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Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - Linoleum is still available today, and has gained renewed popularity because it's composed of natural ingredients.
- 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.
- 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.
- What to do, what not to do.
- 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.
- The Healthy House Institute built a model demonstration house designed to optimize occupant health by minimizing indoor air pollution.
- From The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 most commonly asked questions. Questions 81-87.
- 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".
- How can one tell whether one’s symptoms or health problems have been caused by exposure to formaldehyde?
- 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.
- The results of bake-outs are, at best, mixed.
- A healthy house needs balanced airflow.
- Green homes link sustainable materials and practices with better human and environmental health.
- The harmonious interaction with nature is the guiding principle of the Building Biology approach to healthy home building.
- John Bower\'s advice on building healthy homes.
- Once builders overcome their initial apprehension, it is relatively easy to learn how to work with light-weight steel framing.
- 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.
- Because of the odors and ingredients in most caulkings, it’s best to follow certain precautions when using them.
- Many persons find that, for them, the easiest and most efficient home vacuums are central vacuum systems.
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