How Many CFM Does My Home Need? Ventilation Advice from HVAC Researcher Jeff Siegel

Spoiler alert: Corbett's wearing a retainer. Yes. You don't have to comment about it. Video forthcoming, as a matter of fact. Jeff Siegel is a superstar of HVAC research, and you can learn more from him in his original interview with me and at his research site. We're in the University of Toronto's rooftop climate chamber, shooting the bull about how many air cleanings per hour (aka air changes per hour, which is confusing to blower door folk) we should aim for in our living spaces. Learn more about specific ventilation strategies at:

https://Broan-Nutone.com

https://AirCycler.com

https://Renewaire.com

https://HVI.org

Permaculture Plan: Surveying/Analyzing & Landscape Design for our Forever Home's Dream Garden

Now that our home is built and we're happily living in it, we're ready for the much bigger job of setting up a legacy garden and self-maintaining landscape around it. Permaculture is the design science of tuning the ecology around us, and Brandy Hall and Rebecca Baxter from Shades of Green (https://ShadesOfGreenPermaculture.com) are experts in this. Hear from them how our property might be re-tuned to transform it into a garden that requires minimal maintenance. More on this home and property at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead About Shades of Green Shades of Green is a regenerative landscape design, build and education firm located in Atlanta, GA. For over 10 years, Shades of Green has designed and installed regenerative outdoor spaces for commercial, residential and municipal clients that contribute to protecting biodiversity, growing food, medicine, and pollinator habitat, building soil, and restoring the water cycle. Founded by Managing Director Brandy Hall, Shades of Green is a Woman-Owned, Certified B Corporation and member of the Sustainable Sites Initiative. Find out more and become a part of the Shades of Green community at shadesofgreenpermaculture.com and on Instagram.

Performance Duct Design & Installation: Advanced DIY

In our LONGEST VIDEO YET, get a comprehensive tour of the concepts, design, tools, and install tips that go into building a home's breathing apparatus- the central duct system. Here I get into both the conditioning duct system (heat pump/dehumidifier/filtration loop) and the ERV fresh air ventilation duct system.

Thanks to Neil Comparetto (https://www.facebook.com/comparettocomfortsolutions/) John Semmelhack (http://think-little.com) and Bryan Orr (https://hvacrschool.com) and many other HVAC pro friends for their continual advice and expertise.

I got all my Malco tools used here at: https://TruTechTools.com

Check out my awesome ride, the Aerocreeper: http://aerocreeper.com/

Check out all of Stellar Engraving's duct grilles: https://stellarairdecorativeventcovers.com/

Learn more about the HVAC design process: https://youtu.be/aCIrbSFWD20

Get consulting or training with Corbett: https://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com

Home Build Plan for Indoor Chemistry

Home Diagnosis hosts Grace and Corbett Lunsford discuss the simple approach to controlling indoor chemistry, and how exactly they plan to do that in their own family home.

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

More on this house at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Framing the Floor at our High Performance House

Hear Grace and I discuss some of the interesting challenges so far as we begin the framing of the floors and walls of our family’s high performance house in Atlanta.

How to Frame a Tiny House to Withstand Earthquakes + Hurricanes Simultaneously

Corbett explains advanced framing techniques and components for making as strong and as efficient a tiny home (or any home) as possible! Get a quick tour of anchor bolts, hurricane straps and ties, jack and king studs, headers, top and bottom plates.

And come see the Tiny Lab when it's done on its 20 city Proof Is Possible Tour in 2016: http://ProofIsPossible.com