Interior air quality / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...air is bad Home ventilation (HRV / ERV) for removing contaminants Basements are a common source of mold In brief What is indoor air quality and why it matters Indoor air quality is simply the quality of the air within and around a building. We often assume the air inside our homes is clean and safe, but it can be up t...

...airtight construction. As the quality of our exterior air becomes less reliable, the quality of our interior air is more important than ever.   Now you know more about how to protect your home air quality and how to keep wildfire smoke out of homes. Find more pages about healthy indoor air quality and sustainable home ...

...air quality. Now you know more about maintenance for home ventilation systems. Find all you need about indoor air quality in the Ecohome Green Building Guide, or see these pages: How to maintain safe indoor air quality in homes What to check before calling a furnace repair service How to choose between an HRV...

...air quality. Contrary to what many people believe, indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air. How is inside air worse that outside air? The air you breathe inside originates outside, coming in through air leaks, windows or ventilation systems, so right off the bat the best air quality you can hope for is at 'p...

...airs There are a lot of toxic materials in homes and they have a cumulative effect on indoor air quality. We aren't advocating stripping every home to the studs and starting over, but as you make repairs and changes or start a new building project, there are a lot of safer and less ecologically damaging products avail...