Skip to content

587-998-1596Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4 PM
Search:
Radon Reduction Mitigation
Residential Radon Mitigation Service in Calgary
Radon Reduction Mitigation
  • Home
  • Mitigation
  • Installations
  • FAQs
  • Blog
Request A FREE QuoteRequest A FREE Quote
  • Home
  • Mitigation
  • Installations
  • FAQs
  • Blog

Author Archives: mike.le@emphasizedesign.com

You are here:
  1. Home
  2. Article author mike.le@emphasizedesign.com

Dirt Basement Radon Mitigation

Dirt Basement Radon Mitigation

GeneralBy mike.le@emphasizedesign.comMay 7, 2022Leave a comment

Yes, you read that right, some basements (and crawlspaces) are dirt! This is much more common in homes built a hundred years ago, but can be found in newer homes as well. I have successfully mitigated homes with dirt basements and dirt crawl spaces in and around Calgary and Crowsnest Pass. A dirt basement adds…

Colin Story

Unique Radon Mitigation Jobs

GeneralBy mike.le@emphasizedesign.comApril 13, 2022Leave a comment

In the course of my radon mitigation career thus far I have had the opportunity to mitigate a wide variety of buildings. The following are some of the weirdest, and most interesting jobs that I have been a part of: Near the start of my radon mitigation career I worked for Alberta’s original radon mitigation…

Radon mitigation diagnostics

What Are Diagnostics For Radon Mitigation?

GeneralBy mike.le@emphasizedesign.comMarch 24, 2022Leave a comment

Diagnostics are the most useful tool for professional radon mitigators. Without proper diagnostic equipment and procedures, one is essentially just “hoping things will work out”. Not very professional! Diagnostics allow a radon mitigation professional to ensure a successful result for their client the first time, with an effective and efficient system including correct fan sizing…

How does a radon mitigation system work

How Does A Radon Mitigation System Work?

GeneralBy mike.le@emphasizedesign.comMarch 2, 2022Leave a comment

The most efficient and effective method to mitigate radon in a residential setting is through Active Sub-slab Depressurization (ASD). ASD involves creating a negative pressure (vacuum) under the basement concrete floor (slab) and continually venting the soil gas that is collected to the atmosphere where it rapidly dissipates. I like to describe it as “sucking…

Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program

How did you get into this niche business?

GeneralBy mike.le@emphasizedesign.comFebruary 15, 2022Leave a comment

I get this question a lot! I met a homebuilder at the gym back in 2015 or 2016 who began telling me about radon and the risks of long term exposure. I was very skeptical of a gas that was invisible, odorless, tasteless, and otherwise undetectable by human senses that cost a bunch of money…

Radon Reduction Mitigation
© 2021 by 2089190 Alberta Ltd.
Go to Top