Radon, the silent danger: Protecting Homes from Radon with Closed-Cell Spray Foam Insulation
Across Canada, many homes have elevated levels of radon released from the soil. It’s odourless, tasteless, colourless and can enter homes and enclosed spaces through cracks in foundation floor and walls, construction joints, gaps around service pipes, support posts, window casements, floor drains, sumps or cavities inside walls. It is the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and it’s silently killing 3,300 Canadians per year with lung cancer
November 09, 2021
Stopping the heat
Perched on the hillside of Whistler Mountain – one of North America’s top ski resorts – the 20,000 square-foot Kadenwood residence complies with stringent energy efficiency and seismic requirements. Its footprint is a four-sided polygon with sweeping views of coastal mountains and alpine lakes.
November 09, 2021
All DECA’d Out
If you are like most trades’ sector entrepreneurs you have spent vital and unplanned time throughout your career addressing issues on jobs that were ultimately caused by a lack of planning or a gap in communication between yourself, your employees and your customers.
October 15, 2021
Cordless power tools so good that the Amish use them
Steve Maxwell talks admiringly of the Amish carpenters who have recently moved into his community on Manitoulin Island. Cordless tools have been at the leading edge of the building scene for decades, but not everyone who embraces cordless tools are leading edge people
October 15, 2021
Financial diagnostic: 10 Questions you MUST ask to stay financially healthy
"If you don’t know what “normal” looks like you won’t see “abnormal” coming" By Steve Ryan An ability to understand your numbers and use them to make better decis
September 02, 2021
