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Your Indoor Air PodcastEpisode #68: How to Test & Reduce VOCs In Your Home's Air with Sarah MackIs there a reliable way to find out which VOCs are lingering in your indoor air, and in what amounts? Sarah Mack of Enthalpy Analytical joins us to explain how to test for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), how to interpret the results, and what to do about their presence in your home. Sarah breaks down the differences between VOCs, SVOCs, and VVOCs, and outlines common sources and health effects of chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene, and household cleaners. You’ll learn why total VOC (TVOC) numbers can be misleading, how your body’s ability to detoxify may influ...
2025-07-2139 min
The Heat Pump PodcastCorbett Lunsford on Arming Homeowners with the Knowledge they need to get the HVAC systems they deserveLooking to stand out in the competitive Heat Pump market? Learn from the best with our FREE e-book on in-home heat pump sales. Get it today: https://bit.ly/Top_10Heat_pumpSalestips
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In this episode of the Heat Pump Podcast, hosts Ed Smith and Eric Fitz welcome Corbett Lunsford, a building science expert and host of the PBS show Home Diagnosis, to discuss the importance of scientific approaches in HVAC, the power of testing, and how to navigate the industry with confidence.
Corbett shares insights on tools like blower doors, RED Calc...
2025-04-1653 min
The Heat Pump PodcastIlija Crnobrnja explains why BS+CF=HPS (building_science + customer_focus = heat_pump_success)Ilija Crnobrnja was an exchange student in Massachusetts waiting tables, learning English, and studying agricultural economics. When he met and married his wife, he realized he needed a new job, so he found himself in the HVAC business. He worked his way through almost every role in HVAC.
Along the way, his love for building science, customer service, and high efficiency homes was ignited. As you'll hear, Ilija's passion is deep. That passion made him destined to be an entrepreneur. He had to create and build a business to deliver on his vision.
So he an...
2024-08-1533 min
Building HVAC ScienceEP178 From Gopher to Guru: Steven Rardon's HVAC Journey (July 2024)In the latest Building HVAC Science Podcast episode, co-hosts Bill Spohn and Eric Kaiser welcome special guest Steven Rardon, a YouTube celebrity and owner of Smart Home Comfort. Rardon discusses his journey in the HVAC industry, which began at age 17, working for his girlfriend's father's small HVAC business. Over the years, Rardon transitioned through various roles from installer to service technician, eventually moving to North Carolina in 2005 to pursue better job opportunities. He faced numerous challenges but remained committed to improving his skills and knowledge, which led him to start his own company, Smart Home Comfort. Rardon...
2024-08-0940 min
The Build Show PodcastMastering Home VentilationOn this episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt discusses the importance of ventilation with expert Corbett Lunsford, who you may know from his PBS Series Home Diagnosis. They explore the critical role ventilation plays in maintaining healthy indoor air quality and Corbett shares insights into designing effective HVAC systems.The conversation emphasizes the importance of air circulation, pollution capture, and filtration in residential buildings. They highlight the advantages of using Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) over traditional ventilation methods, particularly in tightly built homes. Corbett explains how ERVs can improve air quality and balance humidity, making homes...
2024-06-2139 min
the Building Performance Podcast#92 HVAC Design Softwares with Russ King of KwikModelToday we talk with HVAC design legend Russ King (https://kwikmodel.com) about how to trim the fat out of heat load calculations in Manual J (and how you sometimes can't), along with fine points on duct design, grille selections, and a brand new movement in software to help homeowners perform their own load calculations (https://DIYloadcalcs.com). Hosted as always by Corbett Lunsford (https://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com). See the first-ever TV series about the Science of Homes at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv
2024-03-2144 min
The Building Science PodcastNot Your Grandpa's Home Improvement ShowWe spend the vast majority of our time inside yet we actually know very little about what it means to live indoors. This is the case even though what happens indoors impacts us in nearly every way. Our comfort, health and overall well-being all are deeply impacted by what's in the air we breathe and what’s happening in and on the surfaces all around us. Enter Corbett and Grace Lunsford. Knowing that what we don’t know about our homes matters a lot, they took on the challenge of creating a TV show on home...
