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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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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).

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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

Roof Rain Screen Design and Installation

Corbett Lunsford

On his family's 3:12 pitch roof, Corbett Lunsford installs a ventilation gap before the 24 gauge standing seam galvanized roof goes up.

Learn more about the furring strips at: http://Cor-a-Vent.com

More about tapes and membranes at: http://FourSevenFive.com

More about this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags cor-a-vent, mento, solitex, 475, building supply, proclima, furring strips, battens, sturdistrips, sturdi-strips, ventilation, screen, gap, 3/8", vertical, horizontal, metal, roof

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

#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

Air Sealing Tape: Proof of 100 Year Durability

Corbett Lunsford

Building performance expert Corbett Lunsford respects proof of performance, and ProClima's airsealing tape has now been proven to him. See Tescon Profil tape that was applied to the subfloor of the #TinyLab as it holds up to 5 months of pure abuse during the construction process.

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags airtight, construction, green building, air seal, tape, caulk, foam, comparison, technique, weather, barrier, water, tescon, vana, profil, proclima, 475 building supply, passivhaus, passive house