Floor / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...floor, will of course vary by region. To draw the most sensible conclusions, designers should conduct specific energy modelling and make key decisions based on balancing performance. Homeowners, when having a home built or when renovating, need to decide what is most important to them – home size, decor and staying on ...

...floors: Despite its common use as such, we don't recommend using OSB for subfloors, but that's really just for aesthetic reasons. New homes will usually see a few rainfalls before a roof is on, and as noted above, OSB doesn't handle moisture well. In the case of a subfloor, deformations left in the OSB after it dries c...

...floor repels dust, an important factor in our climate. As a result, household dust mites don’t accumulate, making marmoleum ideal for people with allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems. This makes the floor easier to clean because dust and dirt don’t easily stick to the floor. Marmoleum gets tougher and more ...