Home Disasters & Resilience: Q&A on 'Home Diagnosis' Season 3 at Science Pub WSKG at Cornell

Join Grace and Corbett Lunsford, creators of 'Home Diagnosis' on PBS, at a SciPub live audience discussion led by Nancy Scales-Coddington about disasters and resilience in homes at Cornell University. Season 3 of the series is called 'Accidents Happen', and explores disasters both natural and human-made (like adding ozone generators, skipping air sealing, putting plastic vapor barriers in the wrong places), and dives into the science behind them in physics, chemistry, and microbiology.

[markn]

I was hesitant to watch this long video, but I am glad I did. I got the most joy from the non-verbal interaction between Grace and Corbett. The subtle touching of a long-term couple. Made me smile.

[spMD]

Awesome explanation on antimicrobial infused products, you both are an inspiration.

[KPHVAC]

Love it Corbett!! As an HVAC designer/sales I absolutely hate windows! You would need so much less heating and cooling without all those windows. One day when I custom build a home, it will have small high performance windows with a big wrap around covered deck. No Western facing windows!!

[comfyhome]

This video has a nice format. Have you looked into bacterial endotoxin load on air purifier media and how that changes over time?

[tullgutten]

A friend of me have a COMPLETELY renovated house, everything except 2 basement walls and when we have taco night at his place after a few hours im dying from the indoor air cause his girlfriend Love incense air scent and live candles and im sure he have his air exchange system either off or undersized.

Tried to ask several times but he says it's on yet i always fall asleep from exhaustion feeling sick, and when stepping outside i feel like a new person in 5 seconds.

My house from the late 60s had much the same feeling after renovating a lot and airsealing and used kitchen hood for airing out my house but now got a new HRV unit and man i am in love with it♥️

Also have an Airthings Wave Plus in the living room that gives alert for radon, tvoc and co2 and a Arthings wave (not plus) that monitors radon in the basement, radon varies from almost not measurable to 5 times the "legal limit" just over a week.

Bought a air quality monitor for my parents as a "gift" and now my dad also have gotten an HRV unit since when we have dinner family gathering it goes past 3000ppm co2 (they never belived me when i said there was bad indoor air after a while but now there is proof).

My life have improved a lot the last weeks since i installed the HRV, it's not finished yet but working with the air straight out from it, no piping on the supply/return side yet.

And the controller for it is a smarthome controller that uses voc to control it (wanted co2 but it was too expensive for now but have wifi connected co2 sensors in the mail now to have in livingroom and bedroom) and every time i come in from a walking trip sweaty or cooking it turns on immediately.

[davidbruce]

Have you tested radon levels with your ERV off and then test when on?

[cellocovers]

Hi Corbett! It’s always a pleasure seeing your videos. Here’s a question. What do you think of forensic industrial hygienist Caoimhín P. Connell’s claim that the fear surrounding radon is way overblown. You can find his videos talking about it here:

[cellocovers]

Hi Corbett! It’s always a pleasure seeing your videos. Here’s a question. What do you think of forensic industrial hygienist Caoimhín P. Connell’s claim that the fear surrounding radon is way overblown. You can find his videos talking about it here: