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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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Central Vacuum System with HEPA Filter: Performance Testing for a Healthy Home

Corbett Lunsford

For our forever home, we chose the NuTone PurePower 650 central vacuum, which I piped, wired, and installed myself (not very difficult, though parts are hard to get ahold of in a hurry, if you run out).

Check out this system, and other Broan-NuTone machines: https://broan-nutone.com/

See the Testo 440 kit I'm using for the diagnostics: https://www.trutechtools.com/Testo-440

The HAVEN central duct system IAQ sensor I flashed to show the effectiveness of the HEPA filter: https://tzoa.com/

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags central, vacuum, house, construction, new, home, build, diy, self, built, how to, test, diagnose, suction, noise, quiet, sound, sones, performance, quality, high, broan, nutone, nu tone, pure power

Airtight Homes are Quiet Homes: Hear for Yourself with this Helicopter

Corbett Lunsford

Hear why airtightness, not insulation, is what makes a home noiseproof. A helicopter takes off outside the #TinyLab and you can't hear it!

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categories Around the World, Homeowner education, Real Estate, Videos, Tiny Houses
tags airtightness, air seal, airtight, construction, building, house, tiny house, helicopter, noise, reduction, attenuation, sound, control, insulation, quiet, decibels