solutions / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...solutions.  Solar thermal collectors and Stirling engines generate power One that really impresses us is from a Swedish company named Azelio that offers a solution to renewable energy power storage in an innovative and more affordable manner than we are used to seeing, because they have reversed the customary actions o...

Ice dams form at the bottom of roofs, letting water penetrate and cause damage to the interior of walls and roofs.  When snow melts on a roof it runs down until it meets the unheated bottom edge of a roof and then freezes. This chunk of ice is called an ice dam, and it can cause water to backup beneath shingles and Ice...

...solutions available back in the day. Emmanuel’s system required the installation of a large concrete holding tank in the basement with a sand filter. It requires a bi-weekly cleaning of the solids trap, as well as an annual replacement of filtration materials. He’s not too put off by that, but one downside he speaks of...

...solutions are recommendations for how to deal with moisture and heat loss only, and provide only an anecdotal overview of how to deal with radon gas. We would recommend having your air tested for radon, and if it is above Health Canada’s recommended safe levels (200 Bq/m³), please see our pages on radon gas mitigation ...

...solutions on a case-by-case basis, with different options available for different foundation and basement situations. If you just found out you have high radon levels in your home, or you've looked at a radon map that shows your state or region as being at risk of high radon levels, don’t panic; there is virtually alwa...