|
|
Design
We do not strictly control Google ad content. If you believe any Google ad is inappropriate, please email us directly here.
Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - This article is an excerpt from Mariel Wolfson's doctoral dissertation.
- "Green building has its own inherent architecture, reflecting the Earth itself. It is a synthesis of natural elements and good design."
- Mark L. Hixson, Earthcraft Construction Inc.
- National Healthy Homes Conference to address serious health and safety concerns in housing.
- Boise organizations partner to let Boise home buyers have it all.
- Radon is a silent killer but it doesn't have to be. Consider installing a passive system for removing radon when building a new home.
- Energy auditors may use thermography -- or infrared scanning -- to detect thermal defects and air leakage in building envelopes.
- While home energy costs are on the rise, homeowners can save energy and money with high-performance windows.
- There are a number of flooring alternatives for your home that feature environmentally friendly attributes without sacrificing style.
- Contaminants in house dust are an important source of exposure that can be reduced by good design, good flooring choices, and good cleaning practices.
- Three viewpoints of designing a healthy building include: the importance of sustainable development, the role of occupants for ensuring indoor air quality, and ongoing developments related to indoor finishes with low chemical emissions and good fungal resistance.
- In early 2007 Kevin and Kathy Christopherson set about building a home in Hanover, Wisconsin. This was no ordinary new home construction, though. Since Kathy has an acute chemical sensitivity, special precautions were necessary – precautions that presented some particularly challenging construction issues.
- The homeowner gains a finished, insulated
basement, a healthy house, and an estimated
energy savings of a whopping 81%.
- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about LEED for Homes.
- The net cost of owning a green home can be comparable to that of owning a conventional home – sometimes even less.
- These are improvements you can make right now. Some may add years of usability and safety to your home.
- Incorporating Universal Design (UD)features into a bathroom remodel will not only add value to your home, but will help ensure your bathroom is ready for all ages and circumstances.
- The vision that drives universal design is functionality and caring.
- Designing lighting that works for everyone - young or old.
- What if residential color schemes offered more than personal expression? Could they make a home safer to live in?
- Universal design strives to be a broad-spectrum solution that helps everyone, not just people with disabilities.
We do not strictly control Google ad content. If you believe any Google ad is inappropriate, please email us directly here.
Information provided by The Healthy House Institute is designed to support,
not to replace the relationship between patient/physician or other qualified
healthcare provider.
Education Partners
Ads, ad links, products and content on this page are not necessarily endorsed by these organizations.
|
We do not strictly control Google ad content. If you believe any Google ad is inappropriate, please email us directly here.
|
