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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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Wild Kingdom Around Us 24/7: Microbiology of Homes with Rob Dunn

Corbett Lunsford

In one of my all-time favorite (and longest) interviews, we talk with Rob Dunn, a researcher and expert on ecology within homes and author of the amazing book 'Never Home Alone' (http://robdunnlab.com/). The conversation ranges from black mold in drywall to biofilm in plumbing to the extreme environments within our 'normal' American homes- and where we're headed.

You can help support the making of this podcast for as little as $5 a month at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

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categories Around the World, Ecologic, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags home, indoor, microbiology, microbial, growth, mold, mildew, bugs, pests, spiders, how to, get rid, kill, sterilize, sanitize, sanitizer, air, walls, surfaces

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

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

Retrofit Series Continued: Addition and Progress Test

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett shows the (slow) progress on the 1960's performance retrofit with the install and testing of the addition. Featuring ZIP System paneling.

See the other videos in this series here:
https://youtu.be/iciAPohuLNM
https://youtu.be/YDXk8ObHBWU

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags zip, system, panel, sheathing, wrb, huber, blower door, addition, test, walls, osb, performance, retrofit, improvement, home

“Airtight" Buildings Debunked by HOMEChem

Corbett Lunsford

I've been telling people that the 475 High Performance Building Supply membranes I build with are airtight but vapor open for years. Turns out, sometimes I'm an idiot. Here's the real deal. Featuring Delphine Farmer and Marina Vance of the HOMEChem Experiment.

For more on Intello: http://foursevenfive.com

For more on HOMEChem: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Performance Pros, Videos
tags #homechem, home, chemistry, healthy home, house, airtight, air sealed, breathe, breathing, walls, vapor, diffusion, chemical, seep, diffuse, through, pollution, formaldehyde, spray foam, toxic, chemicals, molecule, gas, porous, permeable, permeability, airtightness, blower door test