Sustainable home ventilation / Discussions

...home and cause air to infiltrate through any holes in the building envelope, whereas if your heat recovery ventilation system is used as a bathroom fan then new air -warmed or cooled by exhaust air depending on the season – is very much preferrable. Does the bathroom fan switch have a timer on it? That is helpful as it...

...ventilation using a HRV or ERV? Thank you in advance, David. Choosing which is better between an HRV and an ERV depends on the climate. HRVs (heat recovery ventilation) recover heat from exhaust air, and ERVs (energy recovery ventilation) recover heat and moisture, but you really can’t go too wrong with either. this pa...