Green Point or LEED?
Thursday, 02 May 2013
Green Point or LEED? For homeowners trying to make sense of the many green building rating systems out there, it can be confusing and frustrating–Green Point or LEED? This blog is an attempt to shed some light on the issue. Here in California we are fortunate to have the “GreenPoint Rated” (GPR) system published and overseen
- Published in Green Building Consulting
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Healthy San Francisco Earth Day!
Monday, 22 April 2013
Healthy San Francisco Earth Day! We had a lovely, healthy San Francisco (420) day – April 20th! Our Healthy Building San Francisco Earth Day booth was in the center of Civic Center Plaza with a great view of happy, healthy people AND San Francisco City Hall! See a few Thermal Portraits below… Healthy San Francisco
PVC Dangers and Healthy Alternatives
Friday, 29 March 2013
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) is one of the pervasive and toxic materials used in the building industry. It is the third-most widely produced plastic, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC production is the largest use of chlorine gas in the world. PVC consumes about 40 percent of total chlorine production, or approximately 16 million tons of chlorine
- Published in Green Building Consulting
EMF from LED Lights – Magnetic Fields and Recessed LED Lights
Monday, 25 March 2013
EMF from LED Lights and Recessed LED lights Is there significant amounts of EMF from LED Lights? A designer client of mine had a job she was working on, where her client, a homeowner, was concerned about the magnetic fields in her home. She was designing a remodel, which included the kitchen, and the designer had
HVAC and Filtration Best Practices for Healthy Home
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
HVAC and Filtration Best Practices for Healthy Home This blog expands on an earlier post about the 25 Principles of Building Biology and the Healthy Home Standard Checklist. Here we’ll dive deeper into the Indoor Air Quality Checklist, and focus on best practices for Heating, Cooling and Ventilating a healthy building. “HVAC and Filtration Best Practices for Healthy
EMF Rules of Thumb
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Curious about general best practices for minimizing EMF exposure? This post is an excerpt from the Healthy Home Standard, and it includes many great EMF rules of thumb. This is part of a series about the Healthy Home Standard, and there will be another post on additional EMF best practices. The following EMF rules of
- Published in Green Building Consulting, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing, News