Education
By John Bower
Water filters can be useful to improve water quality, but they must be chosen carefully. This is because there are different kinds of filters and they don’t all remove the same types of contaminants.
By Home Energy Magazine
Typical duct systems lose 25 to 40 percent of the heating or cooling energy put out by the central furnace, heat pump, or air conditioner.
By The Home Ventilating Institute (HVI)
The relationship between air pressure, air movement and house tightness is integral to an understanding of how ventilation systems work.
A form of aluminum oxide used as an adsorption material in air filters, more correctly called activated alumina impregnated with potassium permanganate.
Points to Ponder
Americans are interested in health
-August 14th, 2010
Americans are overwhelmingly interested in better health today. Most television news shows include regular health segments, and many have special health correspondents or doctors on their payrolls. In a poll taken by Organic Gardening magazine, 70% of American consumers said,...
BPA may be factor in increasing asthma rates
-July 14th, 2010
According to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), research suggests there may be a link between increasing asthma rates and bisphenol A (BPA). In the study, maternal exposure to a threshold...
BOOK REVIEW: Prefabulous + Sustainable
-July 14th, 2010
One of the objectives of Prefabulous + Sustainable is to put a different light on prefabricated homes. Most people when they think of prefabrication think of mobile homes made from cheap materials in cookie cutter designs. However, the author shows...
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