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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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Testing UL Listed Carbon Monoxide Alarms vs. Defender Low Level Upgrade

Corbett Lunsford

You probably completely overestimate what your carbon monoxide alarm is protecting your family from- in this quick 'bump test' demonstration, we prove that your family's immediate death might be prevented, but long term health effects from low level CO poisoning are also a huge issue that literally no one but you can prevent.

Check out the CO alarms we recommend: https://www.trutechtools.com/Defender_c_1955.html

Subscribe to Healthy Indoors Magazine: http://HealthyIndoors.com

See the first-ever TV series about the Science of Homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags carbon, monoxide, alarm, safety, test, bump, monitor, detector, ul, defender, co, alarming, level, standard, sensitivity, health, toxic, deadly, gas

How to Hotrod a Radon Mitigation System

Corbett Lunsford

We've been looking forward to showing off this system for a long time- the pipes for it were installed during foundation work at the start of construction, and now 2 years later it's finished, with the Fantech Rn4 EC fan (infinitely variable), multiple drainage systems, and a roof cap. Get the details on all the tweaks we had to use to make sure this system runs perfectly, which it's doing right now.

Radon fan at: https://shop.fantech.net/en-US/radon--mitigation--fans/c46856

Wave Plus radon monitor at: https://www.trutechtools.com/AirThings-Wave-Plus-Indoor-Air-Quality-Radon

Pango Wrap at: https://www.stegoindustries.com/products/pango-wrap

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags fantech, radon, monitor, mitigation, how to, diy, build, system, components, tour, 101, understanding, suc, suck, gas, toxic, health, dangerous, chemical, slab, new house, home

Water Purification and Plumbing Monitoring

Corbett Lunsford

Now that the house is dried in, hear Grace talk with Erik Bernal (https://www.elitewateroftexas.com) and Ann Reynolds (https://www.phyn.com) talk through the major components of the fresh water supply system. Learn more about this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags water, purification, softener, filter, reverse osmosis, ro, plumbing, system, phyn, monitor, detector, leak

How to Test for Radon

Corbett Lunsford

Building forensics guru Corbett Lunsford demonstrates how to test for pressure imbalances that might draw radon into your home, and how to REALLY find out how much radon there is in the air you're breathing. More info on the test tools used at: http://TruTechTools.com and http://Retrotec.com

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categories Around the World, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags corentium, radon, monitor, detector, poison, gas, toxic, pU, picocurie, cancer, pressure, suction, mitigation, fan, home performance, building science, proof is possible