Corbett Lunsford’s home stands out from other homes because it’s high-performance. But his high-performance home also stands out from other high-performance homes. The reason: It’s on wheels, and is currently on a one-year tour across the country. The purpose of the tour is to educate homeowners, realtors, and building professionals about performance – what it means, what products help achieve it and how you can assess professionals who claim to offer it. The selected cooling and heating system had to align with that story, offering incredible performance. After the tour is completed, though, the home and its systems must live on; the Lunsfords will continue living in it. As a result, the selected cooling and heating system would also need to provide the high level of comfort and reliable operation that any family expects. Only one system could offer both: Zoned Comfort Solutions™ from Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating.
Just as Lunsford’s home is no ordinary home, Lunsford is no ordinary homeowner. He’s also a building forensics expert with Building Performance Workshop, Atlanta, and the author of “Home Performance Diagnostics: The Guide to Advanced Testing.” Years ago, Lunsford became interested in the concept of shared language – the way every doctor takes the same metrics like a patient’s heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature. He wondered how to get the building industry talking in recognizable language about metrics so “normal Americans can ask for and expect a quantifiable, measurable result. Most of the time people hire the low bidder or buy the cheapest equipment. But that’s the worst way to work! We, as homeowners, need to fix this language that tells contractors we want cheap crap. We have to say, ‘I want quality, and I know that takes money and time.’ Then, contractors can compete based on quality.”