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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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Healthy Interior Finishes: Low Chemical Impact, Non-Reactive, Non-Toxic Materials for Homes

Corbett Lunsford

From flooring and cabinetry to drywall and paints, we made a ton of decisions on our new home that affect air quality and the health of our home for our growing family. We go very in-depth here about what exactly we chose, and why, and what the installation was like. For the deep indoor materials investigators, this whole thing is likely a treasure trove. For those of you looking for something specific, here are the highlights:
1:20 Flooring
10:14 Tile
11:19 Cabinetry
12:53 Countertops
15:19 Pecan Trim
19:29 Decorative Surfaces
20:51 Drywall
22:15 Paint
24:08 HomeChem Basics for Decision-Making

Learn more about this whole project at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags healthy, hayward score, indoor, material, selection, how to, pick, choose, non-toxic, surfaces, building, construction, flooring, floors, vinyl, engineered, chemicals, chemistry, reaction, allergic, allergens, compounds

What We Know About HOMEChem

Corbett Lunsford

If you only learn one video's worth of HOMEChem, this is the one to watch. Hear principal investigators Delphine Farmer and Marina Vance, joined by Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz and Richard Corsi and the rest of the HOMEChem researchers, describe the complexity they uncovered in this seminal study.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Ecologic, Around the World, Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos, Testing Tools
tags healthy home, indoor air, chemistry, surface chemistry, chemical, reaction, indoors, iaq, air quality, test, pollution, toxic, chemicals, delphine, marina, corsi, home diagnosis, sloan foundation, atmospheric chemictry, environmental chemistry

The Nasty Side Effects of Chlorine Bleach in Homes

Corbett Lunsford

Chlorine is an ingredient in bleach, which many people use to clean surfaces, dishes, and clothing at home. Turns out, it's not as clean as we thought- learn how to control your HOMEChem by knowing what happens when chrlorine in bleach reacts with the stuff indoors, and what it might be doing to your family.

Featuring HOMEChem scientists Marina Vance, Delphine Farmer, and Richard Corsi.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags bleach, toxic, side effects, negative, reaction, chemical, chlorine, cl, cleaner, cleaning, air quality, iaq, chemistry, indoor environment, sloan foundation, homechem, #homechem, marina vance, delphine farmer, richard corsi, researxh, research

Hydroxyl Radical: the Don Juan of HOMEChem

Corbett Lunsford

Once ozone bonds with anything in your living space, it has a very bad baby- Hydroxyl Radical (OH). This sweaty, groping molecule is the drunken fratboy (with cargo shorts around his ankles) of the HOMEChem world. Featuring HOMEChem scientists Marina Vance, Delphine Farmer, and Charlie Weschler.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags homechem, villain, charlie weschler, delphine farmer, marina vance, hydroxyl radical, oh, molecule, chemical, reaction, pollution, chemistry, indoor air, indoor air quality, iaq, surface, chemist

OZONE: the Original Villain of Indoor Chemistry

Corbett Lunsford

Indoor Air Quality is being explored at breakneck speed with the HOMEChem Experiment, and not surprisingly, ozone (O3) is proving to be the original villain in the complex system of interactions that make the air we breathe much more worrisome than anyone guessed. Featuring HOMEChem scientists Marina Vance, Delphine Farmer, Charlie Weschler, and Richard Corsi.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Ecologic, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags ozone, initiated, chemistry, indoor, environment, homechem, sloan foundation, cie, moccie, o3, generator, smell, odor, toxic, pollution, side effects, air cleaner, hvac, dangers, review, testimonial, scientist, scientific, test, research, iaq, air quality, reaction