Tips for Building Healthy Home – Minimize VOCs
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Tips for Building Healthy Home – Part 1: Minimize VOCs Minimize Exposure to Formaldehyde Formaldehyde is one of the most common industrial chemicals and is widely used as a component of building products, upholstery, carpeting, etc. and classified as a human carcinogen. Formaldehyde’s other health impacts include respiratory problems; eye, nose, and throat irritation; allergic
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Healthy Building Science Green Festival
Monday, 19 November 2012
Healthy Building Science Green Festival – San Francisco The Healthy Building Science Green Festival booth two weekends ago was a total hit! After the Green Festival we all took a big breathe and dove right into festivities and events for GreenBuild 2012… now we await the air quality results. It’s been an amazing 10 days. The
Residential Wiring Errors – What’s lurking within your walls?
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
PART 1: Residential Wiring Problems Caused by Older or Mis-Wired Systems As a former carpenter and electrician, I have seen and worked with a lot of building wiring, both residential and commercial. As an inspector I have seen many residential wiring errors and problems caused by older or improperly designed or installed electrical systems. Let
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Tips for Building a Healthy Home – Radon and Combustion Gases
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Tips for Building a Healthy Home If you are building a new home or significantly remodeling your existing home, then this article will help you target the biggest polluters in your home’s indoor environment. These tips for building a healthy home have been put together with the intent of helping those who do not have
EMF Measurement and Mitigation in the Bedroom
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
EMF Measurement and Mitigation in the Bedroom was an abstract written by Alex Stadtner and submitted to the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) for their Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition in the “Be the Voice” program. EMF Measurement and Mitigation in the Bedroom The electrification and digitalization of our society has lead to our
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Green Cleaning Recipes for Spring Cleaning
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Green Cleaning Many cleaning products contain hazardous chemicals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that pollute the air and may impair human and animal health. Natural cleaning products protect the health of home inhabitants and are as effective as their toxic counterparts. We have compiled some all natural recipes for spring cleaning to keep your home
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Radioactive Granite and Quartzite – Risks from Radon
Friday, 27 April 2012
Radioactive Granite and Quartzite – Risks from Radon A Green Building client of ours is busy selecting interior finishes for their new healthy home. When we get to countertops the inevitable question is asked, “Are there any health concerns about natural radioactive granite and quartzite?” The answer is yes. Some quarries are producing relatively radioactive granite
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Free and Easy Ways to Protect Your Family Today
Sunday, 01 January 2012
This modified excerpt of free and easy ways to protect your family is from a Building Biology brochure created in conjunction with Melody Chan Graves. We go the extra mile to protect the safety and health of those we love. But many of us don’t realize that there is a world of silent killers and disease-causing agents
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Mold and Water Damage Resources – 2011
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Mold and Water Damage Resources These websites offer great information about mold and water damage, and mold remediation and water damage restoration. There are many mold and water damage resources out there, and we cannot come close to listing them all, but we feel these are useful resources for most people looking for a primer.
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Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Resources – 2011
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
EMF Resources Electromagnetic fields and radio frequency radiation are increasingly becoming hot-botton issues. A five-day seminar from the Institute for Building Biology & Ecology (IBE) is where Alex first learned about the health affects from EMF, and how to measure and mitigate EMF in buildings. EMF resources are becoming increasingly common, but good sites are diamonds in
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