Points to Ponder
Hidden hazards found in green products
-March 3rd, 2015
A University of Melbourne researcher has found that common consumer products, including those marketed as ‘green', 'all-natural', 'non-toxic', and ‘organic’, emit a range of compounds that could harm human health and air quality. But most of these ingredients are not...
Who will design your healthy house?
-January 23rd, 2015
It is the designer’s responsibility to put enough information on paper in the form of drawings, notes, and written specifications so that the builder will know precisely how to proceed. The individual who does this could be an architect licensed...
Biological contaminants
-January 5th, 2015
Anything airborne that is now living, was once living, or was produced by something alive, and has the capacity to create negative health effects, is considered to be a biological contaminant. Therefore, bacteria, viruses, dust-mite body fragments and feces, mold,...
Random air movement into and out of a house caused by natural pressures.
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