Construction

• Ventilation

  Weatherization and Ventilation

  How to make homes tight and ventilate right.
• Chemical Sensitivity

  Case Study: Building a Home for the Chemically Sensitive

  In early 2007 Kevin and Kathy Christopherson set about building a home in Hanover, Wisconsin. This was no ordinary new home construction, though. Since Kathy has an acute chemical sensitivity, special precautions were necessary – precautions that presented some particularly challenging construction issues.
• Energy Saving

  Deep Energy Cuts for a Fresh Start

  The homeowner gains a finished, insulated basement, a healthy house, and an estimated energy savings of a whopping 81%.
• Ventilation

  Do You Know About Ventilation Standards?

  ASHRAE 62.2-2007 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings is the U.S. national minimum ventilation standard. Here is the skinny on this and other standards.
• Radon

  Study of Granite Countertops Finds No Radon Hazard

  Study samples measured less than background levels for radon, radiation.