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Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - By heating water only when it\'s needed, ENERGY STAR qualified gas tankless water heaters cut water heating expenses by 30%, while also providing continuous hot water delivery.
- Find out if these types of energy-efficient water heaters are right for your home.
- There are many health factors to consider in usage and installation of electric systems. Here's an overview of them.
- Wondering what type of insulation is best for you and your home? Here's an overview of various insulation types and their health impact.
- There is a wide variety of roofing materials available, and these vary in appearance, healthfulness, weight, life expectancy, and cost.
- While green products are on the rise, consumers must be wary of misleading "green" claims.
- 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.
- Health and environmental factors associated with carpet include indoor air quality, chemical emissions from manufacturing and disposal operations, and solid waste impacts.
- Insulation is needed in warm climates to keep the heat outside and in cold climates to keep the heat inside.
- An insulation\'s resistance to heat flow is measured or rated in terms of its thermal resistance or R-value.
- Study samples measured less than background levels
for radon, radiation.
- Expert blogger shares insights on Icynene open-cell spray foam insulation.
- Pressure-treated wood impregnated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) - often with a greenish tint - was widely used for decks and porches prior to its being discontinued for residential use in 2003-2004. Since treated wood has a long lifespan, there is still plenty of CCA pressure-treated wood surrounding residences, prompting caution due to its arsenic content.
- LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and healthy for occupants.
- Greening a house that was built before we knew to care isn\'t impossible; here are 45 tips.
- 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 harmonious interaction with nature is the guiding principle of the Building Biology approach to healthy home building.
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