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3398 Washington Road
Atlanta, GA 30344
USA
773.398.5288
corbett@buildingperformanceworkshop.com
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.
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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This video will probably raise more questions they didn't know they had for most people, but we wanted to at least take a shot at showing you some of the fascinating things about the electrical wiring system in our forever home. Thanks to Bulldog Electrical Contractors for being the kind of contractors that everyone should aspire to be.
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We chose Thermory cladding and decking for our forever home. Drift Platinum and Ignite Dragonskin for the siding, and Kodiak decking. Here's a deep dive into the science that created it, the performance we'll get from it, and installation details.
More on this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead
For our family's performance-tuned home, I’m giving you a deep-dive into the beginning stage of the heating/cooling and ventilation ducting throughout the house. See assembly, fastening, sealing with mastic (the good stuff, not the cheap stuff) for duct boot stacks and outdoor vent hood terminations.
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Our family-designed and -built forever home has some unique arrangements and ventilation flows. Here's a how-to on using a Fantech SER150 ERV in conjunction with a separately-ducted C3000 HEPA filtration system to achieve a wide range of control over a mixed use space.
Subscribe to Healthy Indoors Magazine for free at: http://HealthyIndoors.com
Check out these and other advanced ventilation devices at: http://fantech.net
More on this build at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead
Jeff Dross is the Director of Education and Industry Trends for Kichler Lighting, and he's been lighting homes for 45 of that company's 82 years. A lot's changed in lighting, but here are some universal basics, along with the latest innovations to consider when planning the lighting system for any house, addition, or room.
See our favorites among the thousands of lighting options we're swimming through HERE
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Using Cor-A-Vent SV5, a utility knife, and ForceField Seam Tape, Corbett finishes the rain screen on his family's house to make it ready for cladding with Thermory wood siding.
Check out Cor-a-Vent ventilation products at: http://cor-a-vent.com
More on this build at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead
We researched details on attaching a deck securely without sacrificing insulation continuity, and even consulted with Matt Risinger, until we happened on a solution we loved- funny enough, the makers of the Maine Deck Bracket don't even target high performance homes with exterior insulation in their advertising. But it's exactly what we were looking for.
Learn more about the Deck Bracket at: http://DeckBracket.com
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This is not so much about building science specifics- more about 'Home Diagnosis' co-creator Corbett Lunsford's revelations while traveling through Venice and Bern. Read 35 year's worth of home performance articles at: http://HomeEnergy.org
Join the Building Performance Association at: http://Building-Performance.org
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'Home Diagnosis' TV hosts Grace and Corbett Lunsford quickly explain why it's a mistake to avoid air sealing homes. Homes DO need to 'breathe', but not through gaps and cracks we leave in the enclosure. More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv
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On his family's 3:12 pitch roof, Corbett Lunsford installs a ventilation gap before the 24 gauge standing seam galvanized roof goes up.
Learn more about the furring strips at: http://Cor-a-Vent.com
More about tapes and membranes at: http://FourSevenFive.com
More about this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead
Corbett Lunsford demonstrates how to add 2-ft. eaves to a high performance home enclosure using 475 Building Supply tapes and membranes and ForceField WRB. Check out the sealing products used at: http://FourSevenFive.com
More on this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead
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There's a lot of mythology and misinformation about how to ventilate homes, and here Corbett shows, with the assistance of Phil Rivas from Fantech, how a perfect ventilation system gets built with 5 classes of HVI-certified equipment.
More on these products at: http://Fantech.net
More on HVI (Home Ventilating Institute): http://HVI.org
More on this build at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv