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Healthy indoor air quality

Maintaining healthy indoor air quality

...healthy indoor air quality, learn more about sustainable construction for healthy and durable homes in the Ecohome Building Guide and these pages below : Where to buy hemp building products Where to buy and choose safe zero VOC paints How to prevent asbestos exposure during home renovations Choosing formaldeh...

Paints, finishes and natural coatings

How to find a healthier wood finish

...indoor air quality (IAQ) Whatever floor finish you choose, different products will have different impacts on your home air quality and the planet. Like paints, floor finishes will contain varying levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds), or if you're a really shrewd shopper, none at all - see here for an article on ...

Healthy indoor air quality

The formaldehyde-free MDF non-toxic alternative made of natural rice-stalks

...indoor air quality Also see Surgically Clean Air’s JADE ™ 2.0 Air Purifier Take out a Free Ecohome Membership here and learn all the perks that come with it!

Healthy indoor air quality

A comprehensive guide to air cleaning and filtration in homes

...airborne pathogens are a concern. An air purifier in a home office is essential for internal air quality especially if you work from home and are breathing this air in all day Using a portable air cleaner to improve indoor air quality in homes Advantages of portable air cleaners: Portable air cleaners offer flexibil...

Healthy indoor air quality

How to keep wildfire smoke out of homes with mechanical ventilation systems?

...indoor air quality in the Ecohome Green Building Guide, or see these pages: The importance of air quality in homes How to choose between a HRV and ERV ventilation system How to prevent mold while building and renovating basements Improve indoor air quality easily with a portable air cleaner How asbestos affec...

Healthy indoor air quality

The impact of ambient fragrances on our health

...indoor air quality. Contrary to what many people believe, indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air. How is inside air worse that outside air? The air you breathe inside originates outside, coming in through air leaks, windows or ventilation systems, so right off the bat the best air quality you can hope for i...

Healthy indoor air quality

Living walls: what they do and don't do

...air quality, find more about healthy homes on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. Learn here about protecting indoor air quality Find out the difference between an HRV and an ERV Choosing non-toxic floor finishes to protect indoor air quality Learn here about choosing the safest non toxic p...

Healthy indoor air quality

Which houseplants are best for purifying air? Ecohome investigates

...indoor air quality magic bullet,” says Michael Waring, an environmental engineer and indoor air quality expert at Drexel University. Another study showed even less air quality benefits from house plants, and concluded that it would take approximately 1,000 plants in a 10 square foot area to achieve the improvement in a...

Healthy indoor air quality

Buying guide for home air filters in furnaces - HEPA, SMART or standard?

...air filters used for? Air filters on air handling units such as furnaces, HRV and ERV systems are intended to clean and purify the air before it enters the ducts of your home, to protect indoor air quality from being contaminated with airborne particulate. Dust, dirt, and pollen in the air of homes is shown to have n...

Healthy indoor air quality

Keep vinyl out of your home (albums excluded of course)

...healthy and durable flooring materials Choosing green kitchen countertops Wood or metal siding for exterior cladding Fiberglass window frames Wooden baby toys and chairs There are a lot of toxic materials in homes and they have a cumulative effect on indoor air quality. We aren't advocating stripping every home to the...

LEED Homes

LEED Platinum prefab kit home has superior air quality and performance

...Indoor Environmental Quality: 18 of 21 available points, with monitors for data collection 2. Energy and Atmosphere: 26 of 38 available points, heated with locally produced wood pellets 3. Materials and Resources: 15 of 16 available points, with healthy and local materials An extraordinary customer: A nice surprise for...