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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'. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A practical guide to solar electricity and achieving energy independence.
- Helps environmentally conscious people make sound decisions when building or remodeling a home.
- A class of hundreds of different molecular compounds containing carbon that easily evaporates, often released from building materials and found as contaminants in indoor air.
- A type of insulation widely used in the 1970s that sometimes released formaldehyde gas, now rarely used.
- A ventilating fan with blades resembling a squirrel cage or hamster wheel, often used in furnaces and ventilating devices.
- The principle of using nonpolluting materials in the living space, or of removing polluting materials from the living space.
- A ductless range hood, one that is not connected to the outdoors.
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