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March 25, 2023

Tag: Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF)

Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF)

Dirty Electricity from LEDs

Monday, 05 June 2017 by healthybuilding
Dirty Electricity from LEDs People interested high fidelity sound systems or low-EMF environments want to minimize electromagnetic interference (AKA: EMI, High-Voltage Transients, Electrical Noise, and Dirty Electricity) from lighting systems. Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) – the curly pig tail variety with some mercury in them – are notoriously “dirty” and create significant EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
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Stealth Meters

Tuesday, 21 July 2015 by healthybuilding
stealth power meters
“Stealth” Power Meters: Analog Meters with Hidden Transmitters A client recently shared their experiences regarding a stealth power meter that had been installed on their home. The following has been anonymized: We had opted out of the Smart Meter program about a year ago.  The electric company had come out and swapped in an analog
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New Home Purchase? Magnetic Field Guidelines

Friday, 27 March 2015 by healthybuilding
magnetic field guidelines
Magnetic Field Guidelines for the New Home  EMF is a broad umbrella term encompassing many aspects of electromagnetic issues that can affect human health. Subcatagories of EMF issues include RF Radiation (also known as ElectroMagnetic Radiation [EMR]), Interior/Exterior Magnetic Fields, Interior/ Exterior Electric Fields, Transient Voltage Fluctuations (also known as Dirty Electricity or ElectroMagnetic Interference
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EMF in Schools, CHPS Takes a Stand

Wednesday, 21 January 2015 by healthybuilding
CHPS Adopts EMF Credits
EMF in Schools – Collaboration for High Performance Schools For many years CHPS has been a leader in identifying sustainable and healthy building trends for school buildings. Long before LEED for Schools, there was the Collaboration for High Performance Schools Criterion and scorecard. This rating system has been tested and proven effective, and recently has
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EMF Equipment

Friday, 16 January 2015 by healthybuilding
EMF Equipment_Body Voltage test Kit
EMF Equipment Recommendations for Non-professionals Concerned that you might have an EMF related issue at your home or office but not ready to hire a professional to come out and perform an investigation?  Interested in the subject of EMF related issues and EMF equipment, but do not have thousands of dollars handy to buy the
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Are Antimicrobials the Next Cigarette?

Friday, 05 December 2014 by healthybuilding
Even Your Kids Prefer Chesterfields
What is the Next Cigarette? When people learn of the similar legislative history of tobacco, lead, and asbestos… the astute audience often asks, “What is the next cigarette?” The road to law in the US is covered in pot holes and more curvy than Lombard Street. A quick look at the history of cigarette laws will
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EMF Health Concerns & General Recommendations for Saunas

Tuesday, 25 November 2014 by healthybuilding
EMF and Sauna's
EMF Health Concerns & General Recommendations for Saunas   Historically, steam saunas seem to have been invented and most thoroughly studied by the Finnish. Traditional steam saunas used coals, heated rock and steam to deliver the intense heat required, though nowadays the coals have been replaced by wood stoves, electric heaters, or carbon/ceramic heating elements.
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EMF Mitigation for High Magnetic Fields

Friday, 14 November 2014 by healthybuilding
EMF Magnetic Field Mitigation child's bedroom
High Magnetic Fields Exterior Net Current Mitigation: EMF Mitigation for Magnetic Fields Intermittent MF Issues: Exterior-sourced Net Current  EMF Mitigation for Magnetic Fields Problems in Detail: A child’s bedroom showed a line of higher than anticipated magnetic fields running up the guest bedroom wall from the main electrical panel situated in the garage below.  This
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EMF Electric Fields – Design Consulting

Friday, 24 October 2014 by healthybuilding
Visualize Electric Fields
EMF Electric Fields EMF design consulting for human-generated electrosmog should involve Radio Frequency (RF) radiation, dirty electricity (high-voltage transients), low-frequency magnetic fields, and low-frequency electric fields. These four elements can be wrapped under the umbrella term, “electromagnetic radiation,” or “EMR.” This blog focuses on basic practices to minimize low-frequency EMF electric fields during design and construction. This
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Buying a New Home? Get a Healthy Home Check

Thursday, 16 October 2014 by healthybuilding
building a healthy home
Buying a New Home?   There are so many details to pay attention to when you and your family are looking for a new home.  Is the neighborhood safe?  Are there good schools?  Is the house big enough? Have you ever thought to ask “Is this home (and neighborhood) going to be a healthy environment
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