Cam Allen L.I.W. NHI has spent his life in construction, building inspection and writing sustainable newspaper columns. His current passion is Fragile Shelters Publishers where he co-authors books on housing and the climate. For more information please go to Fragile Shelters.
Foundations and Flood Safety Learn How Slab on Grade Helps Reduce Flood Risk and Discover the Best Methods for Insulating Your Foundation In this weekly Q&A column, retired builder/building inspector Cam Allen answers readers’ home renovation questions. Have a question? […]
Planning a Basement Renovation 9 Steps to Consider When Renovating Your Basement In this weekly Q&A column, retired builder/building inspector Cam Allen answers readers’ home renovation questions. Have a question? Enter it in the form below. What is your advice
Basements!!! They are often dark, damp, and a flood risk. How can we mitigate? In this weekly Q&A column, retired builder/building inspector Cam Allen answers readers’ home renovation questions. Have a question? Enter it in the form below. Basements!!! They
Haze-Free Haven How to Prevent Wildfire Smoke from Entering Your House It’s no secret that summer and wildfires have become two words that are connected in conversations today. An area as big as New Brunswick has burned so far this
I have an admission here, I am old enough to remember when climate change was called “Spring….summer….fall…..winter. My how times have changed! Severe weather is fully documented today. Ample studies on why and where humans have abused Mother Nature. This
Learn the Lingo Contractors Use Before Starting Your Renovation One of the more frustrating things that homeowners face early on in a renovation is understanding the “trade lingo.” Most homeowners who have owned a home for a while understand the
Reno-Green Column A study released by Mortgage Professionals Canada in 2023 claimed that seven out of ten homeowners have already renovated their home or plan to in the near future. Canadians far outdo our American neighbours who rarely get past
Reno-Green Column An Introduction When Green Building Canada approached me recently about writing a weekly Q&A column on helping readers understand the complexity of renovating a home it brought back many good memories. For 20 years, up until 2021, I wrote similar weekly
