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...eventing frost build up in a cold climate, roof ventilation also prevents roofs from overheating in the summer, which prevents premature aging. Unventilated attics or insufficiently vented attics in warm climates (and ones in colder climates in summer months) can allow temperatures to rise so much that you can virtuall...

...event cannot be attributed solely to climate change, the type and frequency of events we are seeing are exactly what was predicted by climate scientists and can no longer be ignored. If a 'once in a century' storm now comes by a couple of times in a decade, we need to factor that in when deciding where and even how we ...

Crawlspace insulation - be careful to get it right A crawlspace comes with all the downsides of a basement, but it is just too low a space to be functional either beyond the folded plastic christmas tree and a couple of boxes of baubles. Unless there is a good reason for it, going through the process of pouring a footi...

...evention pilot program and helped bring radon prevention into building codes. A big thanks to Rob for his technical guidance with this page. To learn more about radon prevention measures, visit his website radonworks.ca.