Favorite Construction and Testing Tools

Here are my favorite bits of gear for building a high performance home, including my entire brand new Malco sheet metal ductwork toolkit.

How to Plan and Prep Ductwork

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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Advanced Ventilation Techniques: ERV + HEPA Filtration

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.

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Check out these and other advanced ventilation devices at: http://fantech.net

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Building Our Forever Home DIY: Lessons Learned

What have we learned designing and building our own forever home? Well, kind of a lot. But we tried to keep it short, so here’s a 40-minute long tour through our brains while we’re still under construction.

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The Science of Homes in Hawaii

Hawaii might seem like a perfect place to live at first glance, and a terrible place to set up a home performance consulting company. But Blake Reid has found lots of opportunity built into the vacation destination's natural geography and climate that make home building and maintenance a real challenge.

Check out Blake's excellent blog at: https://terrawatthome.com/blog

Watch this entire series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc2-5fAgMq4I_Bjpvmb1Z39Y0uEMGEC9

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Check out the Building Performance Journal: http://homeenergy.org

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Plumbing Tour: Efficient Drain and Water Planning

Plumbing is not boring- it’s terrifying. Hear what the drain line install was like, and see the elegant PEX plumbing layout I’ll be installing myself. Interesting bits include water purification elements from Elite Water Systems of Texas, and 5 point-of-use water heaters from Chronomite.

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Supply Ventilation for Homes: Mythbusting Side Effects

'Home Diagnosis' co-creator and building science trainer Corbett Lunsford has told many students that supply-only ventilation is dangerous for homes in cold climates- but is that scientifically proven? Watch performance testing that will demonstrate exactly what happens (or doesn't happen) when pressurizing a house with supply ventilation from outdoors.

DOWNLOAD Aprilaire’s excellent 2-page ventilation guide at right ———>

See a full installation of the three simplest and most inexpensive ventilation strategies at: https://youtu.be/bfd69xRbQxM

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Learn more about simple, affordable ventilation strategies at: http://Aprilaire.com

Check out the book on testing homes: http://BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com/homeperformancediagnosticsbook

See more about this 1960's home's retrofit process at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsc2-5fAgMq5lgu0U_wVocxzUPoSq_JKM

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Lighting Design 101: Lumens, Footcandles, Colors, etc with Kichler's Jeff Dross

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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How to Bug-Proof the Ventilation Gap: Cor-A-Vent SV5

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

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Advanced Home Ventilation: Harnessing Pressure Imbalances

Using his family's home as an example, 'Home Diagnosis' co-host Corbett Lunsford demonstrates several options for configuring the air purification systems and explains how he chose the best setup for his family. Using the Fantech VER200, HEPA filter unit, and Mitsubishi FH09 series mini-split.

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High Performance HVAC Systems Preview

Now that the Mitsubishi heat pumps, Ultra-Aire dehumidifiers, and Fantech ventilation systems are onsite, Corbett gives a sneak peek at how they all fit together with the upcoming Fanimation fans and Kichler low-heat lighting to tune the indoor environment.

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How (and Why) to Wrap a House in Continuous Insulation: Rockwool ComfortBoard

To control a home's heat bleed, noise pollution, and moisture issues, making the enclosure continuously insulated helps a lot, especially with a rain screen incorporated. See the details on how Rockwool (aka Roxul) ComfortBoard 80 is installed on our home.

To see the cost-benefit computer model that explains the energy side, watch this: https://youtu.be/aSuPieuKWZI

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Check out Rockwool options at: http://Rockwool.com

See 475 High Performance Building Supply tapes at: http://FourSevenFive.com