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Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - 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.
- These terms are used somewhat interchangeably, which is confusing. HVI shows how to tell them apart.
- The majority of U.S. families (67 percent) live in a home with at least one major health risk.
- What to look for, and resources to help you find the best, most sustainable products for your baby or child.
- The homeowner gains a finished, insulated
basement, a healthy house, and an estimated
energy savings of a whopping 81%.
- Health and environmental factors associated with carpet include indoor air quality, chemical emissions from manufacturing and disposal operations, and solid waste impacts.
- How to make your home a healthier place.
- Insulation is needed in warm climates to keep the heat outside and in cold climates to keep the heat inside.
- Being Green has never been so colorful now that zero-VOC paints are available in a wide range of colors.
- Solar Photovoltaic or PV systems are highly reliable and need little maintenance.
- An insulation\'s resistance to heat flow is measured or rated in terms of its thermal resistance or R-value.
- GS-44 is the first standard to comprehensively address the health, environmental, and labeling concerns for soaps, cleansers, shampoo, and conditioners for adults, children and infants.
- The net cost of owning a green home can be comparable to that of owning a conventional home – sometimes even less.
- Incorporating Universal Design (UD)features into a bathroom remodel will not only add value to your home, but will help ensure your bathroom is ready for all ages and circumstances.
- Horticulturists Dr. Stanley Kays, Dr. Bodie Pennisi and research associate D.S. Wang at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Science are conducting ongoing research into the ability of houseplants to remove volatile organic compounds from the air.
- Universal design strives to be a broad-spectrum solution that helps everyone, not just people with disabilities.
- This nonprofit organization is the leading name in performance certification of residential ventilation products, providing the link between ventilation and healthy, energy-efficient homes.
- Designing healthy homes for the elderly.
- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has developed the first Asthma Friendly product standards for plush toys, pillows, bedding, flooring, vacuum cleaners, and air purifiers.
- LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and healthy for occupants.
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