"Healthy indoor air quality"

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

Healthy indoor air quality

The formaldehyde-free MDF non-toxic alternative made of natural rice-stalks

...indoor air quality Also see Surgically Clean Air’s JADE ™ 2.0 Air Purifier Take out a Free Ecohome Membership here and learn all the perks that come with it!

Paints, finishes and natural coatings

Natural wood finishing oil is non toxic too

...healthy indoor spaces, all in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and the following pages: Top ten tips for a longer lasting deck here Natural, food safe, mineral oil wood finish on shelves of big box stores How to make DIY non toxic paint here Where to buy and choose safe zero VOC paints Choosing zero-formald...

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...air quality and all you need to know about sustainable home building in the pages below and the Ecohome Green Building Guide. Removing radon gas from crawlspaces and basements How to protect indoor air quality in homes Radon in homes - learn how to protect against radon gas exposure How to remove radon gas fro...

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

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

Concept and design

Prefab Passive House & LEED ready kit homes - the future of buying a new home?

...indoor air quality and ventilation Both the EPA & Health Canada recommend healthy Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for the short and long-term health of homeowners and their families. Beyond carefully selecting the materials in a kit home for a healthy interior air quality, we also need to maintain that quality by bringing...

Lifestyle and environment

Green Business Certification Inc. and Canada Green Building Council Join Together to Advance the WELL Building Standard

...healthy building movement by bringing health and wellness into Canada’s indoor environments through the WELL Building Standard,” said IWBI Founder Paul Scialla. “With this agreement, we see tremendous opportunity for the wellness, sustainability and real estate communities in Canada to come together to support human he...

Interior design and furnishing

Interior furnishings and decor

...air quality, consider using portable air purifiers as an easy way to cleaner air in the home. Now you know more about healthy and durable interior home furnishings. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Find hemp building materials here Is building w...

Kitchens

The Cosentino ECO is a kitchen countertop made of recycled plates, bottles and mirrors - video

...air quality or have a big ecological impact. The Eco brand from Cosentino is one such sustainable counter and we like how it's look compliments The Edelweiss minimalistic interior design. Although considered part of the quartz family for retail purposes, in reality it has only a small percentage of quartz since it's co...

Interior design and furnishing

Flame retardants in furnishings - an unnecessary and serious health risk

...indoor air quality See the first LEED V4 Platinum house in Canada All about home rating systems and which is best See here to learn about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership

Ventilation

Ceiling fans and air circulation- video

...air needs to move around. Our air source heat pump and our heat pump water heater work together in boosting the efficiency, and the ceiling fan is a big part of making that happen. This video explains the relationship between those systems. Thanks to our sponsor Aeratron for providing super efficient and quiet ceiling ...