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

Corbett Lunsford

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

Thanks to our Patreon supporters for helping us continue exploring the science of homes! Become a member at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

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categories From the Field, Performance Pros, Videos, Testing Tools
tags enclosure, testing, long-term, tape, zip, forcefield, lp, wrb, barrier, adhered, membrane, taping, caulking, housewrap, tyvek, leakage, water, air, seal, tight, blower door, landus bennett, watson springs

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).

Please support our work and become a member at: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

See all about this house at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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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

100-Year Roof: Mento 3000

Corbett Lunsford

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

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos, From the Field
tags 475, high performance, building, solitex, mento, 3000, underlayment, shroud, black, membrane, wrb, vana, tescon, tape, system, pro clima, proclima, atlanta, georgia, ga, forcefield, gp, georgia-pacific, sheathing, osb, install

ForceField and Thermostat: High Performance Wall & Roof Sheathing

Corbett Lunsford

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

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags gp, georgia-pacific, forcefield, sheating, sheathing, sheeting, osb, zip, thermostat, radiant, facing, barrier, wrb, membrane, airtight, weather tight

How to Protect Your House from Subterranean Termites

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett's family build is getting a layer of durability all new homes should have: a perfectly installed, class I vapor barrier that ALSO is termite proof. See how Pango Wrap is installed and what it'll do for the home's longevity.

More at: http://PangoWrap.com

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags pango wrap, stego, vapor barrier, termites, moisture barrier, crawlspace, slab, subslab, membrane, impermeable, pangotack, tape, claw, construction, foundation

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

#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