Burning firewood/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...burning, it's time to turn your attention to stacking and storing yourfirewoodcorrectly. Stackingfirewoodproperly: Stackedfirewoodready for a nice hot fire at home © Ecohome Keep yourfirewoodhigh enough off the ground to avoid absorbing moisture. Protectfirewoodfrom rain, but keep the sides ...

...burningwood for heat goes, so first rule of woodburningin stoves or fireplaces is; Burn Dry Wood! Maximum moisture content should be considered around the 15-20% range, so when choosingfirewood, make the humidity a consideration as well as what type of wood . Unlike the moisture in soggy or unseasoned logs, volat...

...burningfireplace inserts often have blowers for whole house heating How to find the best woodburningfireplace inserts with a blower? Here we love innovation and innovative products, but when looking for the best woodburningfireplace inserts with a blower, maybe some automation and for the purpose of whole ho...

...Burningfirewoodand other biomass fuels are a way to gain that independence. Heating efficiently with biomass fuel (wood, grain, seeds and manufactured fire logs) The good news is, improvements in stove and fireplace technology have been so dramatic thatburning木材或生物质燃料的热量可以是一种生态……

...burningfireplace or gas stove) a carbon monoxide detector. These simple things save lives every day across North America. I'm not going to sugar-coat this: fire is often fast, unpredictable and catastrophic. Now go ahead and check the batteries in your smoke detectors. I’ll wait. Yup. There is such a thing as a 'hou...

...burningof incense potentially releases carcinogens and puts us at risk of acute, chronic respiratory problems. A Chinese study [11] found that the smoke released by two incense sticks tested had toxic effects on laboratory mice. Obviously the amount we would be exposed to would be lower than those unfortunate mice, bu...

What is Shou sugi ban siding? © Resawn Timber Co. Shou sugi ban is an ancient Japanese carbonized wood finish created byburningthe surface of wood to preserve it. The final product is also known as Yakisugi (yaki means to cook/burn and sugi is the Japanese name for cedar), but shou-sugi-ban seems to have won...

...burningat a rate of 0.7mm per minute (4.2 cm per hour), wooden structures remain stable even if a fire lasts a long time. Insulating protectors and gypsum board (drywall) may also be used to protect wooden structures from heat, and wood frame elements can be designed so as to ensure a degree of fire resistance rangi...

The Yukon's first LEED certified home was born of new city policies designed to develop people-friendly neighbourhoods. Unused city land between large lots was re-zoned to allow for new housing that promoted community engagement. New zoning regulations for these more modestly sized lots included maximum setbacks to ...

Bluewater Health announced today that it has been selected as one of the first Canadian hospitals – and the first acute care hospital in Ontario – to achieve LEED® certification. Bluewater Health’s construction of a 588,000-square-foot complex at the hospital’s Sarnia location consisted of a new addition attached to...

Bella Bella is a small community located on Campbell Island between the northern tip of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. Approximately 90% of its 1,500 residents belong to the Heiltsuk First Nation. In 2004, a fire destroyed the staff housing complex at the RW Large Memorial Hospital, and Vancouver Coastal Health [...