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Healthy House
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Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - Contaminants in house dust are an important source of exposure that can be reduced by good design, good flooring choices, and good cleaning practices.
- What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Do any of the household products you use pose a potential health risk to you and your family? An online consumer guide from NIH's National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides easy-to-understand information on the potential health effects of more than 4,000 common household products.
- Strategic selection and placement of household plants improves the air you breathe.
- EPA has added an indoor air quality component to the already well-known Energy Star program—the Energy Star Indoor Air Package (IAP).
- Surprising facts about HEPA vacuums and what you can do about it.
- How the workings of a vacuum affect how well it cleans and the health of your home.
- The key is to understand how to ventilate intelligently to improve health, save on energy, reduce repair bills, and health care costs.
- How does radiant heat, as opposed to air temperature, contribute to a proper
home comfort system?
- The chemicals we\'re exposed to indoors, how they may affect our health, and what the government is - and perhaps isn\'t - doing about 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.
- Wondering what type of insulation is best for you and your home? Here's an overview of various insulation types and their health impact.
- Insulations are made from different materials. Many people are concerned about the possible negative health effects.
- From The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 most commonly asked questions. Questions 99-110.
- Q and A with Thad Godish, Ph.D.
- How to minimize allergy and asthma triggers this time of year.
- Clean clothes and bedding frequently, using gentle, low-odor products.
- How to fix them.
- The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)has done extensive research into the outgassing of materials used in spacecraft; many of the products we routinely build houses of simply cannot be used in a spacecraft because of excessive outgassing.
- LEED homes offer many benefits to home owners, including lower energy and water bills; reduced greenhouse gas emissions; increased comfort, less exposure to indoor pollutants such as mold, mildew and other indoor toxins, and lower maintenance costs.
- 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.
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