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

An Old Brick Faced Home Tricky To Air Seal - Image © Blackstone Edge Studios
Air and vapour barriers

How to Air Seal Older Homes for Better Energy Efficiency

...homes Improving the airtightness of an older home is one of the most effective ways to improve its comfort, efficiency, and indoor air quality. Air barriers and air leakage in homes were simply not topics of conversation about 50 years ago, so if your home is from the 1970s or earlier and it has never been updated, you...

Vermiculite Insulation In An Attic
Healthy indoor air quality

How to Know if Vermiculite Insulation has Asbestos, and do I Leave It Undisturbed or Have it Removed?

...home health and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: How to identify and remove asbestos from homes How to protect air quality and keep homes clean during renovations Find the best home air purifier in the Ecohome green building products directory Buyers guide for...