Radon in basements/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

.．.into accountinspecifying yourradon缓解气候变化的解决方案。Preventing mold when finishing a basement is possible, read here to find out how.RadoninCrawlspace floors that won’t beinsulated: Aradonbarrier needs to beinstalled to seal off the ground from the airinthe crawlspace . A DIYradonmitigation soluti...

.．.ingRadonGas from Well Water, also be sure to find out How to controlradongasinhomes , RemovingRadongas from Crawlspaces &Basements, and the dangers of microplasticsindrinking water , allinthe Green Building Guide Pages at Ecohome, North America's Green Building Advice website .

.．.Install aRadonBarrier - Slab Floors Ifinthe kind of area where it's a good idea toinstall a vapor barrier againstradoningress, (check out theRadonmaps by state and province page to find out here) we can't stress enough how important it is to test forradon, or better still to continually monitor for high rad...

.．.inimum and, depending on location and climate we would recommendincreasing thatintheinterest of saving energy, and moneyinthe longterm. When renovating or building a new homeinthe US or Canada with a Basement or a Slab on Grade ,inthe EcoHome best practice for building Foundations &Basementsguide section ...

.．.in, which likely won't even existina crawlspace. You can have it set it up to drainrightinto a small pitinthe dirt below the membrane and it will absorb backinto the ground. Removingradongas from crawlspaces We highly recommend getting your air tested forradongas before beginning work to determine if any...

.．.inthe future. And it should go without saying, but be sure to make a clear map of where those features are. Plumbing durability and maintenance: electrical wires need to beinconduits under slab foundations to meet building codeinmost regions (we hope), but putting plumbing linesinconduits is also a good idea; ...

.．.inslab-on-grade construction. As all plumbing work will be embeddedinconcrete, the accuracy of location, drainheight and proper sloping of drains is essential.Install raft slabinsulation forms,interior floorinsulation and reinforcement mesh as per engineering specifications. If you areinstallingin-floor...

.．.inthe earth's crust starts to disintegrate. The gasinfiltrates houses through cracksinthe slab.Radonexposure is linked to roughly 16% of lung cancer deathsinCanada, and is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Health Canada advises taking measures to reduceradonlevels whenradonconcentrati...

.．.ing a heated floor is not an argument against greaterinsulation, it is actually the opposite. You wouldn't say "I don't need toinsulate my roof much, because I'll be heating the airinmy house". Read more here about the importance of balancinginsulation for energy efficiency. Heating a floorincreases the tempera...

.．.ing systems are entirely embeddedinconcrete,including the heater box. It is a closed-loop system where air is moved through either 2 or 4-inch PVC tubes (which are non-corrosive), so that no dust from the airinthe home isintroducedin的系统。There are no open vents, so there is no access poinT代表啮齿动物……

.．.ing gospel. Just so you know we are not putting wordsinhis mouth, here is Mike Reynolds speaking a couple of years agoina video titled 'New Solutions Guide' . The following quote starts, of all places, at about the 4:20 mark. ''Each building is a living breathing cell that is getting everything that itsinhabit...