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- 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".
- 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.
- XRF identifies the individual components of a near infinite range of soils—down to an unprecedented four decimal points. It also provides insight into how these components are affected by various cleaning methods and other conditions.
- Dr. Arthur Weissman offers tips that can protect your health and surroundings — and just might save you money!
- EPA has added an indoor air quality component to the already well-known Energy Star program—the Energy Star Indoor Air Package (IAP).
- Knowing what hurts indoor air quality, can help you improve it.
- Many commercial mattresses are manufactured using polyurethane, synthetic fabrics, chemical fire retardants, toxic dyes, formaldehyde and stain-resistant chemicals. These chemicals are outgassed over time, and can expose skin and lungs to potentially toxic substances, causing allergic reactions and other health problems.
- Ingredients in common household cleaning products may be harmful to our health.
- The organic food market slows amid recession, consumer doubt.
- Fluorescent lamps with improved performance and design features are now available.
- According to DOE’s Building America program data, typical, residential ductwork efficiency is about 67%. That means that if you install a 90% efficient furnace, your system efficiency would be just over 60%. Another way to look at this is that ducts lose 25–40% of the energy that moves through them. Just from a practical standpoint it makes sense to improve the delivery system. Shorter, straighter, better engineered and installed ductwork will improve delivery efficiency.
- 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.
- Home Energy Pros is an open social network for home performance and weatherization professionals.
- One of the newest lamp innovations is the LED (light emitting diode) lamp, also called a diode array bulb.
- Designing healthy homes for the elderly.
- Use baking soda to soften your laundry water.
- Companies to market and develop innovative technologies for independent living and chronic disease management.
- Pointers to help prevent attacks.
- Greening a house that was built before we knew to care isn't impossible; here are 45 tips.
- An insulation's resistance to heat flow is measured or rated in terms of its thermal resistance or R-value.
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