"Clean"

Clean / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Lifestyle and environment

Save money by washing clothes in cold water - especially as it can wash better!

...clean or cleaner, and will last longer with cold water washing. Delicate fabrics, like lace and silk, also prefer cooler temperatures. Cooler temperatures prevent clothes from fading, shrinking and transferring colour to other clothes during the wash. Well, what do you know, that's how my mom does it! Let's get down t...

Wind power

Is this the safest and most powerful small home wind turbine yet?

Countless inventors are stepping up to the plate with the latest and greatest green technologies that will save the planet. This is great to see, but the waters of sensible change will no doubt be muddied along the way by some failed attempts, some questionable claims, and perhaps even a little snake oil! We found the...

Renewable energy

What is clean energy?

...cleanest energy? Despite how commonly the term ‘clean energy’ is used, there is actually no such thing. At least not in the power delivery market; there are only various levels of ‘dirty’ energy. Starting with the worst and moving up, that would in general be - coal, oil, natural gas and propane, wood and other bio-f...

Cleaning and maintenance

Keep homes cleaner & safer with smart home features & UV light

...cleaner we can keep the surfaces in our homes, the less we risk virus transmission amongst those we share them with. It is essential to keep touched surfaces in homes clean to avoid spreading the virus to our kids, parents and spouses, so… the less stuff you touch the better! Since most people are puttering around try...

Healthy indoor air quality

Which houseplants are best for purifying air? Ecohome investigates

...cleaning agents; read here about how to clean a home using non-toxic safe cleaners. Avoid adding scents; read here about the impact of fragrances on indoor air quality. Have air-handling units regularly maintained, and keep your HRV operating clean and efficiently. Test systematically for radon, and if initial tests...

Wood stove and biomass heat

Wood combustion – How firewood burns & how to get the best heat while being eco-friendly

...clean air, but only if the stove is used with correctly dried & seasoned wood, operated in a manner consistent with its design and is connected to a properly functioning and clean chimney pipe or stack. Many people do not realize that the chimney is the engine that drives the stove (or fireplace) and that if the ch...