"Home ventilation"

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

Healthy indoor air quality

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

...homes: Wildfire smoke is very hazardous for health so we need to keep it out of homes & buildings as it's especially dangerous for the young and people with respiratory or cardiac conditions. The most effective line of defense against particulate matter is an airtight building envelope. The intake dampers of ventil...

Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...home owners over the last few decades, but as it is the second leading cause of lung cancer (after smoking) in the USA & Canada, it is quickly becoming a household term. Many newer homes will have radon barriers and vents but the question remains of how to deal with high levels of radon in existing homes with no mi...

Air and vapour barriers

Airtight Construction of Homes is Essential: "Your house sucks." "Oh yeah? your house blows!"

...ventilation, and how to choose All About balanced ventilation with Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) or Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) systems Air Barriers & How to Install for Air Tight Homes And to see more guide page in the EcoHome Green Building Guides for Sustainable Buildings

HRV and ERV

DIY Lunos HRV air exchanger installation video

...ventilation, and options for how to go about it. Lunos ductless air exchanger Building guide page: Understanding home ventilation Canadian supplier Ecogenia

HRV and ERV

Choosing between an HRV and an ERV

...homes need ventilation, whether natural or mechanical with an ERV or HRV system. Buildings and houses are no longer constructed leaking heat and moist air the way they used to be; we now build them as airtight as we can, especially Passive House or LEED certified homes. This makes mechanical ventilation essential in th...