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Building Materials- Three viewpoints of designing a healthy building include: the importance of sustainable development, the role of occupants for ensuring indoor air quality, and ongoing developments related to indoor finishes with low chemical emissions and good fungal resistance.
- 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%.
- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about LEED for Homes.
- Health and environmental factors associated with carpet include indoor air quality, chemical emissions from manufacturing and disposal operations, and solid waste impacts.
Sorry, we currently don't have any Reviews tagged as 'Building Materials'. - Non-toxic, low-odor stain and finish in one, made for sealing solid interior wood such as furniture, windowsills, and floors.
- Mold and moisture-resistant paperless drywall made from over 90% recycled material.
- Low-VOC fast curing, flat finish primer.
- Protecting wood against degradation without the use of chemicals. Decking treated with a non-toxic Thermal Wood Modification (TWM)process resists rot, decay, mildew, and fungus.
- Attractive, durable carpet tiles made from renewable and recyclable materials.
- Using the examples of 25 factory-built, green homes, the book details the benefits of prefabricated homes, including energy savings and attractiveness.
- 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.
- Guide to building houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment.
- 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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