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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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Where Best to Put Ventilation Intakes? ERV, HRV, Supply and Intermittent Exhaust Vent Terminals

Corbett Lunsford

The maintenance of homes just doesn't stop, whether it's a high performance home or not. There are too many variables between family behaviors, between homes, between neighborhoods and climates that you just can't predict everything. Tweaks must be made. Here's a quick demonstration of HOW and WHY to clean the ERV or HRV outside ventilation terminals, as well as a quick modification of the insect screen on these 8" round duct hoods.

More on this home at: https://homediagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, HVAC, Real Estate, Videos
tags erv, hrv, ventilator, home performance expert, consultant, ventilation, continuous, where, location, locate

Best Place to Put a Bath Exhaust Fan

Corbett Lunsford

From 'Home Diagnosis' Season 2 Episode 9- most bathrooms are not designed for performance, let's admit it. If your mirror gets fogged up, if it takes 30 minutes to exhaust all the steam, if your ceiling drips or your walls have streaks on them, you can do better. Most of this, insanely, has to do with WHERE the bath exhaust fan is located. Here's your quick crash course to help you school all the builders, remodelers, and mechanical engineers in the world.

See the whole episode at: https://homediagnosis.tv/episode-209-opening-the-ice-box-cooling-and-drying

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, HVAC, Real Estate, Videos
tags bathroom, humidity, control, dehumidify, humid, moisture, exhaust, evacuate, ventilate, how to, diy, where, placement, install

Cleaning House May Be Bad for Your Family

Corbett Lunsford

Home Diagnosis co-host Corbett Lunsford explains why the HOMEChem scientists are saying cleaning might not be the answer for indoor chemistry. Explore the meaning of vacuuming with and without a HEPA filter, and where a central vacuum system should be installed to keep from totally messing up your indoor physics and chemistry. Subscribe to Healthy Indoors Magazine for free at: http://HealthyIndoors.com

Check out this NuTone HEPA central vac system at: http://www.nutone.com/purepower

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

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categories Homeowner education, Real Estate, Videos
tags nutone, pure, power, central, vacuum, where, install, how to, diy, pressure, suction, cfm, garage, crawlspace, inside, hepa, filter, vac, homechem, chemistry, indoor, iaq, healthy indoors