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

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from well water

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

Radon Mitigation - Installing a radon evacuation stack in a slab floor
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Mitigating radon gas in homes

...ingradongasin该地区。TestingRadoninHomesinCanada - Order Online Here or for TestingRadoninHomesinthe US, Order Online Here Is thereradongasinwater? Yes, unfortunatelyradoniswater-soluble and can enter homes that rely on wellwater, particularly aswateris aerated by showers and sinks...

Preventing radon gas in homes starts with testing for radon - the only sure way
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Radon Gas Awareness - Up to 10% of North American homes tested have unsafe radon levels

...ingRadoninHomesinCanada - Order Online Here Below are links to help you have your air tested forradongas concentrations, as well as techniques forradonpreventioninnew homes and mitigation techniquesinexisting homes that tested above safe levels. This page highlights the importance of Preventing Rad...

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

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...into accountinspecifying yourradonmitigation solution. 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...

Installing a rainwater catment system
Rainwater Collection & Watering

Installing a rainwater catchment system

...ing up a rainwatercatchment system If it is not for financial reasons, why are youinstalling awatertank? Here are some reasons: To do your part forwaterconservation; to be able towateryour garden with someindependence fromwaterrestrictions; to use rainwaterfor laundry, showers and toilets; for i...

Rain barrels for storm water management and rainwater harvesting
Rainwater Collection & Watering

Introduction to rainwater harvesting

...inwaterharvesting is a great strategy for reducing domesticwateruse and protecting our homes and the land surrounding it. Harvesting rainwatercan lead us to dozens of other practices that bring usinto greater sustainability. The three potential sources for harvesting rainwater: Direct rainfall, street harvesti...

Prefab Passive House & LEED Kit Homes for Sale in Ontario & North Eastern US
Concept and design

Prefab Passive House & LEED ready kit homes - the future of buying a new home?

...In门空气质量(IAQ)短期和长期的业主和他们的家庭健康。Beyond carefully selecting the materialsina kit home for a healthyinterior air quality, we also need to maintainthat quality by bringinginand conditioning theinterior airinhomesinan energy efficient way. Thisinclud...

Tyvek home wrap left exposed to wind and UV rays
Air and vapour barriers

Choosing the right house wrap / weather barrier, which is best?

...ing and ventilation openings at the top and bottom together create a 'rainscreen'. Theintention of a rainscreen is to protect walls from a driving rainwhile allowing anywaterthat does penetrate to drainout, and letting air move through it so it can dry. how toinstall siding © EcohomeInstalling siding dir...

Resilient home construction - Kenogami House of the Year
Efficient home design

"The Most Resilient House in North America"

...ing the course and not teaching it! Alainis a home builder who has been constructing LEED-certified homesinthe Saguenay region for 7 years but was previously doing general constructioninthe Montreal region since 1985.Interestinresilience driven by natural disasters Alainhad lived through two traumatic even...

Passively-heated off-grid LEED house in Low, Quebec
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog: a firsthand account of building and living in a remote area

...ings that didn't work, causing things such as moldinhomes and massive overheatinginthe summer. Looking on theinternet also meant discovering lots of books and equipment for off-grid living , that isinteresting to browse through. While there were a lot ofinteresting ideas here, clearly I was going to need fur...

Passive Solar Home design at it's best - Kenogami House - EcoHome
Passive solar home design

Ecohome Kenogami House wins Home of the Year Award

...installed will be an air-to-waterheat pump which will serve as an air conditioner.Ineffect this will prevent the home from overheating during consecutive sunny daysinwinter, while producing hotwateressentially for free. Heat extracted fromindoor air will be transferred to the existing hotwatertank, allowing...