Radon / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...radon gas symptoms? Radon is an odorless, colourless, radioactive and carcinogenic gas. There are no immediate symptoms of exposure to radon and no way to sense if you are in an environment with unsafe levels of radon - except by radon testing for existing homes, with radon remediation for homes with high Radon levels,...

...Radon mitigation and soil gas control Before starting, it is wise to test your home for radon to determine your baseline risk. If you live in an area known for high radon exposure, the safest approach is to assume elevated levels and prevent radon infiltration from the start. For the most reliable protection, we recomm...

...radon? Yes, all homes should be tested for radon gas contamination. The only way to know if a house has a high radon concentration is to buy a home radon text kit or monitor, or you could find a local radon-mitigation expert and have them conduct a test for you. New house or old house, regardless of what radon mitigati...

...radon gas levels in a home - I should know, my house was tested to have high radon levels, and after radon mitigation was installed and we re-tested for radon, I now know we can live safely - so radon mitigation works! First step, find out if you have a radon gas problem by having the air in your home tested. A radon t...

...radon level. We also installed a Radostat, which is a continuous radon monitor that activates the HRV system when levels hit 150 Bq/m3, which is 50 lower than Health Canada’s current radon guideline of 200 Bq/m3. With the help of Environment Canada, we have been monitoring the radon levels  in the home which are now ab...

...radon gas in homes and how to test for radon. Find more pages about radon mitigation in basements and crawl spaces and how to maintain healthy indoor air quality here: How to remove radon gas from crawlspaces and basements  How to control radon gas in homes How to find high radon risk areas - radon risk map by st...

...radon gas as a matter of course, but especially if you've ever heard of any reports of there being radon gas in the area. Testing Radon in Homes in Canada - Order Online Here or for Testing Radon in Homes in the US, Order Online Here    Is there radon gas in water? Yes, unfortunately radon is water-soluble and can en...

...Radon Gas. How radon gas enters a home © CMHC Radon enters homes through cracks in foundations, as well as from our water supply as it is aerated through showers and faucets. This is really only a problem for well water, most municipal systems come from lakes and rivers and have minimal levels. For severe cases of ra...

Homes built in the last 40 years in Canada are relatively airtight. Before that we generally relied on leaky uninsulated walls to provide fresh air and prevent mold and mildew, and they did that very well. Cost and comfort had us adding insulation, but not necessarily sealing our walls. The folly of this was quickly re...