radon/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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 covers RemovingRadonGas from Well Water, also be sure to find out How to controlradongas in homes , Removing Rad...

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

Mitigating radon gas in homes

...radongas as a matter of course, but especially if you've ever heard of any reports of there beingradongas in the area. TestingRadonin Homes in Canada - Order Online Here or for TestingRadonin Homes in the US, Order Online Here Is thereradongas in water? Yes, unfortunatelyradonis water-soluble and...

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

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

...Radongas symptoms?Radonis an odorless, colourless, radioactive and carcinogenic gas. There are no immediate symptoms of exposure toradonand no way to sense if you are in an environment with unsafe levels ofradon- except byRadontesting for existing homes, withRadonremediation for homes with highRadonlevel...

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

...radongas concentrations, as well as techniques forradonprevention in new homes and mitigation techniques in existing homes that tested above safe levels. This page highlights the importance of PreventingRadonGas in Home s, now be sure to read about RemovingRadongas from Crawlspaces & Basements , RemovingRadon...

Radon and vapour barrier below slab on grade floor
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Vapour / radon barriers below slab floors

...RadonBarrier - Slab Floors If in the kind of area where it's a good idea to install 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 highradonlevels....

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

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...radongas levels 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 aradongas problem by having the air in your home tested. Aradon...

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

Maintaining healthy indoor air quality

...RadongasRadongas is a relatively unknown household danger. Of the people that have heard of it, not many realize the severity of health effects associated with it.Radongas is 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 ...

Insulating crawlspaces as part of home renovation
Crawl spaces

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

...radongas . We would recommend having your air tested forradon, and if it is above Health Canada’s recommended safe levels ( 200 Bq /m³), please see our pages onradongas mitigation in crawlspaces . Fixing a dirt floor crawlspace: All too often a crawlspace will have nothing but a dirt floor, and probably some un...

Crawl Spaces or Slab on Grade Foundations?
Foundations and Basements

Slab on grade or crawlspaces, which is better?

...radongas from basements here and about insulated Slab-on-Grade Foundation Form Systems in the EcoHome Green Building Guides for Sustainable Buildings here

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

Ventilation & air exchangers

加拿大过去40年建造的房屋都是相对密封的。在此之前,我们一般依靠漏气的非隔热墙来提供新鲜空气和防止霉菌和霉变,他们在这方面做得很好。为了成本和舒适度,我们增加了隔热层,但不一定要密封墙壁。这一愚蠢之举来得太快了……