Safe indoor air quality/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...indoorairquality. Contrary to what many people believe,indoorairis often more polluted than outdoorair. How is insideairworse that outsideair? Theairyou breathe inside originates outside, coming in throughairleaks, windows or ventilation systems, so right off the bat the bestairqualityyou can hope f...

...air. Freshairoften has no scent at all. If scentedairis a must at your house, try essential oil diffusers or make your ownairspray with a 10 - 20 drops of essential oil diffused in a tablespoon of alcohol mixed into a cup of water. Read here about the impacts of natural fragrances on homeairquality. 5.) Open ...

...airqualityof your home , that's why! “Indoorairquality” refers to thequalityof theairin any home environment. The potential impact ofindoorairqualityon human health nationally is important for many reasons, including: Americans spend on average about 90 percent of their timeindoors, where according to ...

...airtight building envelope Buildings benefit from anairtight envelope, since it allows better control overindoorairquality.Airtightness also improves energy efficiency;indoorairleaks waste cooling power during summer and heating power during winter - which is why using HRV and ERV systems is recommended to r...

...airqualitymagic bullet,” says Michael Waring, an environmental engineer andindoorairqualityexpert at Drexel University. Another study showed even lessairqualitybenefits from house plants, and concluded that it would take approximately 1,000 plants in a 10 square foot area to achieve the improvement inairqu...

...air过滤器用于?Airfilters onairhandling units such as furnaces, HRV and ERV systems are intended to clean and purify theairbefore it enters the ducts of your home, to protectindoorairqualityfrom being contaminated withairborne particulate. Dust, dirt, and pollen in theairof homes is shown to have n...

...airquality. Buy pre-finished wood flooring: Fumes from the varnish you apply to a freshly sanded floor will be a lot more noticeable and last longer than wood that comes pre-finished from a manufacturer. Alternatively, we would recommend using a natural floor oil instead. Protectingairqualityduring renovations...

...Indoorairqualityand VOCs Health CanadaIndoorAirQualityRecommendations EPAIndoorAirQualityRecommendations Recycled paints www.peintureboomerang.com/en/ Findingsafepaints: Benjamin Moore store locator https://www.earthpigments.com/

...airqualityin our homes. Where most people have heard the term VOCs is in regards to paint. There are manysafer alternatives on the market now than the toxic paints we used to apply to our walls. For more information see our pages onsafer paints , or you could even make your own DIYsafeno VOC natural paint with ...

...airrequires significantly more energy than heating dryair. When using manufactured wood products for cabinetry, ask for formaldehyde-free plywood then at least the dust produced will be more benign to health. To further protect theairqualityin your home, choose formaldehyde free cabinetry materials , and healthy...

...air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind. It complements other green building rating systems such as LEED. “As GBCI and CaGBC come together to advance WELL in Canada, we take an important next step in the development of better, healthier buildings across the globe,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, president...