Engineered Wood is Not All They Claim

The I-joists, glulams and other engineered wood that forms the framing of our house is not as great as the marketing makes it out to be.

Building Science in Alaska: Home Energy Minute

Home Diagnosis co-host Corbett Lunsford interviews Griffin Hagle, building science expert, housing authority leader, and journalist, about controlling home performance in northernmost coastal Alaska.

Follow Griffin on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalbeastmode

Read 35 year's worth of home performance articles at: http://HomeEnergy.org

Join the Building Performance Association at: http://Building-Performance.org

How to Install WRB Sheathing (ForceField)

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

Construction Fashion Show

Corbett shows off the sometimes glamorous work uniform of a novice builder. He loves his SPF 50 sun shirts, contractor pants (Atlas 46 brand), and Pro Clima sealing tape for holes in boots and gloves.

Episode 3 Peek: Home Diagnosis Season 2

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Episode 2 Peek: Home Diagnosis Season 2

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Grace and Corbett invite you to participate in making history with season 2 of 'Home Diagnosis' the first science-centered home show on television.

Unboxing our Instantaneous Tankless Water Heaters

At the suggestion of a YouTube fan, we did a bunch of research on point-of-use instantaneous water heating, and discovered Chronomite. See what we're installing on our performance-tuned house, and hear why we're going a completely different direction than most of our fellow Americans.

Episode 1 Peek: Home Diagnosis Season 2

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Grace and Corbett invite you to participate in making history with season 2 of 'Home Diagnosis' the first science-centered home show on television.

Meet the Building Performance Association

At the 2019 National Home Performance Conference (http://HomePerformance.org), Corbett talks with new Board Chair Sydney Roberts about the Building Performance Association and its mission. More at: http://BuildingPerformanceAssociation.org

Building to Control Humidity

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

How to Frame a House for Performance

A lot of houses are built in a hurry and on a tight budget, which can come back to bite you later. See how Corbett and Grace Lunsford are framing their performance-tuned house to help control the dynamics of physics and chemistry later.

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

Flooring the Atlanta House: Olden Days Style

Quick peek into the process of building a house with your family and friends, and building it to last.