2024-01-1751 min
Not Complicated - Just GreenCorbett Lunsford - Home Diagnosis & PerformanceCorbett Lunsford is an Atlanta-based home performance expert, the author of the book Home Performance Diagnostics, and inventor of the #TinyLab, the world's highest performance tiny house, and toured the US before settling down in Atlanta, Georgia. Corbett teaches professionals through his Building Performance Workshop, he’s hosted over 500 YouTube videos and 80 interviews for the Building Performance Podcast. They created the first TV series about home performance, called Home Diagnosis, which airs on public TV across the U.S. Enjoy!This...
2023-09-0243 min
Building HVAC ScienceEP131 The responsible contractor in my backyard with Mat Stone (August 2023)This episode started in 2018. I have had the notion for quite a while (since 2018) of the need for a responsible contractor network or RCN. This came up when my widowed sister that lives many states away was having trouble with her HVAC system in her home. She asked who I might recommend. I had no immediate answer. I created a few basic principles of conduct, process, and integrity for RCN. I even bought a domain and mentioned the idea a few times (at the HVAC School Symposium) and received some decent response.
2023-09-0130 min
Building HVAC ScienceEP111 Putting The V back in HVAC and why you should care With Kevin Hart (March 2023)In this episode, Bill chats with Kevin Hart, the founder of HAVEN, a start up that makes a unique IAQ sensor/control system. Hear from Kevin about his background as an electrical contractor and how he came up with the idea for Haven, as well as all the iterations the product has been through. In the episode he describes RDCV: Residential Demand Control Ventilation and why it is important for contractors and homeowners to understand details on this subject. Learn how a simple chemical compound that is found in most homes can convert...
2023-03-2450 min
The Brian Turner ShowBrian Turner Show, January 2, 2023Order and disorder, a freeform haze of garbage guitars, shorted electronics, found detritus, collage, linear songs, sounds from strange lands. Contact me at btradio85@gmail.com. Archives at brianturnershow.com.KULKU - Hoodoo Blues - Fahren (Phase Group, 2022)HEAVY METAL - Sick Note - IV: Counter Electrode Iron Mono (Total Punk, 2023)BEEF - D.N.A. - Beef (Feel It, 2023)OCTAGRAPE - Ghost Punch - Major Mayor Maxion Marble (Sounds Familyre, 2014)THE HAMS - Giving Thanks - 12" (1987, re: Zaius Tapes, 2023)BOBBY SOXX AND THE TEENAGE QUEERS...
2023-01-021h 58Not Complicated - Just GreenHome Performance Wizard - Corbett LunsfordCorbett Lunsford is an Atlanta-based home performance expert, the author of the book Home Performance Diagnostics, and inventor of the #TinyLab, the world's highest performance tiny house, and toured the US before settling down in Atlanta, Georgia. Corbett teaches professionals through his Building Performance Workshop, he’s hosted over 500 YouTube videos and 80 interviews for the Building Performance Podcast. They created the first TV series about home performance, called Home Diagnosis, which airs on public TV across the U.S. Enjoy!This podcast is pres...
2022-05-1334 min
The Build Show PodcastEpisode 45: Home ChemistryOn this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt is joined by Corbett and Grace Lunsford, Hosts of Home Diagnosis, and who Matt considers the OG YouTubers, to discuss building high performance houses and the microbiology that goes into it. They'll talk history of our homes, facts and stats that may surprise you, as well as a deep dive into the chemistry behind indoor air quality and materials we use to build. Watch full episodes of Matt on Facebook, Instagram and Build Show
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2022-04-2946 min
HVAC School - For Techs, By TechsComfort Investigation on TV w/ Corbett LunsfordCorbett Lunsford of Home Diagnosis joins Kaleb to record a podcast about comfort investigation on TV. The two of them discuss how comfort investigation works on TV shows, what Home Diagnosis hopes to accomplish, and some building performance tips. Home Diagnosis is mostly aimed at homeowners, but HVAC technicians would also benefit from the show, as it dives into science and testing. The show promotes consumer education and contractor accountability. Diagnostics and testing are absolute MUSTS for providing the best possible solutions and transforming your business. You put yourself in another league when you take...
