Air tight homes/ Discussions

Improving the efficiency of a home built in 1978 during renovations, do I need an HRV?

...tighthomes, seems likeairquality could/should be improved in older leakyhomes也Or would the excessiveair泄露让HRV失效了?在…

Posted by joe cruikshank Feb. 8, 2020, 12:08 p.m. HRV and ERV 1 Responses

Are Insulated Concrete Forms and Gigacrete panels good?

...airtightwithout a lot of additional work, dont have thermal bridges, and they tend to have a hard time catching fire (important where I live). I'm looking for...

Posted by Dallin Sumpter Feb. 21, 2019, 2:46 a.m. Wall assemblies - new construction 5 Responses

Do you have a diagram showing effect of winds on the pressure inside the house?

...airthrough any holes in your building envelope. That will create positiveairpressure inside the house, and forceairout other holes in your building envelop...

Posted by Bryan Bargen June 8, 2018, 5:20 p.m. Air and vapour barriers 1 Responses

What is the process to seal a house using Aero barrier spray?

...airtighthomes因为再多的人力和一卷胶带都无法堵住这种喷雾剂所能堵住的小孔。这是一种技巧……

Posted by Santiago Pacheco Feb. 13, 2020, 11:06 a.m. Air and vapour barriers 3 Responses

Can you help trouble shoot my Lunos HRV e2 system in my tiny home?

...airs, with one unit blowing in while the other blows out. Exhaustairheats the core, and incomingairis warmed by the core, and in order to make that happen, ...

Posted by L Dingwall May 24, 2018, 11:06 p.m. HRV and ERV 2 Responses

How do you stop wood stove smoke from entering a home?

...airtighthome really should have anairexchanger to protect indoorairquality . Don't count onairpurifiers to do much about indoorairquality , they aren’t...

Posted by Don Leaver March 24, 2020, 10:49 a.m. Wood stove and biomass heat 4 Responses

Wood Burning Stove - Do We Need A Cold Air Vent to Safely Operate?

...airies in winter). As a rule, allairtighthouses, especially new builds like meet zerohomes, LEED or Passive House, require anairvent that can not be clos...

Posted by Regina Vigil Feb. 15, 2021, 3:11 p.m. Wood stove and biomass heat 2 Responses

Where should you locate HRV and ERV exhaust vents?

...air’ for a woodstove, have you thought of having a direct coldairfeed to the stove? Ifairis supplied directly to the back input of the stove with outside ai...

Posted by Micara Muir July 12, 2022, 11:08 a.m. HRV and ERV 3 Responses

How do you install a radon barrier in a crawlspace with an uneven floor?

...airtight...and that we could do this ourselves. As we have never done this before, is there any way your group can you help us to decide best practices? We are...

Posted by Reinhart Bigl Nov. 29, 2021, 4:01 p.m. Radon in Homes - Mitigation 1 Responses

What are the most cost-effective green building strategies in new home construction?

...tightair-seal. How is this usually conducted in Ontario? I see a lot of Tyvek but my impression is that this wasn't trulyairtight. Hey MT, I'm wondering if ...

Posted by M T Nov. 4, 2019, 11:07 a.m. Concept and design 3 Responses