Portable air-conditioning units can be quite loud and distracting ... Carpets and soft furnishings will absorb some noise; hard floors and tiles can amplify it. Still, if noise is a key factor for ...

Home air purifiers can help clear your indoor air of wildfire smoke, allergens, pet odors and more. Here’s what you need to ...

Warm air rises, so it's no surprise that your home's second floor is often hotter than the first floor. But that doesn't help ...

Journalism is a nuisance. That’s the message from Mark Zuckerberg, who blocks Canadian news from Facebook and Instagram as he ...

that means either running a portable air purifier, which filters the air in a single room or area, or upgrading the air filter in your central HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ...

Copies of pay or vacate notices sit on the floor of Cheyonna Lewis’ home in east Vancouver ... or evicted because they ...

Can you plug an extension cord into a power strip, or two power strips together? Here's what to know about power strip safety ...

Even if your landlord won't spring for an in-unit washer and dryer, you can have the convenience of doing your laundry ...

The Heat Smart Plan, launched today, calls for enforceable minimum thermal standards for rental properties and incentives for landlords to retrofit homes to make them cooler. The report states that ...

With the first cold weather comes the annual seasonal question of how to keep your home warm. If you're familiar with the ...