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Construction- How to make homes tight and ventilate right.
- 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.
- The homeowner gains a finished, insulated
basement, a healthy house, and an estimated
energy savings of a whopping 81%.
- 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.
- Study samples measured less than background levels
for radon, radiation.
Sorry, we currently don't have any Reviews tagged as 'Construction'. - Mold and moisture-resistant paperless drywall made from over 90% recycled material.
- Low-VOC fast curing, flat finish primer.
- Efficient and quiet ventilation fans designed to move air with the lowest power consumption and sound levels.
- Silent and economical Heat Recovery Ventilator(HRV) designed to improve indoor air quality by bringing in fresh, outside air while limiting the change in indoor temperature and saving energy.
- Spray foam insulation that is healthier, quieter, and more energy efficient.
- Using the examples of 25 factory-built, green homes, the book details the benefits of prefabricated homes, including energy savings and attractiveness.
- Rating the real payoff from 50 green home projects.
- Shows how to properly restore and remodel an older or historic home to be greener, healthier, and energy-efficient.
- Green Building Products is the GreenSpec® Guide to residential building materials.
- Guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, green building, homesteading, off-the-grid living, and alternative transportation.
- Sheathing adds strength and wind resistance to house walls, and is now made in a variety of materials.
- Often used in hot, humid climates, a pier foundation lifts a house up off the ground reducing health hazards from direct soil contact.
- Unfinished and uninsulated basements have a high potential for mold growth and other contamination problems, but can be healthy with proper planning.
- Unlike basement foundations, a crawl space is not considered part of a home’s living space. Crawl spaces are usually accessed only to repair pipes, ducts or mechanical equipment.
- Easily constructed in a healthy manner, it can be part of a house foundation or built separately from the footings and foundation wall.
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