Home Environmental Tips 31-35

These informational tips have allowed me to saves hundreds of dollars in home repairs and improvements and I'd like to share some of these tips with you to get you into the mood to do 'stuff' around your home! #31 Upgrade Furnace Filters - Cheap (around $1) glass fiber furnace filters won't improve indoor air quality and they only protect [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 16:38:57

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Air Purifier Standards, Ratings & Certifications

Whether you’re an allergy or asthma sufferer, or someone who is concerned with providing your family with the best indoor air quality, ... , but do they really worke Most air purifiers remove airborne pollutants like mold spores, pollen, dust ... and viruses will escape the detection of our eyes and some filters. Finding a filter that will eliminate [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 18:34:48

Bulleted List of the 100K LEED Checklist Targets

In preparation for our open house this weekend, I created a quick document with a bulleted list of all of the LEED for Homes points we are going ... Preferable Products 4.5 Construction Waste Reduction 1 EQ Indoor Environmental Quality - 13 Points ... Testing 2 Enhanced Local Exhaust 1 Better Air Filters (MERV 12) 1 Indoor Contaminant Control [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:26:35

Indoor Air Quality

Creating a healthy home by reducing toxins and improving indoor air quality can have a direct effect on whether your child develops asthma ... and are found in many solvents, cleaning products, air-fresheners, polishes, adhesives, paints, new ... a vacuum cleaner equipped with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter and some ran a HEPA air [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 06:31:00

Clear The Air

  HERE’S SOME TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INDOOR AIR QUALITY- -If you have an air filter, keep it clean so that it removes the most air pollutants possible -Carpets are commonly made ... a friendly plant. Some of the best plants for removing air pollutants such as formaldehyde and benzene [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 00:15:39

breathe easy.

Whether it’s rain or snow, most of us are approaching the time of the year when we begin to spend more time indoors, ... good indoor air quality and furnace fan efficiency. Furnace filters are used to remove visible and microscopic contaminants from the air circulated by the Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 09:00:20

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