Combat indoor air pollution through these simple strategies.
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High-performance homes offer energy efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality.
Starting in 2011, all new homes built to comply with the federal Energy Star Qualified Homes standard—perhaps 200,000 units if the NAHB’s forecast for that year holds true—will be required to provide an adequate amount of controlled, fresh-air ventilation as part of a comprehensive energy conservation and indoor air quality goal.
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The company that killed anthrax in government buildings says the same solution fixes caustic Chinese drywall.
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Modeled after CARB regulations, the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Act would limit formaldehyde levels, require third-party certification.
Gaseous pollutants and particulate matter create an invisible pollutant soup in homes. The type of air filters you provide can have a lasting impact on indoor air quality.
Building diagnostics expert Mark Williams kept seeing a problem popping up in buildings he visited. Water found its way behind siding, and, with no way to get out, would damage the wall system. That made Williams want to promote a construction method that allowed moisture to escape from behind claddings.
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HUD deputy secretary Sims: “Our homes ought to be a place where we can raise our children without fear of making them sick."
5-Star homes are developer Stanley Lerman's vision for dwellings that are energy efficient, sustainable, and healthy without sacrificing an ultra-modern aesthetic.
With its new Park Centre housing development, La Posada continues on a path of sustainable living for its elderly residents.
How to avoid the five most common errors builders make when it comes to energy, health, and resource efficiency.
Indoor air has become a huge issue in green building because it hits so close to home. Studies have shown indoor air can be even more dangerous than outdoor air, says the Environmental Protection Agency.
A runner-up in the Home Depot Foundation Awards' Rental Project category, Solara is 95% powered by solar photovoltaic energy.
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$70 million of grant money earmarked for lead-based-paint abatement in houses.
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Manufacturers of hardwood plywood, particleboard, and MDF must reduce formaldehyde emissions.
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Ellen Tohn tells public health and housing industry officials that energy efficiencies improve air quality and comfort and reduce moisture and pests.
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Government leaders come together to promote eco-friendly construction and renovation to about 1,000 public and housing industry officials.
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Americans are increasingly demanding lower energy costs, healthier living, and improved indoor air quality–particularly those earning less than $75,000, according to findings from a survey conducted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and McGraw-Hill Construction.
Sustainability features in the 30-room facility, which will provide lodging, support services, and meals to ill children and their families, include solar power, stormwater management, and a closed-loop air handling system that prevents spread of germs.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new work practice standards for remodelers of older homes in an effort to reduce lead paint exposure, particularly among children. Set to take effect in April 2010, the new standards will extend to builders, painters, plumbers, and electricians working in all rental housing built before 1978, as well as in older non-rental homes inhabited by children under age six or pregnant women. The standards will apply to any renovation, repair, or painting contract involving the disturbance of more than 6 square feet of lead paint in an interior room or 20 square feet of lead paint on an exterior wall.