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- From The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 most commonly asked questions. Questions 40-47.
- Insulation is needed in warm climates to keep the heat outside and in cold climates to keep the heat inside.
- Builders tend to focus more on energy and environmental conservation in their selection of green features; and may inadvertently contribute to poor indoor air quality (IAQ).
- The majority of the balanced ventilation systems on the market are heat recovery ventilators (HRVs). Most HRVs consist of an insulated cabinet, a heat-recovery core, two fans, some ductwork, and a control. But not all HRVs are created equal.
- Your health deserves a basic understanding of where asbestos can be found and what you should do if your home has it.
- With the ill effects of poor indoor air quality often in the news these days, it pays to
design and build a house that’s healthy from the start.
- An overview of how to make your lifestyle greener and more sustainable by conserving resources and energy, and protecting indoor air quality.
- One of the most important ideas to emerge in recent years is the concept that a house is much more than an assemblage of materials. Instead, building scientists and researchers now view a house as an interactive system.
- What to do, what not to do.
- An examination of 13 common myths reveals that they should be treated with some healthy skepticism.
- Wondering what type of insulation is best for you and your home? Here's an overview of various insulation types and their health impact.
- The longer mold grows, the greater the potential hazard and the harder it is to control.
- 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.
- An energy mortgage increases a consumer’s buying power.
- Simple strategies that can help you lower your energy bills.
- Bright ideas for better lighting.
- Viewing the whole house as an integrated system helps.
- Air conditioners use the most electricity of any home appliance. Here's how to reduce energy usage in cooling your home.
- The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) answers common questions about home inspections, and explains why getting your home inspected is a good idea.
- Every year the combination of winter storms and frozen pipes causes millions of dollars in water damage to homes and buildings. Here is what you can do to prevent problems or clean up.
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