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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!

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

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categories From the Field, Around the World, Performance Pros, Homeowner education, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags novoselac, texas, austin, test house, #homechem, home chemistry, house doctor, building science, home performance, building performance, forensics, circulation, testing, hvac, diagnostics, long-term, university, academic, sloan foundation, indoor chemistry, chemistry of indoor environment

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

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categories From the Field, Ecologic, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags #homechem, indoor chemistry, indoor pollution, home performance, air quality, testing, expert, chemicals, toxic, chemistry of indoor environment, moccie, sloan foundation, iaq, delphine farmer, marina vance, lea hildebrandt, paula olsiewski, richard corsi, atila novoselac, univerity of texas, test house

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

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categories Architecture, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags atlanta, ga, georgia, southeast, high performance, home, design, consultant, builder, construction, passive house, energy, efficient, tuned, home diagnosis, exterior insulation, forcefield, gapac, dehumidifier, ventilation, erv, airsealing, expert, blower door

Heroes of HOMEChem: Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz, Chemical Engineer

Corbett Lunsford

Dr. Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz is an Assistant Professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and at the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests lie in atmospheric chemistry and the effects of physicochemical processing of pollutants on human exposure and health.

More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos
tags #homechem, house, observations, microbial, environmental, chemistry, chemicals, toxic, pollution, global burden of disease, gbd, exposure, oxidants, particles, atmospheric, health, healthy homes

Heroes of HOMEChem: Richard Corsi, Indoor Air Quality Researcher

Corbett Lunsford

Meet Dr. Richard Corsi, the Frontiersman of HOMEChem.

Richard L. Corsi is Chair of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Joe J. King Chair in Engineering #2.  He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Humboldt State University (2006) and of the College of Engineering at UC Davis (2016).  Dr. Corsi’s research focuses on sources, fate, human exposure and innovative control strategies related to indoor air quality. In recent years his team has focused significantly on indoor ozone chemistry and the nexus of building energy conservation and indoor air quality.  He currently oversees a large grant to study indoor air quality in high schools and to develop low cost solutions to related problems for school districts. 

More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Videos
tags iaq, corsi, corsiiaq, indoor, air quality, environment, chemistry, atmospheric, toxic, toxins, ozone, vocs, svoc, clay, texas, ceer, building performance, home performance, building science

Heroes of HOMEChem: Delphine Farmer, Atmospheric Chemist

Corbett Lunsford

Meet Dr. Delphine Farmer, Co-Principal Investigator for HOMEChem, and the team's ToolMaker. More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories From the Field, Ecologic, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags homechem, #homechem, home chemistry, chemicals, particles, control, toxic, air, fresh air, ventilation, asthma, delphine, farmer, csu, fort collins, co, ozone, oxidants, voc, svoc

Understand HOMEChem in 30 Seconds or Less

Corbett Lunsford

From the video team that created Home Diagnosis comes the documenting of HOMEChem (House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's historic indoor chemistry campaign at the University of Texas at Austin. Learn more at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem

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categories From the Field, Ecologic, Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags #homechem, HOMEChem, home, chemistry, chemicals, air quality, control, toxic, compounds, vocs, svoc, v.o.c., particles, pm, pm 2.5, pm 10, cooking, cleaning, ventilation, delphine farmer, richard corsi, lea hildebrandt, atila novoselac, marina vance, nina vance, sloan foundation, chemistry of indoor environment

Teaser for Home Diagnosis Season 1 (eps 3-6)

Corbett Lunsford

See bits of four episodes from Home Diagnosis Season 1! More at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Videos, Tiny Houses
tags building science, tiny house, #tinylab, home performance, building performance, tv show, television, program, series, episode, #homediagnosistv, proof is possible, tour, road show, home improvement, science, blower door, infrared, camera, thermal, airflow, pressure, hvac, testing, diagnostics

Q&A: Home Performance for Tiny Houses

Corbett Lunsford

Corbett does a live Q&A with students of his 'Home Performance for Tiny Spaces' course. More at: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/tinyspaces/

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Tiny Houses, Videos
tags tiny house, home performance, tuned, tuning, tune-up, dynamics, air quality, moisture, durability, control, comfort, temperature, humidity, drafts, airtight, ventilation, fresh air, system, building performance, qa, q&a, #tinylab

Tiny House Plumbing Puzzle Took 2 Years to Solve

Grace McPhillips

The #TinyLab's plumbing system is highly efficient for water, electricity, and propane use, but it turns out that efficiency reduces the control over water temperature during different seasons. Corbett FINALLY solved the conundrum theoretically- but are the products available in the plumbing department going to perform as advertised?

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categories Tiny Houses, Videos
tags tiny house, #tinyhouse, #tinylab, tiny lab, plumbing, off grid, water, plumbing system, how to, diy, shower, sink, low flow, gpm, how many, tankless, water heater, pex