Home humidity/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...homeand drawing in cold air from the bottom to replace it. How much air will be changed depends on how well-sealed yourhomeis. While natural convection will offer a certain amount of new air, with most newhomes it just isn't sufficient. Properly sealedhomes require mechanical ventilation systems to remove moistu...

...humidityfrom the air being extracted to the incoming fresh (and dry) air to help keep the ambient internalhumiditylevel at a reasonable value (between 40 and 60%) at all times. In summer, thehumiditytransfer in an ERV reverses and thehumidityin outside air is removed before it is injected into thehome. This s...

...humidityand lower-quality windows. Winterizing yourhome: Condensation and ice on windows is a sure sign that yourhomeneeds checking over Solutions: You can buy a hygrometer (to measure indoorhumidity) at most hardware stores for around $20 or so; that's your first step. If yourhumidityis low (20-40 RH) t...

...homes can rot walls because of the condensation they may cause. This is why if you have a newerhome有了蒸汽屏障，你最好等到外部壁板需要更换，然后在表面下安装连续的刚性隔热板，以及用于通风的ERV或HRV单元……

...homes, the cost to repair this damage can be extremely high. It sure sucks to behome有时候老板!但好消息是，有一些方法可以避免这些问题和成本。The most important thing is to keep thehumiditylevels in yourhomelow enough, aim for below 40% RelativeHumidity...

...humidity. If so, then there are several things to do that will help: Limit the amount ofhumiditybeing produced in thehomeor entering it. Ventilate thehometo remove excess moisture. Dehumidify the air in thehometo bring the relativehumiditybelow the 60%. Heat and insulatehomes evenly to try to preve...

...homes is a bad sign so how to get rid of it or prevent mold in drywall? Mold and mildew inhomes develops in conditions of highhumidity, most often in bathrooms, kitchens and basements, unless caused by roof leaks and other building envelope failures. Along with affecting the durability of yourhome, mold and milde...

...Homes - see here , to read more about how to choose between a HRV & ERV ventilation system - see here , both from the EcoHomeGreen Building Guides , on North America's favorite green building website , EcoHome.net.

...homes. These changes meanhomes are better insulated, more airtight and, most importantly, with better ventilation like HRV's or ERV's or air conditioning. There is also much more understanding of how buildings work and why walls can fail in ahomewith air conditioning, even when built to code . For example, if a ho...

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