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"Indoor air quality"

Indoor air quality / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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Hemp fibreboard and Hemp insulation - the Green Building choice
Wood and organic materials

Hemp building supplies

...indoor air quality and landfills. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Which rigid foam insulation panels to use where - Polyiso v EPS v Styrofoam & alternatives  Learn about the pros and cons of hemp insulation   Why building a sustainable green ...

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Radon and vapour barrier below slab on grade floor
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

How to install vapor and radon barriers below slab floors

...quality is superior. The thicker barrier is not only better for mitigating soil gas, but it is far more durable during the construction phase than the 6 mil poly.  Now you know about the results of the Net Zero Energy Pilot. Read more about sustainable and resilient home building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide...

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Marmoleum is a non-toxic eco choice for flooring
Flooring and stairs

Marmoleum: a healthy and durable flooring option.

...airly easy to install, requires no toxic adhesives, and comes in rolls, planks, and tiles. Because the color penetrates throughout the material, colors remain bright and don’t fade. Marmoleum is the flooring of choice for many green consumers because it’s made from materials that are natural and renewable. The main ing...

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Built to ENDURE: the Net Zero Heat Kenogami House
Efficient home design

The Kenogami House: designed to ENDURE

...indoors, so it only makes sense that we work to ensure healthy indoor air quality. Many building materials contain chemicals that are extremely harmful when inhaled and can lead to severe respiratory illnesses. Along with the health impacts for home occupants, chemical manufacturing can put production workers at risk, ...

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90 year old red pine refinished with zero VOC floor oil
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.  While the smell may be gone...

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Sustainably built Prefabricated Tiny houses from FabCab
Tiny house

Tiny Houses: The FabCab prefabricated building WA

...quality assemblies, and reduces delays. Energy efficiency:  Plumbing lines can be roughed-in for optional solar water heater to be used with the radiant floor heating system.  Healthy indoor air quality: Low VOC paints and finishes are used throughout the cabins.  Water efficiency: Water efficient plumbing fixtures Opt...

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Laneway house by Lanefab Design/Build
Interior design and furnishing

Interior furnishings and decor

...air quality, consider using portable air purifiers as an easy way to cleaner air in the home. Now you know more about healthy and durable interior home furnishings. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Find hemp building materials here Is building w...

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Green cleaning products
Cleaning and maintenance

6 easy steps to detoxify your home

...air. Fresh air often has no scent at all. If scented air is a must at your house, try essential oil diffusers or make your own air spray with 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 home air quality. 5.) Open your...

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Cosentino ECO - formaldehyde-free recycled quartz countertop
Kitchens

The Cosentino ECO is a kitchen countertop made of recycled plates, bottles and mirrors - video

...air quality or have a big ecological impact. The Eco brand from Cosentino is one such sustainable counter and we like how it's look compliments The Edelweiss minimalistic interior design. Although considered part of the quartz family for retail purposes, in reality it has only a small percentage of quartz since it's co...

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Living green wall
Healthy indoor air quality

Living walls: what they do and don't do

...indoor air quality. Simply due to the rate of air leakage in most buildings, it would be difficult for anything short of an airtight house and a virtual jungle of plants to see a measurable improvement in air quality. However, from a quality of life and design perspective, these make for very cool living rooms. Having ...

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Fire retardants in furniture are intended to slow flames
Interior design and furnishing

Flame retardants in furnishings - an unnecessary and serious health risk

...indoor air quality See the first LEED V4 Platinum house in Canada All about home rating systems and which is best  See here to learn about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership  

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