Basement/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Basement Design for walls prevents mold & midlew when renovating & finishing
Healthy indoor air quality

Basement renovations: How to prevent mold when finishing basements

...basement如上所述,使用HRV或ERV进行通风,因为让我们面对它——新鲜的空气改善了任何男人的洞穴!Further reading forbasementmold prevention: How to choose between an ERV & HRV system forbasementventilation & Mold prevention - EcoHome Guide How much insulation does abasementneed - EcoH...

Why basements flood and how to prevent that with a sump pump
Basements improvements

Why Basements Flood & How to Prevent Flooded Basements

...basementS是很常见的,大多数时候可以很容易地避免。Whybasements flood in the first place is pretty easy to answer – it’s a hole in the ground and the ground is wet!Basements are sometimes below the water table to begin with, but water tables rise during the spring snow melt, and without properbasementdr...

Basement wall insulation
Insulation and soundproofing

Properly insulating basements and concrete slab floors

...Basementor a Slab on Grade , in the EcoHome best practice for building Foundations &Basements guide section you will find the basics on foundation ,basement& slab design , under slab insulation , site selection & preparation, excavation, drainage & radon gas prevention and mitigation . Technical edit and thermal ...

Finished basements can lead to mold and mildew
Healthy indoor air quality

Why are basements moldy? How to fix or Prevent a Moldy Basement

...basement如上所述,使用HRV或ERV进行通风,因为让我们面对它——新鲜的空气改善了任何男人的洞穴!Further reading forbasementmold prevention: How to choose between an ERV & HRV system forbasementventilation & Mold prevention - EcoHome Guide How much insulation does abasementneed - EcoH...

How to insulate basements properly
Insulation and soundproofing

Best practices for basement insulation in new home construction

...basements are typically under-insulated or not insulated at all, and if they are, they almost always trap moisture within wall assemblies. This leads to preventable mold growth and rotting inbasementwalls - often caused by interstitial condensation . The followingbasementinsulation techniques listed here are desi...

Slab on grade or a foundation and basement?
Foundation choices

Slab-on-grade vs foundation and crawlspace or basement

...basementconstruction: How to choose between a crawlspace or a slab foundation ? - Ecohome Guide Best practices forbasementconstruction - Ecohome Guide How much insulation does abasementneed - EcoHome Guide How to finish the exterior of Insulatedbasements and slabs - Ecohome Video Guide Why is a Slab-o...

Crawlspace radon barrier installation for radon mitigation
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...basement-这就不好了。Before starting radon mitigation in a crawlspace orbasement: Here's a thing, if you're about to install radon mitigation in a crawlspace orbasement因为你的氡水平高于建议水平,那么开始工作和安装氡屏障的第一步是v…

Roxul mineral wool batt insulation in LEED Homes
Insulation and soundproofing

Choosing the right insulation: the pros, cons and applications for walls, slabs & basements

...basements, stone wool is a much more suitable product forbasementwall insulation than fiberglass. Hemp insulation: Hemp batt insulation © Nature Fibres Recycled content: Hemp is a natural and renewable material, making hemp batt insulation (and hemp boards) a very sustainable building material. As it is a...

Insulating a Slab on grade for a Passive Solar LEED Home with Rockwool © Ecohome
Insulation and soundproofing

Insulating below slab-on-grade floors

...basementthat the idea of building a slab-on-grade creates an instant sense of fear and doom in many. We assure you this is not new, and it works. The reason we buildbasements and stay 4 to 5 feet below grade is to avoid frost heave, using dirt to insulate. With a slab-on-grade, the difference is you use 'insulation...

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from well water

...basementfloor or behind your foundation walls, but rather high levels of radon gas in your water supply. Radon gas occurs naturally as uranium in the soil breaks down, and can seep into your home undetected as it is colourless, odourless and tasteless; it can also dissolve in well water entering your home with the w...

Step by step guide for slab-on-grade home construction
Slab on Grade

Slab-on-grade construction: the ecoHOME A to Z Slab building guide

...basementfloors, and cost homeowners a lot of money. Regional building codes will demand in the range of R5 to R7.5, but doubling that will pay for itself in as little as 2 years. We recommend a minimum of R15 in most cold climates, more if you are including radiant heat within your slab on grade foundation . CONCRET...