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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).

Please support our work and become a member at: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

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

How (and Why) to Wrap a House in Continuous Insulation: Rockwool ComfortBoard

Corbett Lunsford

To control a home's heat bleed, noise pollution, and moisture issues, making the enclosure continuously insulated helps a lot, especially with a rain screen incorporated. See the details on how Rockwool (aka Roxul) ComfortBoard 80 is installed on our home.

To see the cost-benefit computer model that explains the energy side, watch this: https://youtu.be/aSuPieuKWZI

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

Check out Rockwool options at: http://Rockwool.com

See 475 High Performance Building Supply tapes at: http://FourSevenFive.com

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags rockwool, outsulation, continuous, exterior, insulation, comfortboard, 80, furring strips, how to, attach, install, installation, 1x2, batten, batt, panel, seamless, house, building science, roxul

How to Attach a Deck with Exterior Insulation: Maine Deck Bracket

Corbett Lunsford

We researched details on attaching a deck securely without sacrificing insulation continuity, and even consulted with Matt Risinger, until we happened on a solution we loved- funny enough, the makers of the Maine Deck Bracket don't even target high performance homes with exterior insulation in their advertising. But it's exactly what we were looking for.

Learn more about the Deck Bracket at: http://DeckBracket.com

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

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Performance Pros, Videos
tags maine, deck, bracket, exterior, continuous, insulation, roxul, rockwool, panel, insulating, insulate, outsulation, how to, ledger

Advice on Foundation Insulation Cladding?

Corbett Lunsford

After carefully exploring the options online, I believe no one in the high performance building world has published a truly durable and beautiful solution for cladding exterior insulation on a foundation wall. Here's my particular conundrum, and my concept for a product that would solve the issue. Any heroes out there who can point me in the right direction?

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categories Architecture
tags foundation, wall, insulation, roxul, rockwool, comfortboard, how to, cover, hide, protect, sheathing, rock, stucco, panel, below, grade

Foundation Backfill: Geotextile, Insulation, Waterproofing and Drainage

Corbett Lunsford

Watch the Lunsford family finally backfill their conditioned crawlspace foundation, describing and demonstrating what a high performance foundation wall system can do. More on this project at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories From the Field, Videos
tags foundation, wall, insulation, drainage, waterproofing, high performance, home, performance, building science, atlanta, georgia, southeast, geofabric, roxul, rockwool, platon, form-a-drain

Foundation Wall Airsealing, Insulation, Waterproofing

Corbett Lunsford

After 9 months of exposure, the footing of the crawlspace foundation is being buried- here are the answers to all your questions. See the finishing of the Form-a-Drain, sealing of the ForceField-concrete junction, permanent fastening of the Platon, and gluing of the 3" Rockwool ComfortBoard 80.

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Videos
tags crawlspace, basement, wall, walls, insulating, insulate, how to, drain, drainage, platon, comfortboard, roxul, rockwool, sealant, forcefield, form-a-drain

Home Builder Framing and Insulation Mistakes

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett has made a few mistakes on one wall of this high performance house- he points out how and why this staging mistake happens in home builds all the time, and an inconvenient but effective way to fix it and ensure the performance of the envelope.

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags builder, house, home, fail, mistake, structural, framing, insulating, insulate, insulated, staging, problem, conundrum, challenges, rockwool, roxul

High Performance Home Building Materials

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett has received shipment on all the components of the shell of the big house build!
More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Thanks to:
475 Building Supply: http://FourSevenFive.com
ROCKWOOL INSULATION: http://Rockwool.com
ALPEN WINDOWS: http://ThinkAlpen.com
THERMALBUCK: http://ThermalBuck.com

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags materials, construction, windows, buck, thermal buck, brink, brinc, provia, alpen, window, building science, airtight, high performance, home build, building, rockwool, roxul, exterior, insulation, airsealing, tape, forcefield, wrb