Basement / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...basement it may still be possible to build with alternatives, such as slab-on-grade, raft-slabs or screw piles. If a lot can only handle alternative building types, then that should be reflected in the asking price and if it isn't, it should be reflected in your offer. Contacting a local geotechnical engineer would be ...

...basement, a crawl space or a slab on grade. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Compare under floor heating types - air heated, liquid or electric wires Best practices for mold free basement construction  How much insulation do basement floors need  ...

...basement with exterior foam insulation. Unfortunately for many Earthship owners around the world, including insulation in the design was a revelation that only occurred to Reynolds after 30 years of telling people they didn't need it.  Reynolds describes the addition of insulation as 'turbo-charging' the Earthship, and...

...basement or home, it's reassuring to know that there's such a huge selection of SMART radon monitors available that keep a constant eye on the levels in the home. Take a look here for the best choice and prices on SMART radon monitoring equipment and their Apps.   WATCH MORE VIDEOS FOR SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION CONSTRU...

...basement flooding, and guess what? Insurance companies tend to look favorably on that! Look, we'll just say it: we're not fans of basements. While we get that in some areas, due to land cost or availability, maximizing square footage is essential for home value, but basements are quite frankly, indoor swimming pools w...

...basements are typically under-insulated or not insulated at all, and if they are, they almost always trap moisture within wall assemblies. This leads to preventable mold growth and rotting in basement walls - often caused by interstitial condensation. The following basement insulation techniques listed here are designe...

Basements don't have to be moldy, that is the first thing to realize. It's easy to build a basement better, or to finish an existing basement correctly, we just need to realize that they behave differently than above grade walls and to build accordingly to effectively deal with the humidity found underground - and by d...

...basement floor need? Insulating a basement is a great idea if it wasn't insulated when built, as before we began insulating foundation walls and below slabs (see slab on grade), it was generally estimated that basement heat loss accounted for about 1/3 of the total heat loss of a house. It is likely that such an abysma...

...basement with much cheaper and better performing walls, though if you do need to build a basement to optimize sqft on your building plot, then learn best practice for insulating when building a new basement here,  or if you have a basement and need to learn how to finish a basement & insulate correctly to avoid mol...

...basement, a crawl space or a slab on grade. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. How to build a foundation or slab on bad soil and high water tables Best practices for basement construction  How much insulation does a basement need  Why is a slab-on...

...basement construction  How much insulation does a basement need  How to finish the exterior of insulated basements and slabs Why is a slab-on-grade foundation more eco-friendly than a basement? Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership here - promote your business and get access to discount...