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Radon / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Why Radon maps by state or province shouldn't replace testing
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Radon levels by State and Province - why a radon test is essential

...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,...

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Preventing radon gas in homes starts with testing for radon - the only sure way
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Radon gas awareness - Up to 10% of North American homes tested have unsafe radon levels

...Radon. The Canadian Home Builders' Association also say that Canada's building codes designed to reduce radon in new homes have "many unresolved issues which could result in severe and immediate health problems, and even death" Radon, where does it come from and is it safe? Radon gas is a by-product of decomposing uran...

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Crawlspace radon barrier installation for radon mitigation
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...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...

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The importance of Cleaning HRV intakes
HRV and ERV

How to keep your HRV clean and operating efficiently

...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...

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Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from well water

...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...

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Radon Mitigation - Installing a radon evacuation stack in a slab floor
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Mitigating radon gas in homes

...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...

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Non-toxic building materials can improve home air quality
Healthy indoor air quality

Maintaining healthy indoor air quality

...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...

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Condensation on windows leads to mold & mildew in homes, ERV & HRV systems help
Ventilation

Ventilation & air exchangers

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...

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