Wood/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...woodcomes from a sustainably managed forest , so FSC labelledwoodis always preferred. Where to buywood: Wherever you live in Canada, there is without a doubtwoodbeing harvested not too far away. If you want to ensure yourwoodqualifies in some sense as 'local', you can start first of all by species selection...

...WoodPellet stoves: A pellet stove looks pretty much like anywood炉子，给你同样的局部热度和氛围。But rather than firewood, pellet stoves only burn compressed waste-woodproducts, grain, seed or corn. One major difference with a pellet stove over awoodstove, is that they have a hopper ...

...wood(when dry) is made up of carbon, which remains in thewoodeven after it has been harvested. It has thus been shown that using one square metre ofwoodin construction removes 0.9 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. That means that a typicalwooden structure measuring approximately 2,400 sq.ft. retains the equivale...

...woodstoves produce less than un-certified stoves and pellet stoves produce less than EPA-certifiedwoodstoves, they are closer to gas stoves in the emissions they produce. To read more about thewoodcombustion process and to understand how to burn firewoodefficiently, see here . Fine particle emissi...

...wood. Cedar and larch are local, very durable and resistant to rot. This process can also be done with other commonwoods such as pine, hemlock, maple or oak and is the perfect finish to the exterior of a variety ofwoodframing materials . How carbonizedwoodfinish is made:Wooden boards are burnt on each side,...

...woodneed to be treated? If you were to compare a borate-impregnatedwoodstructure with a galvanized steel structure, steel would have 1.8 times higher greenhouse gas emissions overwood. Galvanizing steel also requires 83 times more water than treatingwoodwith borate. Further Reading forWood框架选择:……

...woodproduct has been harvested from a sustainably managed forest. When buying lumber orwoodproducts, like eco-friendly hardwoodflooring , pay attention and look for the FSC certification.Woodwith a FSC logo ensures it should come from sustainably managed forestsWoodand paper producers are subject to man...

...woodveneer plywood© Columbia Forest Products PlywoodPlywoodis most commonly found as a 4 x 8' panel that is made from thin sheets ofwoodveneer that are bonded together using phenol formaldehyde glues, although certain manufacturers are leading the way with formaldehyde-free plywoodproducts. Plywoodis us...

...woodburning fireplace inserts with blowers here ) Your carbon footprint as awoodburner: Heating withwooddoes not instantly make you an enviro-villain unless you live on an island with one remaining tree.Woodis a renewable resource and fairly abundant in most areas, certainly for ruralwoodburners. Trees a...

...woodfloor again, something that you mop or vacuum once a week. Floor preparation, the first step to the perfectwoodfloor Before attempting the refinishing of awoodfloor, know what you're tackling first. Is your floor old floorboards that have been covered with carpet? Are they good enough for sanding and finis...

...woodceiling. The aesthetics of drywall compared towood天花板:显然我的偏见已经建立;I likewoodceilings . I find those moments when you are vacantly staring at a ceiling to be infinitely more interesting with tongue and groovewoodthan staring at a monotone eggshell-white surface - cold me ol...