2022-03-2018 min
Residential Tech TalksEpisode 85: Diagnosing a Home’s Performance with Corbett and Grace LunsfordOn this week’s podcast, home performance experts Corbett and Grace Lunsford join us from Atlanta, where they are the stars of the public television series Home Diagnosis and founders of the Building Performance Workshop. Home Diagnosis is the first-ever TV series on the physics, chemistry, and microbiology of homes. The six episodes of Season 1 were shot in cities across the U.S. as part of the Proof Is Possible Tour, and the show follows Corbett and Grace in their Tiny Lab as they use diagnostic testing to solve mystery problems of all types in homes new and old. Season 2 is...
2022-02-2234 min
BUILDTank / buildCAST#17-2021 Corbett Lunsford & His Building Performance WorkshopI had a great conversation with Corbett who is juggling all things that his company Building Performance Workshop is doing. Performance Testing and home diagnostics, a home diagnostics book, training, podcast, TV show and YouTube Channel. All in an effort to help homeowners live their best life in the homes they have chosen.
Corbett introduces himself on his website this way. “Hi. I am Corbett Lunsford, and sometimes I’m an idiot. I wasn’t always a home performance expert – I used to play piano for ballerinas. For a living. So, in 2008, I started this career with Grace (m...
2021-09-131h 04
the Building Performance Podcast#88 I AM A PLANET: Microbiology of Homes with Rob DunnIn one of our all-time favorite (and longest) interviews, Corbett and Grace Lunsford talk with Rob Dunn, a researcher and expert on ecology within homes and author of the amazing book 'Never Home Alone' (http://robdunnlab.com). The conversation ranges from black mold in drywall to biofilm in plumbing to the extreme environments within our 'normal' American homes- and where we're headed. You can help support the making of this podcast for as little as $5 a month at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV
2021-06-2343 min
IAQ IQ: Indoor Air Quality and YouHigh Performing Homes, Part IIThe typical homeowner may believe that an energy-efficient home is a high-performing one, but that's actually not the case.According to Grace and Corbett Lunsford, the co-creators and hosts of TV show Home Diagnosis, energy efficiency is simply a byproduct of great home performance.In the second part of this Indoor Air Quality IQ podcast series, “What Most People Don't Know About Higher Performing-Homes,” they rejoin host Tyler Kern and show regular Nick Agopian of RenewAire to talk in greater depth about the role that energy efficiency and chemistry have in a healthy and high-performing home.
2021-05-2027 min
IAQ IQ: Indoor Air Quality and YouHigh Performing Homes, Part IYou understand how your body performs, and you probably know how your car does, too. But what about your home? Would you consider yourself well-versed in the dynamics that keep your home – and you – healthy?This isn't a topic that many people have thought about, but Corbett and Grace Lunsford have. Their TV show, Home Diagnosis, dives into home performance and how to increase the performance of your own home.In part one of this podcast series, you're introduced to the couple as they join host Tyler Kern and podcast regular Nick Agopian."Home...
2021-04-2722 min
HVAC-Overtime PodcastHome Performance with Corbett LunsfordIn this weeks episode we talk with Corbett Lunsford- we get into the details about his new TV show, tiny houses, home performance, cat liter and smells that go along with it.
2021-01-301h 10
PowerTips UnscriptedEp.69: How to Protect and Grow your Business with Performance Testing with Corbett Lunsford
Physics and chemistry affect the interior of every home, every day. Performance testing can enable remodelers to predict and prevent health, safety, and comfort issues, earn more for your work, and predict and prevent callbacks, claims, and lawsuits.
As a remodeler, you have two choices. You can test for and design performance controls into your projects to predict and prevent side effects. Or you make assumptions and hope for the best.
You might make problems worse, and take the heat for it.
In this episode, Corbett Lunsford talks about home systems, performance, and t...
2019-06-2630 min
the Building Performance Podcast#84 FIRST Q&A: Home DiagnosisALL NEW FORMAT! Corbett Lunsford is joined by his bride Grace- together they host Home Diagnosis, the first-ever TV series about building science and home performance testing. They answer questions of all kinds about the invisible dynamics of physics and chemistry in homes worldwide, and hope to hear from you for the next episode! To write in with a question or comment, visit: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/questions To join Grace and Corbett in continuing the Home Diagnosis TV series, visit: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV
2019-05-2125 min
Tiny House Lifestyle PodcastHigh Performance Building for Tiny Homes with Corbett LunsfordCorbett and his wife Grace created and co-host the first TV series about home performance, called Home Diagnosis, which airs on PBS stations nationwide. It features their TinyLab, which they designed and built (and still live in 3 years later) to teach homeowners about the invisible dynamics of physics and chemistry in homes of all sizes.The post High Performance Building for Tiny Homes with Corbett Lunsford – #050 appeared first on The Tiny House.Send us a textSupport the showListen. Subscribe. Rate. Review. Apple Podcasts Spotify More... ...
