Hot take · 1:00:39
// THE QUOTE
“we're focused on energy efficiency right in our homes and buildings and that's a good thing”
— Jeff LeBlanc · Radon Repair
Counterintuitive expert claim with studies behind it: increasing energy efficiency increases radon by strengthening the stack effect. A genuine 'huh' for the efficiency-focused trade.
Full episode at 1:00:39Radon in Atlantic Canada: Why 1-in-4 NB Homes Fails the Safety Standard — and What Contractors Must Know ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Tightening a building's thermal envelope for energy efficiency simultaneously increases radon accumulation — the two goals are in direct tension and contractors need to account for both.
“when you increase the Energy Efficiency in a building you increase the radon”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Energy efficiency paradox and association advocacy
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 1:00:39 of Radon in Atlantic Canada: Why 1-in-4 NB Homes Fails the Safety Standard — and What Contractors Must Know