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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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5 Factors for Ventilation: How to Plan a Healthy Home

Corbett Lunsford

The 5 Factors for Ventilation are:

  1. Circulation

  2. Capture/Filtration

  3. Humidity Control

  4. Dilution Air

  5. Pressure Relief

This way of approaching ventilation design is condensed from hundreds of hours consulting on home projects across North America- let me know if this way of thinking about ventilation is missing anything, we're pretty sure it's a comprehensive guide! Check out the ventilation course: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/ventilation

The ventilation brands I refer most include:

https://Broan.com
https://AirCycler.com
https://Renewaire.com

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categories HVAC, Videos
tags how to, concept, fundamentals, basics, overview, ventilate, ventilation, hrv, erv, dilution, mechanical, code, balanced

Our DIY Forever Home Build: Testing Blower Door, Infrared, HVAC, Pressure Imbalances

Corbett Lunsford

From ‘Home Diagnosis’ Season 2 ep13: See what comprehensive home performance testing looks like, as we prove the forever home we built does what we designed it to do. Test instruments used, all available thru https://TruTechTools.com:

  • Retrotec 5000 blower door and DM-32 pressure gauge

  • Retrotec Flow Box

  • Hikmicro M30 infrared thermal camera

  • TEC DG-8 pressure gauge

  • TEC TruFlow Grid

  • HOBO MX1101 temp/humidity datalogger

  • Testo 400 large vane anemometer

Watch the whole episode: https://homediagnosis.tv/episode-213-proof-testing-the-house

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, HVAC, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags testing, home performance, diagnostics, review, overview, demonstration, zonal pressure, test, home diagnosis, pbs, whole home, comprehensive, energy audit