Airtight homes / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...airtight construction of homes is essential. If you have a modern home that is already very well sealed against air leaks, and relies on a mechanical ventilation system like a HRV or ERV, you need to read: How to stop smoke from wildfires getting in homes with an ERV or HRV system here. 3. Filter the air inside your ho...

...Airtightness: With fewer complex seals and a smaller opening, sun tunnels are generally easier to seal effectively, preventing heat loss and additional condensation concerns as warm humid air escaping homes leaves moisture in framing structures. Passive illumination: Sun tubes provide abundant natural light, directly...

...homes in Saskatoon today, in fact throughout North America; "Everybody should be building the equivalent to the passive house," he said recently, and EcoHome agrees, though we do have "a thing" for non-toxic homes too, especially as high-efficiency homes tend to be more airtight, so the chemicals we choose to use in ou...

...Airtight homes are more thermally comfortable, more durable and they cost less to operate. Floors are the contact point between us and our house, so additional body heat is lost as our feet conduct heat to a cold floor. To compensate for cold feet, people will often jack the thermostat up from the seemingly 'uncomforta...

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...homes in the Saguenay region for 7 years but was previously doing general construction in the Montreal region since 1985. Resilient homes for protection from natural disasters Alain had lived through two traumatic events in Quebec: first the Saguenay Flood of July 1996, which was Canada’s first billion-dollar natural d...

Along with its unprecedented achievements, the Kenogami House continues to act as a laboratory for resilient, cold climate building practices. Through software energy modeling it was determined that the Kenogami House would likely require 14.6 kWh of heat per square metre per year, but its actual performance seems to b...

...homes can: Increase heating and cooling costs Cause moisture damage in walls Allow pollutants and debris to collect in wall interiors provide openings for insects and rodents to enter Carelessly installing your choice of air barrier products pretty much ensures that you won't have one, as there are few aspects to bui...