Clean / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...clean or cleaner, and will last longer with cold water washing. Delicate fabrics, like lace and silk, also prefer cooler temperatures. Cooler temperatures prevent clothes from fading, shrinking and transferring colour to other clothes during the wash. Well, what do you know, that's how my mom does it!  Let's get down t...

Countless inventors are stepping up to the plate with the latest and greatest green technologies that will save the planet. This is great to see, but the waters of sensible change will no doubt be muddied along the way by some failed attempts, some questionable claims, and perhaps even a little snake oil!  We found the...

...cleanest energy?  Despite how commonly  the term ‘clean energy’ is used, there is actually no such thing. At least not in the power delivery market; there are only various levels of ‘dirty’ energy. Starting with the worst and moving up, that would in general be - coal, oil, natural gas and propane, wood and other bio-f...

...cleaner we can keep the surfaces in our homes, the less we risk virus transmission amongst those we share them with.  It is essential to keep touched surfaces in homes clean to avoid spreading the virus to our kids, parents and spouses, so… the less stuff you touch the better! Since most people are puttering around try...

...cleaning agents; read here about how to clean a home using non-toxic safe cleaners. Avoid adding scents; read here about the impact of fragrances on indoor air quality. Have air-handling units regularly maintained, and keep your HRV operating clean and efficiently.  Test systematically for radon, and if initial tests...

...clean air, but only if the stove is used with correctly dried & seasoned wood, operated in a manner consistent with its design and is connected to a properly functioning and clean chimney pipe or stack. Many people do not realize that the chimney is the engine that drives your stove or fireplace. And if the chimney...