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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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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

Hurricane Stress Test for Homes

Corbett Lunsford

'HOME DIAGNOSIS' hosts Grace and Corbett Lunsford are first-time home builders, but they're willing to push the limits where other builders would run away screaming. Check this out, it's pretty wild- never been seen before onscreen, and soon to be seen on TV in Season 2!

Become a member and help this show get made: https://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

More about this unique build: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

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categories From the Field, Testing Tools
tags advanced, blower door, retrotec, pressure washer, water, penetration, test, lab, e331, field, build, house, landus bennett, watson springs, forcefield, georgia-pacific, zip, system, 475, building supply, passive house

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

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