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

...sustainable, comfortable, and healthy home. Now that you know more about straw bale homes, find more info about sustainable building materials and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: The hidden environmental costs of spray foam insulation Modern straw bale SIPS const...

...building or extending a home. Now that you know more about Insulated Concrete Forms for building a basement, find more info about high-performance building and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Which is better - slab on grade, crawl space or a basement? Why are bas...

...sustainable homes and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: How to restore a cedar wood deck easily A guide to drought-resistant landscaping DIY guide to build your own natural backyard swimming pond or pool Deck building guide - pressure treated wood, composite de...

...building. Now that you know more about hempcrete, find more info about sustainable insulation & green building techniques in the Ecohome green building guide and these pages below: All about rammed earth walls - a homeowner and pros guide Find hemp building products and hemp insulation in the Ecohome green buil...

...sustainable foundations and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Sustainable excavation and foundations guide Polyisocyanurate foam insulation Buying a building lot for a green home Removing radon gas from crawlspaces Sign up now and reap the benefits of a free ...

...building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Eco-friendly roof cleaning: the complete guide The complete guide to metal roof maintenance How to clean and maintain asphalt shingles An introduction to rainwater harvesting Guide to the best asphalt shingles Sign up now and rea...

...building costs, check out the Ecohome Guide to Building a House on a Budget. Sustainability and environmental impact Cedar shingles and shakes can be a highly sustainable building material, but their environmental footprint depends heavily on sourcing practices and life cycle considerations. Both homeowners and profes...

...sustainable excavation, find more info about resilient foundations & green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: What to look for in a building lot when buying land to build a green home Top tips for staying on budget when building a home Slab-on-grade monolithic found...

...sustainable homes, optimizing limited roof space, and accelerating global clean energy adoption paths. Now that you know more about next-gen solar perovskite and tandem cells, find more info about solar energy and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Solar windows: achi...

...building material with a lifespan exceeding the useful life of the building itself. Meaning, using aerogel adhere's to the green building principle of designing homes for easy decomissioning at the end of their functional lives for reuse or recycling building materials.  A key advantage of flexible blankets of aerogel...

...buildings. Some conditions that could impede a build include: soil with a high water table; high content of clay; natural peatlands; building lots that have had fill added. A geotechnical engineer can confirm what type of load a certain soil type can handle. Individual structural engineers may not require a soil test b...