Natural swimming pool/绿色建筑和可持续的家庭装修正无穷ormation & Advice

Swimming Pool Heating - Save energy & money & be Eco-friendly as possible Tips
Natural swimming pools and ponds

Heating a Swimming Pool - Top 10 Cost-Efficient & Eco-friendly ways to heat a pool

...pool... Want to reduce energy costs forswimmingpoolheating? Reduce heat loss & maximize free heat gains... Tips to reduce energy use by goodpooldesign 1)PoolInsulation to reduce heat loss: When planning apool, think insulation. Allpooldesigns, including aNaturalpoolorswimmingpond, can benefit by...

Natural swimming pool design DIY (NSP) for eco homes
Natural swimming pools and ponds

Natural pools and natural swimming pools

...naturalswimmingpoolover a chlorinatedpool?Naturalpools can be big enough to swim in and are eco-friendly - image vianaturalswimmingpoolsSwimmingin a chlorinatedpoolis refreshing and enjoyable on a hot day, but pales in comparison to the experience ofswimmingin anaturalbody of water. A swim in a natur...

Saving Energy in Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs - Our Top Tips to Save Money
Natural swimming pools and ponds

Top tips for energy efficient swimming pools - reduce pool cleaning & running costs

...pools, see our how to guide on energy saving ways to heat apoolhere. Roboticpoolcleaners save on electricity costs Robotpoolcleaners have revolutionized theswimmingpoolcleaning task and are an energy saving method of moving toward the goal of ‘greener’pools. Essentially, they’re a Roomba for yourswimmingpoo...

Reducing the need for air conditioning
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How to keep homes cool without air conditioning

How to cool a home without AC While it's true that no matter where you live, be it urban, suburban or rural, the hottest days and nights of summer may have you dreaming of coolers climates. However, those living in dense urban areas will feel it the most, where ambient temperatures can be 5 to 9 degrees Celcius highe...

Mineral wool insulation in roof by Rockwool - LEED Platinum V4
Roof assemblies - new construction

Mineral wool insulation in roofs by Rockwool

Mineral wool roof insulation used to best effect: Watch more Green Building Video Guides on the EcoHome YouTube Channel here The Ecohome's Edelweiss House LEED Platinum certified V4 roof is a 2/12 pitch insulated to R95 with Rockwool (formerly Roxul) mineral wool batts. R95 far exceeds the most rigorous Canadian build...

Milwaukee expander tool for Uponor pex tubing
Plumbing and water heaters

Plumbing just got faster and easier with the Milwaukee ProPEX expander tool - video

Traditional pex piping is installed by slipping a metal ring over the exterior of the pipe, then slipping a union or any other joint inside and crimping the ring to hold it in place. It works, but given that its success lies in the installer doing a good job on crimping, there is room for error even if that is a small ...

Installing foam panel insulation, which is best?
Insulation and soundproofing

Rigid insulation panels: which ones to use for different applications

...naturalGreen Insulation Products, Like Hemp Insulation panels or Batt Insulation or mineral wool - demonstrated here in roof insulation. Polyisocyanurate Foam Panels: PIR, polyiso, or ISO, is a thermoset plastic product typically produced as a foam and used as rigid thermal insulation panel - most often with aluminu...

Natural gas fireplaces, furnaces, boilers and gas water heaters - Green or Not?
Heating with gas and oil

Heating with natural gas furnaces, boilers and fireplaces

...naturalgas in homes and now North America has also started to legislate againstnaturalgas furnaces, gas boilers and gas water heaters in favor of electrification and heating with high efficiency heat pumps. Now you know more about whynaturalgas condensing furnaces aren't sustainable, learn more about sustaina...

A Renewable Natural Gas refinery built in Quebec with misguided public funding?
Renewable energy

Renewable Natural Gas (or not), RNG or Biogas Under The Microscope...

...naturalgas (RNG) which is a pipeline-quality gas that is fully interchangeable with conventionalnaturalgas and so can also be used innaturalgas vehicles. RNG is essentially biogas, (the gaseous product of the decomposition of organic matter) that has been processed to specific purity standards. Like conventional f...

Pallet beds are trending but pallets can be toxic so be careful
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Is it safe to build beds or furniture with shipping pallets?

...pooling" or a type of pallet rental has become more common in transport logistics companies. Some pallet supplierspool可重复使用的托盘,有时装有t积分racking devices which makes them expensive. A pallet management company can help supply, clean, repair, and reuse pallets - the ultimate in recycling ...

The EC3 Tool - Skanska - Calculating & Comparing Carbon Footprint of Buildings
Planning and Design

Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Buildings, Introducing The EC3 Calculator From Skanska

EC3 - Reducing the carbon footprint of buildings EC3 Tool – The background - The interest in the environmental impact of buildings is not new by any means: scientists and building experts have been studying the life cycle analysis of buildings for several decades, particularly for certain materials such as the impact o...