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3398 Washington Road
Atlanta, GA 30344
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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!

Filtering by Tag: wrb

Building an Affordable Airtight Home: Sheathing Sealed (Will It Work?)

Corbett Lunsford

We got called in to test this before/after on one of Matt Hoots’ projects at Sawhorse in Atlanta (https://sawhorse.net/). It was an interesting blower door test series with some surprising results. Also featuring Tommy Sharp, co-inventor of ThermaCote (https://thermacote.com/). More details on Matt’s channel: https://youtube.com/c/SawHorseDesignBuild Join and help generate more education around the science of homes: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

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categories From the Field, Testing Tools, Videos
tags thermacote, thermacoat, diy, wrb, sheathing, weather barrier, air tight, water resistant, waterproof, osb, treatment, applied, liquid, flashing

WRB Sheathing vs. House Wrap: Landus Bennett’s Building Science Field Lab

Corbett Lunsford

Hear from the inventors of two WRB sheathing systems about why taped WRB panels are taking over for housewraps, and how to abuse your building materials to see how tough they are. Shot at the Watson Springs research lab with building scientists Landus Bennett. More at: http://WatsonSprings.com

Thanks to our Patreon supporters for helping us continue exploring the science of homes! Become a member at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

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categories From the Field, Performance Pros, Videos, Testing Tools
tags enclosure, testing, long-term, tape, zip, forcefield, lp, wrb, barrier, adhered, membrane, taping, caulking, housewrap, tyvek, leakage, water, air, seal, tight, blower door, landus bennett, watson springs

100-Year Roof: Mento 3000

Corbett Lunsford

See 475's high performance Pro Clima roof membrane get installed on this 3:12 pitched roof, before the rain screen , exterior insulation, and eaves get put on. More on this project at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Get samples of these awesome building materials at: http://FourSevenFive.com

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos, From the Field
tags 475, high performance, building, solitex, mento, 3000, underlayment, shroud, black, membrane, wrb, vana, tescon, tape, system, pro clima, proclima, atlanta, georgia, ga, forcefield, gp, georgia-pacific, sheathing, osb, install

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

How to Install WRB Sheathing (ForceField)

Corbett Lunsford

Grace and Corbett show the latest development on their home build- the wall sheathing, which is also the air tightness layer and weather barrier. It's called ForceField, and here you'll see a demo of why it's such an important component in the system, and how to install it for a higher performance home.

More on ForceField at: http://ForceField.BuildGP.com

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

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags gp, georgia-pacific, forcefield, sheathing, zip, vs., osb, wrb, weather, barrier, vapor, perm, open, airtight, passive house, construction, high performance, energy efficient, fasten, how to, install, installation

Building to Control Humidity

Corbett Lunsford

It's easy to overthink building science decisions- here, Corbett quickly summarizes the basics of controlling moisture in the Lunsford family home build, and for any home. Interactions between materials and systems like GP ForceField, Rockwool Insulation, and Ultra-Aire ventilating dehumidifiers are simple to understand if you use the 4-3-2-1 approach.

Learn more at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags humidity, moisture, control, dehumidy, dehumidify, dehumidifier, ultra-aire, ultraaire, rockwool, roxul, perm, permeability, rating, permeable, insulation, wall, sheathing, gp, forcefield, wrb, construction, performance, home energy, energy efficient, high performance, house

ForceField and Thermostat: High Performance Wall & Roof Sheathing

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett introduces you to the OSB panels with performance control skins that will be installed on his family's performance-tuned house.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Thanks to GP ForceField and Jeff Key- more at: http://ForceField.BuildGP.com

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categories Architecture, From the Field, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags gp, georgia-pacific, forcefield, sheating, sheathing, sheeting, osb, zip, thermostat, radiant, facing, barrier, wrb, membrane, airtight, weather tight

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