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!
Despite the good intentions, Earthships in cold climates can't work because they contradict the laws of physics. I'm not the Mike Reynolds who invented the Earthship, I'm the…
Those setting out to build an efficient, sustainable or even net zero home in the USA or Canada, or to renovate an existing home for lower energy costs and better comfort, need…
Producing cement for concrete results in high levels of CO2 output and is the third ranking cause of man-made CO2 in the world after transport & energy generation. Low-Carbon…
Basement mold and mildew can easily be avoided with better designed walls. Common building practices trap moisture in wall assemblies preventing them from drying. That musty…
Basements in Canada & USA face serious challenges: fluctuating water tables, surface floods, thermal shock, radon gas infiltration, condensation, mold, mildew, rotting walls and…
There will come a point where the cost of insulation in any attic, wall or basement - and the energy required to manufacture and transport it - will outweigh any savings. Want…
Last summer the 20/20 Catalysts Program kick-started a clean-energy initiative for Indigenous communities. This summer the focus will be on improving community housing…
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!