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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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Testing a Radon Mitigation System

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett teams up with Fantech's aerospace engineer and radon system expert Hamid Massali to prove the radon mitigation field works, and find out how much airflow the radon fan will need to exhaust to maintain safe air quality indoors.

More on this PFEDK system at: https://shop.fantech.net/en-US/pfedk--rn--diagnostic--tool--kit/p401891

More on radon's health impacts at: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/radon/radon-fact-sheet

Corbett and Grace are not joking around- they will diagnose the crap out of the forever home they're building. Here's another example of creative testing that can tell us secrets about predicting and preventing failures in the indoor physics, chemistry, and microbiology of homes. Check out the Cirrus smoke tool, and others demo'd here: https://www.trutechtools.com/Cirrus-CWI200-Wind-Indicator

More on this house and the TV show at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories From the Field, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags radon, mitigation, field, fan, exhaust, test, diagnostic, kit, pfedk, fantech, inline, suction, vacuum, how to, how much, airflow, pressure, subslab, ventilation

How to Protect Your House from Subterranean Termites

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett's family build is getting a layer of durability all new homes should have: a perfectly installed, class I vapor barrier that ALSO is termite proof. See how Pango Wrap is installed and what it'll do for the home's longevity.

More at: http://PangoWrap.com

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags pango wrap, stego, vapor barrier, termites, moisture barrier, crawlspace, slab, subslab, membrane, impermeable, pangotack, tape, claw, construction, foundation

5-Layer Slab for High Performance House

Corbett Lunsford

Home Diagnosis TV series co-host Corbett Lunsford shows the installation of the 5 layers of performance control under his family's new house. Thanks to Royal Building Products, Rockwool Insulation, Stego Industries, and the subcontractors who worked so hard to get this right! More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos, From the Field
tags insulated slab, conditioned crawlspace, encapsulated, high performance, house, home, build, construction, energy efficient, tuned, performance, passive, building performance, rockwool, roxul, comfortboard, subslab, 110, 80, insulation, insulate, pango wrap, stego wrap, termite barrier, how to, diy, radon mitigation, system, concrete, fiberglass, admixture

15,000 lbs of Rockwool Insulation: Crossfit Challenge

Corbett Lunsford

Maybe you've seen people wrestle with tires or climb ropes or do push-ups. They are all ninnies. This is how you work out for real- by hugging Rockwool (aka Roxul) and strutting around your acreage. Stay tuned to see all these rocks get installed in a perfectly performing house.

Learn more about this awesome insulating material at: Rockwool.com

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categories Videos, From the Field
tags roxul, rockwool, mineral wool, fiberglass, insulation, best, diy, comparison, heavy, duty, high, efficiency, performance, building, construction, house, wall, ceiling, exterior, subslab, foundation, insulate, passive house, energy star, earthcraft, atlanta, georgia