airtight, high performance, home build, building, rockwool, roxul, exterior, insulation, airsealing, tape, forcefield, wrb