Fireplaces / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...fireplaces, as the area where I live (Vancouver BC) is in the process of regulating them. Although the luck comes into play as our wood burning fireplace is grandfathered in because our home is very old for this region. I understand that in dense residential areas air quality is important as I don't want to breath smog...

...fireplaces is be sure your firewood is dry.  Maximum moisture content should be considered around the 15-20% range, so when choosing firewood, make the humidity a consideration as well as what type of wood.  Unlike the moisture in soggy or unseasoned logs, volatile gases are combustible. They burn and release heat, whi...