Home Improvement to Tune Performance: Test-In
Corbett Lunsford
Corbett runs a full enclosure diagnostic on a one-story ranch for his family before planning and performing the improvements on vented crawlspace and attic.
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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Psychology and High Performance Homes
Corbett Lunsford
Even when you build a perfectly performing house, your client may feel like the house is exacerbating sickness. Know that a huge part of home performance contracting is knowing your way around psychology and adult education- express yourself with performance testing data AND with listening and emotional connection.
Building Science is Evolving: Healthy Indoors Minute #2
Corbett Lunsford
Home Diagnosis co-host Corbett Lunsford illustrates the basics of control over indoor air quality and indoor chemistry in the second video collaboration with Healthy Indoors Magazine. Informed by all we're learning from the HOMEChem Experiment. Learn more at:
Building Science Podcast features HOMEChem
Corbett Lunsford
Corbett and Kristof Irwin from Positive Energy Austin dive deep into the revolution that's brewing. Building Science will never be the same after the HOMEChem Experiment shows us the 4-dimensional chess game that's happening at a molecular level inside every building and vehicle in the world.
Subscribe to the Building Science Podcast on iTunes or any other podcast platform. More at: https://positiveenergy.pro/building-science-podcast/2018/9/20/0asmwbpk31r3ced6myrqjjeg9smvy4
The Nasty Side Effects of Chlorine Bleach in Homes
Corbett Lunsford
Chlorine is an ingredient in bleach, which many people use to clean surfaces, dishes, and clothing at home. Turns out, it's not as clean as we thought- learn how to control your HOMEChem by knowing what happens when chrlorine in bleach reacts with the stuff indoors, and what it might be doing to your family.
Featuring HOMEChem scientists Marina Vance, Delphine Farmer, and Richard Corsi.
More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem
Hydroxyl Radical: the Don Juan of HOMEChem
Corbett Lunsford
Once ozone bonds with anything in your living space, it has a very bad baby- Hydroxyl Radical (OH). This sweaty, groping molecule is the drunken fratboy (with cargo shorts around his ankles) of the HOMEChem world. Featuring HOMEChem scientists Marina Vance, Delphine Farmer, and Charlie Weschler.
More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem
5 Kinds of Ventilation for HOMEChem Control
Corbett Lunsford
Ventilation is simple in concept- it moves bad air out and good air in. But the applications can be intensely confusing- Grace and Corbett help peel the onion of controlling home performance dynamics (and the HOMEChem issues we're learning more and more about) using fans and controls available around the world.
Featured systems are AirCycler, Fantech, Broan-Nutone, RenewAire and Ultra-Aire.
More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem
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2018 Mastermind Message: The Rockstar Recipe
Corbett Lunsford
Corbett points to specificity and clarity of thought as a key ingredient in becoming a rockstar at whatever you aim to do. More at: http://HomePerformance.training
Building Science Playground: the Test House of HOMEChem
Corbett Lunsford
Meet the Test House of HOMEChem at the University of Texas at Austin. More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem
HOMEChem: the Revolution in IAQ and Home Performance
Corbett Lunsford
Hear the six Heroes of HOMEChem describe the what, why, and how of House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry. More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem
Our Atlanta High Performance Home Build Part 1: Basis of Design
Corbett Lunsford
Corbett talks through the basis of design for his family's upcoming house construction in Atlanta, GA. Subscribe to stay tuned for videos during the build! To learn more about the high performance building products being used, click below:
475 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING SUPPLY
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FORCEFIELD SHEATHING
ROCKWOOL INSULATION
FANTECH VENTILATION
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC COOLING & HEATING
ULTRA-AIRE VENTILATING DEHUMIDIFIERS
CHRONOMITE POINT-OF-USE WATER HEATERS
Heroes of HOMEChem: Atila Novoselac, Building Scientist
Corbett Lunsford
Meet Dr. Atila Novoselac, the Mechanic of HOMEChem. More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem