"Ventilation"

Ventilation / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Basements improvements

Basement full of water? How to start fixing the damage from a basement flood

...ventilation and dehumidification. Bear in mind that regular drywall once soaked in water will probably need professional removal and disposal. Again, this is something to agree between your insurance loss adjuster and your contractors before stripping anything down other than the basic damage caused by accessing and fi...

Basements

Should you buy a home with a finished basement?

...ventilation systems. Vapor barriers never should have made their way down into the basement. That simple mistake is causing an easily avoidable and catastrophic failure in the North American house stock. Home features of a well-built house and basement to look for and ask builders about Exterior waterproof membranes ...

Healthy indoor air quality

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

...ventilation systems. Since indoor air cannot be replaced easily under these conditions, internal sources of air pollution must be avoided as well. Ventilation systems and HRV / ERV systems should be equipped with suitable filters, and a portable air cleaner is also recommended. Particulate matter is one of the main haz...

HRV and ERV

How to keep your HRV clean and operating efficiently

...ventilation systems. Find all you need about indoor air quality in the Ecohome Green Building Guide, or see these pages: The importance of air quality in homes How to choose between a HRV & ERV ventilation system How to prevent mold while building and renovating basements How to design a home that uses less...

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

Lunos ductless air exchanger

...ventilation requirement of about 27 L / s (58 cfm) and 3 pairs of Lunos e² to ensure a sufficient supply of fresh air. For more articles on high efficiency home ventilation systems for Passive House & LEED certified Homes, see here Canadian distrubution: Lunos Canada

Healthy indoor air quality

A Comprehensive Guide to Air Cleaning and Filtration in Homes

...ventilation or faulty heating systems. Formaldehyde is also of concern and is often found in low quality particulate board or furniture. We often suggest seeking out low formaldehyde kitchen cabinets, and buying older, second-hand furnishings that have lower levels of Formaldehyde off-gassing. Where does air pollution...

Ventilation

Ventilation & air exchangers

...ventilation systems to remove moisture and provide sufficient fresh air for occupants. Ventilation systems- What is an HRV? Mechanical ventilation systems are known as heat exchangers, HVACs (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) or HRVs (Heat Recovery Ventilators). The point of these systems is to remove moisture...