Reduced/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Reducedefflorescence as it is less porous, and absorbs less water than normal concrete Stronger and more abrasive resistant than standard concrete Improved durability: more resistant to cracking due to the freeze/thaw cycle Compatible with unconventional aggregates and recycled glass Lo...

...reducedtoo while still enjoying crystal-clear water. Lower energy costs for swimming pool maintenance with a robot pool cleaner Using an average of about 180 Watts, you’ll be consuming 82% less power (820W) compared to your regular booster pump and filtration powering the type of cleaner you plug into the skimmer ...

Did you know that there’s actually an ideal order or layout of how to organize food in the fridge? A way that could help reduce the amount of food wasted and improve how sustainable your household is? So, to set the scene - you’re on your way home with your weekly Costco or Sam's Club haul, you are loaded up with more...

Learn how the Ontario Climate Change Action Plan can benefit you directly. In June 2016, the Ontario government adopted a new Climate Change Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation, industry and building sectors. This will be backed by an investment of $ 1.9 billion annually over the n...

...reducedwaste in mind by keeping the plans at sensible dimensions. If you plan lengths to be 4 and 8 foot increments instead of 5 and 9, this makes the best use of industry standard dimensions. Order pre-cut lumber (some lumber yards will use your building plans to deliver framing materials cut to the lengths you nee...

...ReducedSketchNanoGard提高家庭耐用性的另一个好处是，它可以防止窗户内部凝结多达50%。寒冷的窗户表面就像除湿器一样，导致空气中的湿度凝结成水滴，然后下降并损坏……

How to save money on hot water: We will discuss a number of ways to conserve water, particularly hot water, but all of that starts with using less in the first place! Choosing low flow fixtures and toilets will save a considerable amount of water and money, and probably the quickest and cheapest way to save hot wate...

Spending more time at home in the last few months since Covid-19 redefined our reality has presented many with an opportunity to clean, rearrange furniture and make lifestyle modifications. One thing we noticed at home was that some of the items that found their way into our recycle bin, or worse, the trash bin, reall...

Watch more green building videos on the Ecohome YouTube channel here The Ecohome Demo House has a vapour permeable exterior air barrier and with an ACH rate of .69 is many times more airtight than the average new home. Air leakage can be responsible for up to 1/3 of the total heat loss of a home and cause signific...

...reducedcarbon concrete and minimal plastic, and it achieves a neutral carbon footprint while offering an extraordinary visual. However, we're not 100% sure how air infiltration is controlled through the gabion cage walls, so we will run with the assumption that the architects have included an air barrier component to ...

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