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- In a recently completed study funded by GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), there was preliminary evidence that "green" low-emitting products may still cause IAQ problems.
- Air conditioners use the most electricity of any home appliance. Here's how to reduce energy usage in cooling your home.
- A survey of local home building associations and recent updates reveal that more than 100,000 homes have been built and certified by voluntary, builder-supported green building programs around the country since the mid-1990s, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
- Greening a house that was built before we knew to care isn't impossible; here are 45 tips.
- There are three different technologies available today for high efficiency toilets (HET) designed to help homeowners save water and help the environment.
- A growing number of environmentally conscious homeowners are using a home energy system that is really down-to-earth.
- This article describes the design, construction and guiding philosophy of the first healthy house built by John Bower (founder of the original Healthy House Institute) in the early 1990s. Although times have changed and technology has advanced, Bower's founding principles - "eliminate, separate, ventilate" - pictured by the three green vertical bars of the current HHI logo, still apply.
- The Healthy House Institute built a model demonstration house designed to optimize occupant health by minimizing indoor air pollution.
- Simple ways to control asthma and allergies.
- Home interventions to reduce asthma triggers can curb soaring health care costs and improve health outcomes.
- How well do they clean the air?
- This report, provided by the Carpet and Rug Institute, showed that when equal amounts of test dust (ISO Fine Test Dust 12103-1, A2) were present on hard versus carpeted flooring, there was less dust driven airborne by the carpeted surface. See also the sidebar and the topics, "The Clean Trust Comments" and "Another Viewpoint on Carpet" and the sidebar, "Soiled Carpet Affects Indoor Air Quality".
- This candid interview explains why John and Lynn Bower founded the original Healthy House Institute and why Lynn Bower wrote her classic tome, Creating a Healthy Household.
- In just a few short years mobile phones have revolutionized the way people communicate with each other. There is no disputing their convenience, but are they safe? Surprisingly, no one knows for sure.
- Are you sensitive to low levels of pollutants in the indoor environment? There are many people exhibiting symptoms at much lower pollution levels than the general population. This tells us that a safe level of exposure for one person is not safe for everyone.
- Your health deserves a basic understanding of where asbestos can be found and what you should do if your home has it.
- You might think that by the time winter arrives, allergy season is long gone. However, for millions of allergy sufferers, the reality is that allergens still abound. From pet dander to volatile organic compounds, indoor allergens can cause discomfort and health issues as bothersome as when pollen is in season.
- While it is clear that some people inherit a genetic predisposition to asthma, the increases in asthma rates are due to environmental, rather than genetic factors.
- Don't give your pet a deadly dose; medicines top the list of household poisons for pets.
- Asthma and wheezing may be triggered by a chemical from bacteria that lurk in household dust.
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