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- One of the most important ideas to emerge in recent years is the concept that a house is much more than an assemblage of materials. Instead, building scientists and researchers now view a house as an interactive system.
- All green building programs require mechanical ventilation individually designed for each house.
- This article describes the design, construction and guiding philosophy of the first healthy house built by John Bower (founder of the original Healthy House Institute) in the early 1990s. Although times have changed and technology has advanced, Bower's founding principles - "eliminate, separate, ventilate" - pictured by the three green vertical bars of the current HHI logo, still apply.
- The Healthy House Institute built a model demonstration house designed to optimize occupant health by minimizing indoor air pollution.
- This candid interview explains why John and Lynn Bower founded the original Healthy House Institute and why Lynn Bower wrote her classic tome, Creating a Healthy Household.
- Your health deserves a basic understanding of where asbestos can be found and what you should do if your home has it.
- Reducing heat buildup which can reach 150°F on hot summer days, and moisture in the winter, are the two main goals of attic ventilation.
- Green homes link sustainable materials and practices with better human and environmental health.
- Tips for building or retrofitting your home for energy efficiency, cost-savings, and indoor air quality
- The harmonious interaction with nature is the guiding principle of the Building Biology approach to healthy home building.
- John Bower's advice on building healthy homes.
- Cellulose insulation can be a satisfactory insulating material if it is used conscientiously. While most people may not be bothered at all by a little insulation dust in the house, there are thousands of people around the country who are more sensitive than the general population to environmental pollutants.
- A guide to specifications for healthy construction.
- Simple strategies that can help you lower your energy bills.
- With the ill effects of poor indoor air quality often in the news these days, it pays to
design and build a house that’s healthy from the start.
- The homeowner gains a finished, insulated
basement, a healthy house, and an estimated
energy savings of a whopping 81%.
- Designing and building an energy-efficient home.
- Viewing the whole house as an integrated system helps.
- Tips for safer fiberglass handling and insulation practices.
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