Wood stove/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...woodstoves produce less than un-certifiedstoves and pelletstoves produce less than EPA-certifiedwoodstoves, they are closer to gasstoves in the emissions they produce. To read more about thewoodcombustion process and to understand how to burn firewoodefficiently, see here . Fine particle emissi...

...woodstovebe the main heat source or just supplementary? Is your house poorly, moderately or super-insulated? Since there is no way for awoodstovemanufacturer to know how well-insulated or airtight your house is, square footage and BTU output numbers are valuable for finding out where awoodstovefalls on the 's...

...WoodPelletstoves: A pelletstovelooks pretty much like anywoodstove, and gives you the same localized heat and ambience. But rather than firewood, pelletstoves only burn compressed waste-woodproducts, grain, seed or corn. One major difference with a pelletstoveover awoodstove, is that they have a hopper ...

...wood? Before we get into whichwoodis best for burning, or whichwoodburns the hottest as a home heat source in awood-burningstoveor fireplace, remember this: First rule forwoodburning? Make sure it's dry or seasonedwood, or most of the heat will be lost on evaporating water (like in a swimming-pool) and ...

...woodfor heat goes, so first rule ofwoodburning instoves or fireplaces is; Burn DryWood! Maximum moisture content should be considered around the 15-20% range, so when choosing firewood, make the humidity a consideration as well as what type ofwood. Unlike the moisture in soggy or unseasoned logs, volatile gase...

...woodpelletstove, see here , or to help with choosing awoodburningstove, see here , or even, for help in choosing the right type of firewood, see here . For the Nerds amongst us - there's also a really interesting page here, all about the Combustion process ofwood. These Guides for Green Building brought you by th...

...woodneed to be treated? If you were to compare a borate-impregnatedwoodstructure with a galvanized steel structure, steel would have 1.8 times higher greenhouse gas emissions overwood. Galvanizing steel also requires 83 times more water than treatingwoodwith borate. Further Reading forWoodFraming Choices: ...

...woodstructure ICF walls are now as affordable aswoodThere is a lot about ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) walls we don’t love, but there is a lot of good as well. First what we do like – they just work great in certain applications. A basement built with ICF won’t go moldy like standard basements do. If you opt t...

...woodfloor again, something that you mop or vacuum once a week. Floor preparation, the first step to the perfectwoodfloor Before attempting the refinishing of awood地板，知道你要先处理什么。你的地板是铺了地毯的旧地板吗?它们够好打磨和完成吗…

...woodlumber to the housing industry. Read more here about other hemp building materials on the market and why they are sustainable. Hardwoodflooring companies will on occasion usewoodreclaimed from river beds , recycled barn boards, or renewable building materials such as bamboo, but this hemp flooring from ...

...wood. Choosing FSC products promotes the market for responsible forestry management. Engineered hardwoodfloors: Engineeredwoodis comprised of several layers of plywoodforming the core of your flooring, with a top layer of hardwood. When finished, engineeredwoodwill look like any other hardwoodfloor. ...