Healthy Homes
What’s your IAQ?
Indoor Air Quality for HomeownersDid you know that the air you breathe in your home may be more polluted than the air outside? Do you have allergies or asthma? Does your child? Poor indoor air quality is linked to asthma, allergies, headaches and eye irritation.
There are two ways to improve the indoor air quality of your home: remove the sources of pollution and bring in fresh air. Sounds simple enough — here are some ideas to implement...
DIYers Guide to Green Up Your Home Improvement Projects
Everywhere we turn these days there are articles and programs on Green Building, Green Architecture and Sustainable Living. New homes are being built in ways that conserve energy and resources, but they are new homes. What about the 120 million existing homes that we are living in now? What about the projects you do around the house every week? What about the remodeling project that you can’t live without? Can they make your house a greener, healthier, more sustainable place to live? Absolutely!
Whatever you are doing around the house, from a small cleaning project to a large remodel, there are ways to make the project greener and healthier. We have all heard the mantra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — let’s apply it to our homes, and let’s add Improve...
