Building envelope / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Building practices should always be determined by the climate in which you are building. How water vapor travels: There are two main ways moisture will pass through your walls that you should be concerned about — air leakage and vapour diffusion. These are two completely different things, with two completely separate s...

...building a raft slab we saved money by not requiring any soil remediation. Read more about our Wakefield house solar air heated slab floor here.  What’s cheaper to build – a slab on grade or crawlspace? A slab is cheaper. A crawl space is like building a mini (and dysfunctional) basement, so you get most of the cost, a...

...building codes, building materials, and how we condition our homes. These changes mean homes are better insulated, more airtight and, most importantly, with better ventilation like HRV's or ERV's or air conditioning. There is also much more understanding of how buildings work and why walls can fail in a home with air c...

...building materials to do for you when they are part of a wall assembly. If you have a working knowledge of building science then forge ahead, if not, check out this video about high-performance wall construction and insulation first to learn the basics.  Understanding the physics behind how walls work is the key to des...