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Home Diagnosis
GPB EXTRA
HOME DIAGNOSIS PREMIERES ON GPB SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 AT 10 AM
Dubbed This Old House meets CSI, Home Diagnosis is the first program ever dedicated to promoting measured home performance while highlighting best practices for home improvements/high performance building proven through diagnostics.
Led by home performance experts Corbett and Grace Lunsford, the series features the couple as they travel the nation in their high-performance tiny house, #TinyLab. Along the way, they meet with homeowners to diagnose their mystery problems and prescribe real solutions to help them prove their home is a safe, healthy, comfortable place as well as informing viewers on how these lessons can apply in their homes as well.
HERE’S A LOOK AT UPCOMING EPISODES SATURDAYS AT 10 A.M.
JANUARY 8
FORM VS. FUNCTION: Aesthetics vs. Performance The Lunsford’s reflect on their motivation to design and build their own home, with tuned performance as the driving factor. Selection of materials is explored here, as well as the ways geometry and space organization affect performance.
JANUARY 15
BIG PICTURE: Performance vs. Energy Efficiency
Indoor Air Quality requires understanding ventilation and air tightness targets, and with low income weatherization and government programs pushing for EE, the origin of the ‘energy audit’ is exposed as good at heart but inconsistent with building codes, and possibly harmful for the home’s occupants.
JANUARY 22
DESTRUCTION: Water is Everywhere
Moisture is a central instigator of chemistry and with a focus on drainage, leaks, flooding, mold, restoration, humidity, using humidity to flush homes and finding ways to control it. The Lunsfords first introduce the concept of home chemistry and microbiology in this episode, speaking with experts to understand its life-giving potential and destructive chemical power.
JANUARY 29
THE TRUTH ABOUT HOME BUILDING: Real Life of a Contractor
The construction industry hasn’t embraced building for performance, due to the nature of feast and famine, and hurry-up-and-wait. The Lunsfords share lessons learned being the designers, builders, and labor crew all on one project, and guide viewers into a healthier relationship with contractors.
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