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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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Gas Stove Reality Check: Why Banning Gas Cooking is Not the Whole Story

Corbett Lunsford

As we've learned, and continue to learn, from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's 'HOMEChem' and 'CASA' experiments (https://indoorchem.org/projects/), the chemistry, microbiology, and physics of the indoors is complicated. That's why doing something 'nice' like banning the manufacture or sale of gas cooking ranges might be a misguided step that'll make regulators feel good, but leave us hanging on a TON of other side effects that are still not addressed.

Learn to select and install a kitchen exhaust hood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08HOnzafM8

See our ultimate kitchen exhaust system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMkvCn1sGvk

See Broan's SmartSense Infrared Heat Sensing range hoods: https://bestrangehoods.com/product/built-in/hbn1246ss

See AirCycler's RangeRelief make up air controller: https://www.aircycler.com/products/rangerelief

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categories Ecologic, Homeowner education, Videos
tags methane, gas, cooking, cooktop, range, burner, stove, side effects, toxic, iaq, indoor, chemistry

Kitchen Exhaust Fan: #1 Tool to Heal Your HOMEChem

Corbett Lunsford

Grace and Corbett Lunsford demonstrate the best way to design and select your kitchen exhaust system, using the #TinyLab's own Broan ventilation components. The ACE130SS range hood (new model BCSEK1SS) paired with the 8" Make-Up Air Unit means perfect control over the indoor environment, the chemistry, and the health of their family.

More resources and tools at: http://Broan.com/learn

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags broan, ventilation, kitchen, exhaust, fan, range, hood, stove, oven, under cabinet, outside, pollution, control, cooking, fumes, gases, particles, byproducts, protect, family, home performance, ventilate, guidance, guide, how to, diy, nutone, high performance, efficacy, efficiency, capture, homechem, #homechem, indoor, air quality, iaq