2019-03-1550 min
HVAC Shop TalkCorbett Lunsford | Home Performance Q & ATopics - Home performance mods to old homes - Tools for home performance - 5 items you should not have in your home - Best crawlspace?
2019-02-211h 05
IAQ RadioCorbett Lunsford - The Home Performance Worskshop & The Worlds Highest Performance Tiny House on Wheels!Corbett Lunsford, wasn't a home performance expert- he used to play piano for ballerinas. In 2008, he learned a few things very quickly: construction is unbelievably messy, most pros are over-rushed and under-paid, and homeowners end up suffering in small ways, for their entire lives in a house. None of this has to be so- we can opt out of the whole thing with performance testing. His goal is to package building performance so it can easily be understood and used by professionals and consumers alike, for better buildings worldwide. In 2009, he started teaching pros through the Building Performance Workshop...
2019-02-151h 04
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) RadioEPISODE 534: Corbett Lunsford - The Home Performance Worskshop & The Worlds Highest Performance Tiny House on Wheels!Corbett Lunsford, wasn't a home performance expert- he used to play piano for ballerinas. In 2008, he learned a few things very quickly: construction is unbelievably messy, most pros are over-rushed and under-paid, and homeowners end up suffering in small ways, for their entire lives in a house. None of this has to be so- we can opt out of the whole thing with performance testing. His goal is to package building performance so it can easily be understood and used by professionals and consumers alike, for better buildings worldwide. In 2009, he started teaching pros through the Building Performance Workshop and...
2019-02-1408 min
Building HVAC ScienceEP30 Making Beautiful Music in the Home with Grace & CorbettYou'll note no last names in this episode title, as I know Grace & Corbett so well. And I think you need to know them better, too. Grace McPhillips Lunsford and Corbett Lunsford have embarked on a road to change the culture of how home performance is perceived by homeowners and galvanize them into action. A major section of this road opens in January 2019, where their TV Show, Home Diagnostics launches on PBS. You can help spread the word on this topic by asking your...
2018-12-0153 minThe Building Science PodcastWhat The Heck Is HOMEChem?This week’s episode features an interview with Corbett Lunsford on the HOMEChem experiments that were being conducted alongside the filming of a brand new, building science focused show called Home Diagnosis TV (be on the lookout for that). Of course, we're really excited about the potential of Indoor Air Quality education coming to the masses. It's the future fulcrum point of housing and health care. The HOMEChem experiment (House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry) took place in the month of June 2018, incorporating measurements from over 15 research groups from 9 universities to identify the most important aspects of the ch...
2018-09-2042 min
HVAC School - For Techs, By TechsMaking of a TV Show About Home PerformanceIn today's podcast, I talk with Corbett Lunsford about his new show about home performance and diagnosis. Home Diagnosis airs on PBS in winter 2018. Even though Home Diagnosis mostly deals with building performance, HVAC work is a large component of overall home performance. Corbett Lunsford used to be a pianist before becoming a building performance expert. He was already familiar with media and decided to launch a YouTube channel. The goal of the YouTube channel was to bring visual information and practices to the masses. Since then, he has been working to create a much larger mass med...
2018-05-3129 min
HVAC Shop TalkCorbett Lunsford | Home performance Guru | 2In this episode of HVAC Shop Talk Ralph and Zack continue their talk with home performance leader Corbett Lunsford. In the opening Zack and Ralph discuss business, including what led Zack into opening his business.
2017-12-1549 min
HVAC Shop TalkCorbett Lunsford | Home Performance Guru | 1In this episode of HVAC Shop Talk Zack and Ralph talk to Corbett Lunsford. Corbett is a leader in the home performance field. He talks about how he became a noted figure in his field, the tiny lab project and much more in part 1 of this series.
