"Clean indoor air quality"

Clean indoor air quality / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Paints, finishes and natural coatings

Natural wood finishing oil is non toxic too

...aired in case of scratching. This is a great wood finishing oil to work with because it doesn’t have a powerful odour, but mostly in that it doesn’t stress me out working with it as it would if I were breathing an oil with toxins, and my family won’t be exposed to the off-gassing that occurs with most other surface fin...

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...air intake clean! Blocked air intakes can depressurize the basement and cause a dramatic increase in radon levels by drawing it out of the soil. Sump pumps do not always have airtight lids, so be sure yours does or you will impede the system from doing its job properly. Radon gas in air is measured in becquerels per cu...

HRV and ERV

How to keep your HRV clean and operating efficiently

...indoor 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...

LEED Homes

LEED Platinum prefab kit home has superior air quality and performance

...Indoor Environmental Quality: 18 of 21 available points, with monitors for data collection 2. Energy and Atmosphere: 26 of 38 available points, heated with locally produced wood pellets 3. Materials and Resources: 15 of 16 available points, with healthy and local materials An extraordinary customer: A nice surprise for...

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from well water

...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 state and province All you need to know about maintaining safe indoor air quality Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Gre...

Healthy indoor air quality

The impact of ambient fragrances on our health

...indoor 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 i...

Kitchens

Formaldehyde-free green kitchen cabinetry for a non-toxic home - price comparisons

...air quality of your home, that's why! “Indoor air quality” refers to the quality of the air in any home environment. The potential impact of indoor air quality on human health nationally is important for many reasons, including: Americans spend on average about 90 percent of their time indoors, where according to the ...

Healthy indoor air quality

How to keep wildfire smoke out of homes with mechanical ventilation systems?

...indoor and outdoor air. Window air conditioners should not be used during wildfires, unless their outdoor air intake can be closed. A portable air cleaner is recommended to complement air sealing and filtering measures during a wildfire. The air cleaner should have a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter, which...

HRV and ERV

Choosing between an HRV and an ERV

...Air-Conditioning Engineers) is the most respected and authoritative source for interior air quality standards. ASHRAE 62.1 and 2 are the recognized standards for ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ). According to the current version of the ASHRAE standard (2013), the calculation for individual homes is as follows: ...