Last week I reviewed some of the general strategies used for ventilating buildings -- or not. This week, I’ll zero in on the types of balanced ventilation in which heat is recovered from the outgoing ...

Heat Recovery Ventilators Find manufacturers and fabricators of Heat Recovery Ventilators in the Sheet metal industry that includes a variety of HVAC sheet metal products and tools as well as air ...

*When we’re younger, and single, heating our homes isn’t something that we worry about that much. We’re not at home that often, we’re out and about, partying late, staying with friends, and working as ...

Dear Jim: I have an energy-efficient house that is fairly airtight. I installed new windows and doors. Now the indoor air does not seem as fresh as it used to and odors linger. How can I get more ...

In our modern semi-dystopia, it seems like most companies add automation features to their products to lock them down and get consumers to buy even more proprietary, locked-down components. The few ...

In our modern semi-dystopia, it seems like most companies add automation features to their products to lock them down and get consumers to buy even more proprietary, locked-down components. The few ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. We like to repeat architect Carl Elefante's adage that "the ...

In building codes, energy efficiency has come to dominate the list of priorities. But as economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” So, what is the ...