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3398 Washington Road
Atlanta, GA 30344
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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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Duct Leakage Test: Pass or Fail?

Corbett Lunsford

When you build a duct system, if you want it to work correctly you run a tightness test. See how Corbett did on his home’s first of 5 duct systems for different purposes. Using a Retrotec Duc Tester 300 with DM-32 manometer, available at: https://trutechtools.com

Watch the whole episode, and the whole season: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

Podcast 87: Ventilation Codes and What We’re Missing with Joseph Hillenmeyer of Aprilaire

Corbett Lunsford

Anybody who has followed this channel knows that ventilation is important in homes- but how much, what kind, and what's enforced or recommended? This guy knows- Joseph Hillenmeyer at Aprilaire is deeply involved in the communities of builders, contractors, testers, and consumers who are impacted by the pieces of ventilation equipment. Here's where we are right now.

Learn more about Aprilaire ventilation systems at: http://Aprilaire.com

To help support our work educating on the science of homes, please become a member: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

Testing UL Listed Carbon Monoxide Alarms vs. Defender Low Level Upgrade

Corbett Lunsford

You probably completely overestimate what your carbon monoxide alarm is protecting your family from- in this quick 'bump test' demonstration, we prove that your family's immediate death might be prevented, but long term health effects from low level CO poisoning are also a huge issue that literally no one but you can prevent.

Check out the CO alarms we recommend: https://www.trutechtools.com/Defender_c_1955.html

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

See the first-ever TV series about the Science of Homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

PODCAST #52 NOT YOUR GRAMMA'S BUILDING SCIENTIST: Iain Walker on air tightness, testing, and the origin of stinkiness

Corbett Lunsford

Today we talk with Dr. Iain Walker of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory about the frontier of air tightness, fresh air ventilation, and why we're arguing about it in the first place.

To download this episode or hear more, subscribe in iTunes or visit BuildingPerformancePodcast.com

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