2017-12-1236 min
HVAC School - For Techs, By TechsDrying Stuff vs. Drying Air - Humidification, Dehumidification and VentilationThis episode is a rebroadcast of a very useful episode from the Corbett Lunsford's Building Performance Podcast at https://buildingperformancepodcast.com/. Corbett talks to building moisture control expert Lew Herriman about moisture, ventilation, and what happens when you're drying "stuff." When we think about humidity control, we have to ask if we're drying air or drying "stuff." Dehumidification is about drying the air, but many people think about it when they actually want to dry "stuff" like fabrics and other absorptive surfaces often found in residential applications. However, drying out "stuff" does affect how we would dry...
2017-07-0345 min
HVAC School - For Techs, By TechsBlower Door Testing, Building Performance & More w/ Corbett LunsfordCorbett Lunsford from the Building Performance Workshop and the Proof is Possible tour talks to us about the moral superiority of building performance testing, blower door testing, and much more. Building performance and HVAC have been becoming much more closely linked lately. So, it's a good idea for HVAC techs to learn a bit about building performance. In the HVAC world, we often see homes with extremely hot upstairs portions and cool downstairs questions. That is a complex building performance issue. A good contractor can troubleshoot the issue with the building and find cost-effective ways...
2017-05-3048 min
the Building Performance Podcast#63 ALL OVER THIS LAND: Taking the Temperature of Homebuilders Around the WorldToday Corbett takes you on a tour of performance based building from a sampling of builders around the world, and realizes that the millionaires are going to be very angry when they realize what they're paying for isn't nearly as good as the affordable housing to be had on the other side of the tracks. Hosted by Corbett Lunsford at the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas and the Michigan Habitat for Humanity HOMES Summit, January 2015.
Thanks to Robert & Deb Berger, Hiroshi Kuratsu, Rick Eversold, William Wright, Dustin Johnston, Scott Spencer, Bob Passkey Sr., Joey Cuzano...
2015-02-2307 minthe Building Performance Podcast#57 PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS: Entertain What's Wrong in Green Building with the Green CurmudgeonToday Corbett talks with Carl Seville, aka The Green Curmudgeon, about the unsolved problems of green product lobbies, utility energy efficiency programs, value engineering, and people's screwed up notions about what's important in buildings. Hosted by Corbett Lunsford of Green Dream Group, and sponsored by the bible for testing homes.
2014-06-2024 min
the Building Performance Podcast#56 UNDERWATER BUILDINGS: Italian Building Scientists on Venezia's Age-Old ChallengesToday we talk with Piercarlo Romagnoni and Francesca Cappelletti of the Architectural Institute of Venice (IUAV) about seawater vs. brick, mold vs. air quality, and beauty vs. function in a city that's been dealing with it elegantly for 500 years. Hosted by Corbett Lunsford and sponsored by the bible for home performance testing.
2014-06-1228 min
the Building Performance Podcast#55 AIR LEAKAGE LOVE AFFAIR: Colin Genge on All Things Blower Door and Duct TestingToday we talk with Colin Genge, founder and CEO of Retrotec, about the history of air leakage testing, how the tests really work (and what they doesn't actually test), and using home performance diagnostics for playing competitive poker. Hosted by Corbett Lunsford of Green Dream Group in Chicago.
2014-05-2621 min
The Movie ShowcastTHE MOVIE SHOWCAST - "YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY SABOTAGE" (w/Grace McPhillips & Corbett Lunsford) - "Sabotage" & "Noah"Showcast Episode 43: Big Hollywood movies like "Sabotage" and "Noah" get thoroughly previewed, then talk switches to indie films with guests Grace McPhillips & Corbett Lunsford, makers of "The Other One". Plus, a Schwarzenegger-themed edition of "That's Right!" and a fond farewell to The Admiral's Club's cleaning lady.
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2014-03-271h 23the Building Performance PodcastPerformance Genius 2: interview with Gord Cooke, superstar of selling high performance homesToday we talk with guru Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge and EEBA about how to get super-duper rich doing a fantastic job at building, retrofitting, and selling home performance. "When I grow up, I want to be Gord Cooke." -Corbett Lunsford, Host
2012-06-2916 min