The Ecohome Building Guide applies to all climates, but we are based in Canada ourselves and our basement construction and renovation guide pages are geared towards to the most harsh an unforgiving climates. If you can build a sustainable home here, you can build one anywhere : ) Here are a few of our basement construction and renovation pages to get you started, if you don’t find all you need there or have more specific questions please feel free to ask. Best of course is that you start a fresh thread with your specific question. Hope that helps!
Deep home retrofits through grants and interest-free loans to make your home more energy-efficient were a promise by Trudeau and the Liberals and now in 2021, …
Crawlspaces are becoming rare for new home construction in USA & Canada. If you've got a crawls space with damp, mold, odor & cold issues, here's how to insula…
Basements flood, full stop. As a hole in the ground similar to a swimming pool, once all is done to stop water getting in, we then need to remove any water wit…
Frost heaving of home foundations, basements, decks & garden walls in cold climates can cause issues - especially in clay soils that hold water - Ecohome built…
Take advantage of green home energy-efficiency renovation tax credits & incentives to help improve home performance. It starts with a free home energy audit, f…
Green Home Renovation Tax Credits, Net Zero Home Grants & interest free loans & incentives for home renovations will all help Canadians to live more sustainabl…
Considering between slab-on-grade construction compared to foundations and crawlspace or a basement? Take the first step of home design in deciding which found…
The Ecohome Building Guide applies to all climates, but we are based in Canada ourselves and our basement construction and renovation guide pages are geared towards to the most harsh an unforgiving climates. If you can build a sustainable home here, you can build one anywhere : ) Here are a few of our basement construction and renovation pages to get you started, if you don’t find all you need there or have more specific questions please feel free to ask. Best of course is that you start a fresh thread with your specific question. Hope that helps!