Natural gas / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Gas or oil furnaces, boilers, and wood-burning stoves are the most common interior sources, especially if heat exchangers are cracked or flues are blocked. Water heaters: Natural gas or propane-fired water heaters can backdraft CO into the living space if venting systems are improperly sized or obstructed. Attached gar...

...natural gas a greener option? Renewable natural gas (RNG) is essentially biogas, (the gaseous product of the decomposition of organic matter) that has been processed to specific purity standards. Like conventional fossil gas, RNG can be used as compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG). Presented as a...

...natural gas, renewable natural gas and propane When comparing different types of gas, it becomes apparent that their environmental impact varies, but it's never great. When burned, both natural and fossil gases emit greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. However, natural gas has for a number of years been ...

...natural gas (RNG) which is a pipeline-quality gas that is fully interchangeable with conventional natural gas and so can also be used in natural gas vehicles. RNG is essentially biogas, (the gaseous product of the decomposition of organic matter) that has been processed to specific purity standards. Like conventional f...

...gas supply off at the meter and ask the gas utility company to cap it if your area allows it.  Usually, and as a bonus, to eliminate the monthly natural gas "customer charge," a customer having a natural gas meter, but not using natural gas, may request suspending their natural gas account. All the same, as we don't li...

...gas - but more about that later.  California introduces a ban on gas furnaces, gas boilers and gas water heaters - leading the way for the USA.  In Canada, Quebec plans to phase out gas heating in homes by 2040. Shouldn't natural gas really be called "fossil gas"? Yes, natural gas should be correctly called fossil gas,...

...natural gas and propane, wood and other bio-fuels, then moving on to the various forms of renewable energy, each of which has a negative footprint of some kind. As an example - solar panels need to be fabricated using metal, plastics and certain rare earth metals that are in dwindling supply. Windmills have a similar f...

...gas furnace a good idea? A gas furnace may last anywhere from 15 to 30 years, but the average life expectancy is 20 years. Also, choosing to add gas to a home means adding additional energy infrastructure, and with that comes additional cost. The question then turns to the fuel source. What will it cost to heat with na...

...Natural gas is being phased out in homes The true ramifications of using natural gas in homes have become apparent, on human health as well as climate change.  Europe has already phased out natural gas in homes and now North America has also started to legislate against natural gas furnaces, gas boilers and gas water h...