Air Quality Results from Green Festival San Francisco
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Air Quality Results from Green Festival San Francisco We’ve been swamped so the release of the air quality results from Green Festival San Francisco has taken longer than expected. Hopefully those who were at the Green Festival are still curious! I don’t have enough time to provide too much commentary or interpretation of the results…
- Published in Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
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Air Quality Testing San Francisco – Green Festival
Friday, 30 November 2012
Air Quality Testing San Francisco – Green Festival For the two days we wore passive vapor monitor badges at the Green Festival-SF. This blog about Air Quality Testing San Francisco – Green Festival provides a summary of the air quality sampling methods, lab analysis, and lab results. Air Quality Sampling Methods Vapor monitors offer an
- Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
Toxic Building Materials in Residential Construction
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Toxic Building Materials in Residential Construction A reporter from Angie’s List Magazine just asked for my opinion on toxic building materials in residential construction… and while writing my response I realized there was some valuable information to share. Hopefully Angie’s List Magazine will decide to run the piece. Here is my response to some great
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
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
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
Are Flame Retardants Dangerous – Foam Can Be Scary
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Flame retardants creeping you out… For years a small (but growing) group of concerned scientists, designers, and public health advocates have been warning about the dangers of flame retardants. It may seem counterintuitive that flame retardants – intended to reduce risk of harm from fire – could be harmful themselves. However, according to many of
- Published in Environmental Testing
Toxins in Household Goods – Where can consumers turn?
Monday, 29 October 2012
Toxins in Household Goods are the current norm. With the growing buzz concerning toxins in building materials and a push for more transparency, where can consumers turn? The answer: Not enough places. Several factors contribute to this lack of information on toxins in household goods. One lies in the sheer number of ingredients involved. Significant
- Published in Green Building Consulting
Sick Building Materials Smell Bad – What if it’s too late and the building stinks?
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Sick Building Materials Smell Bad- What if it’s too late and the building stinks? At least once a week we get the following call… “We were so careful to only allow healthy materials in our project. But we just moved in and it stinks! We’re worried the building materials smell bad. Can you come test
- Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting
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
- Published in Healthy Building Inspections & Testing