Sick Building
Thursday, 04 July 2013
What is a Sick Building? There is often confusion over the definition of a sick building syndrome. We hear questions like, “Is my building sick?,” and, “How do I know if my building is sick?” Therein lies much of the confusion. Buildings don’t get sick, people do! Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) Determining if occupants suffer
- Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
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CO2 in Air – Why is my Air Stale and Stuffy?
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
CO2 in the Air – Why is My Air Stale and Stuffy? Carbon Dioxide and Its Relation to Your Interior Air Quality. CO2 in the Air. Why is my air “Stale?” Many of my clients often complain of either specific symptoms, general malaise, or “just not feeling right” when in a building they spend a
- Published in Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
How to Measure EMF
Thursday, 30 May 2013
How to Measure EMF: The Art of Knowing What You Are Studying There are a lot of people concerned about electromagnetic fields (EMF) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR or also known as radio frequency (RF)). People want to know how to measure EMF. So much so, that they purchase detectors and meters for themselves and attempt to
- Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
Asthma and Buildings
Friday, 10 May 2013
Asthma and Buildings – California and US Trends in Asthma Buildings are too often neglected in the asthma equation. Asthma is sometimes defined as a symptom of poor indoor air quality, and other times defined as a Building Related Illness. This blog references the recently released report, “Asthma in California: A Surveillance Report,” compiled by
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
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
Carbon Monoxide Facts
Friday, 22 February 2013
Carbon Monoxide Facts Are you concerned about possible Carbon Monoxide being present in your home or environment? Below is a list that will help you stay safe. Too often we get calls to our environmental consultants and hear misunderstandings about carbon monoxide (CO). Here are some carbon monoxide facts and common myths broken down. Carbon
- Published in Healthy Building Inspections & Testing