The healthy home concept

For several years now, we’ve been hearing about “healthy housing”. Though we all may have our own ideas about what this represents…what does it really mean? The healthy home is a concept: to build and renovate one’s home while taking into account occupant health and comfort, the environment, energy efficiency and cost savings.

In order to guide consumer choices, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has further developed and defined the Healthy Housing concept, which can contribute to real improvements in the overall health of your home, the community and even the planet, all without making sacrifices. Far from it!
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A Healthy Choice!
Save Money? Why Not!
It’s Easy: You’re Already Doing It!
Practical and Affordable

A Healthy Choice!

Protecting your health in an efficient and cost effective manner can be as simple as, for example, choosing paint and materials with low vapour emission properties or using floor covering that is easily cleaned using little or no chemical products. The addition of a ventilation system will ensure superior air quality and reduce humidity, thereby reducing the risk of mould and contributing to the elimination of allergic symptoms.

Save Money? Why Not!

Refrigerators, water heaters, light bulbs: the market is flooded with high efficiency, low consumption products. Choosing energy-efficient products helps you save energy…and money. What’s more, proper planning during construction can pay dividends over the long term: installing energy-efficient insulation and large windows facing the sun can help reduce heating costs.

Saving money is great but saving our natural resources is even better! Far from synonymous with deprivation, reduced-flow toilets and plumbing fixtures represent logical choices, combining performance with savings. The use of recycled or recyclable materials, the reduction of construction waste and the use of rapid-growth tree products are other simple ways to conserve our resources, which are not unlimited.

It’s Easy: You’re Already Doing It!

Recycling glass, metals and paper is already part of our daily routine. By adding the recycling of organic matter to your domestic habits, through the use of a composter, you would be amazed to see how much less garbage is generated by your home. Working out of your home? You are actively reducing fuel consumption and the emission of pollutants…without even noticing!

Practical and Affordable

The Healthy Home concept was developed so that it is easy to adhere to, without impacting our lifestyle, and more importantly, to save money. Selecting reasonably priced products, building a house with durable and low-maintenance materials and coverings, applying well insulated construction principles and taking advantage of solar energy are but some of the choices one can make, according to one’s means and possibilities.
Far from being an obligation, the Healthy Home concept is a logical choice: who would say no to increased comfort, reduced maintenance and lower operating expenses, while conserving the environment and our resources?
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