Removing radon gas/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...radongaslevels in a home - I should know, my house was tested to have highradonlevels, and afterradonmitigation was installed and we re-tested forradon, I now know we can live safely - soradonmitigation works! First step, find out if you have aradongasproblem by having the air in your home tested. Aradon...

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from well water

...radonfrom water can range from $5000 - $8,000 installed, while this system's range is more in the $3,000 - $5,000. Watch the video below for greater detail on how these types of systems work. That coversRemovingRadonGasfrom Well Water, also be sure to find out How to controlradongasin homes ,RemovingRad...

Why Radon maps by state or province shouldn't replace testing

Radon Levels by State & Province - Why a Radon Test is Essential

...radongasin homes and how to test forradon. Find more pages aboutradonmitigation in basements and crawl spaces and how to maintain healthy indoor air quality here:RemovingRadonGasfrom Crawlspaces & Basements Is thereRadonGasin Water? How to ControlRadonGasin Homes Maintaining Heal...

Insulating crawlspaces as part of home renovation
Crawl spaces

How to insulate crawlspaces properly as part of renovating an older home

...Removingradongasfrom crawlspaces We highly recommend getting your air tested forradongasbefore beginning work to determine if any measures will be needed to protect your air quality. Air contaminated withradongas是一种严重的健康危害,是仅次于吸烟的第二大肺癌病因。请年代…

Non-toxic building materials can improve home air quality
Healthy indoor air quality

Maintaining healthy indoor air quality

...RadongasRadongasis a relatively unknown household danger. Of the people that have heard of it, not many realize the severity of health effects associated with it.Radongasis released through the radioactive decay of uranium , and it is the radioactivity of it that makes it a danger to humans. Health Canada es...

The importance of Cleaning HRV intakes
HRV and ERV

How to keep your HRV clean and operating efficiently

...radonlevel. We also installed a Radostat , which is a continuousradonmonitor that activates the HRV system when levels hit 150 Bq /m3, which is 50 lower than Health Canada’s currentradonguideline of 200 Bq /m3. With the help ofRadonEnvironmental , Air Solutions and SAF Combustion , we have been monitoring the ...

Condensation on windows leads to mold & mildew in homes, ERV & HRV systems help
Ventilation

Ventilation & air exchangers

...removingcontaminants from the air, there are health consequences from having either too much or too little moisture in our homes. There are bacteria, viruses, moulds and mites that will show up on either end of the spectrum if your air is either too humid or too dry. Somewhere in the range of 35 to 50% relative humi...

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

...gas, and have an insulating value of roughly R-5. The windows facing south were all chosen to allow in more of the sun's heat ( called solar heat gain coefficient, SHGC ), whereas windows facing all other directions have a low SHGC. The difference between them is that the high-gain windows allow in approximately 50% of...

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

Introduction to rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvesting is a great strategy for reducing domestic water use and protecting our homes and the land surrounding it. Harvesting rainwater can lead us to dozens of other practices that bring us into greater sustainability. The three potential sources for harvesting rainwater: Direct rainfall, street harve...

Keyhole Garden
Landscaping

The Keyhole Garden: An Introduction

A keyhole garden is a circular raised garden bed with a compost basket at the center and a keyhole-shaped path that allows access to the entire garden. The compost basket can be fed throughout the season and will continually break down and deliver nutrients to the bed for the duration, as will the chunky bits of organ...

Urban farming
Landscaping

城市农业将美丽的花园变成了杂货店!

...removing在你的地盘上你可以阻止它们扩散。有些植物可能比其他植物更难清除,所以要检查一下哪些入侵植物可能在你的地区繁殖,以及如何最好地清除它们。把它们拉起来可能不行,有些(比如图片中的狗勒死藤蔓)有精致的rooo…