Confessions of A Sustainability Consultant: Furnace Filters
My confession serves as a reminder to all homeowners to get your furnace ready. Why is it such a big deal? A clean and functional filter improves home cleanliness of the air, helps save energy, and reduces wear on the furnace blower motor.
Confessions of a Sustainability Consultant: Home Invaders
Seeing that there is growing evidence that synthetic pest control can be harmful to both humans and animals, I decided to research how to do it in a natural way.
Tips for Reducing Formaldehyde Emissions from a Construction Project
There are so many common building materials that release formaldehyde into the air including paint, particle board, flooring, adhesive, sealants, drywall, and carpet.
Fall Leaves & Water Pollution
It may be hard to imagine that biodegradable plant matter could be a problem. But yes, even improper disposal of leaves can have an adverse effect on the environment.
What To Do With Household Hazards
For those of you that have a collection of containers that read “poison”, “combustible”, “toxic” or “caution”, store these materials in a dry place and keep the original labels on. Then look for your nearest household hazardous waste collection program.
Eco-Friendly Paints: Beyond VOCs
Although it’s great that the term has found its way into the general lexicon of remodelers, VOCs is quickly becoming a catch-all phrase for all things toxic in paint. This simply is not true. There are many other unhealthy chemicals that can be found in paint.
Are You Contaminating the Recycling Stream?
Sometimes, people take the ease of recycling one step too far and place everything they think should be recyclable into the bin.
Ecolabels: Friend or Foe?
The creation of these ecolabels has been picking up steam in recent years. More and more marketers are discovering that green means gold as consumers environmental concerns grow.
How to Slay Energy Vampires
Energy vampires are a drain on your budget and our natural resources.
Off-Gassing
Materials such as stains, glues, carpet, insulation, flooring, kitchen cabinets, countertops, plywood, and particleboard can produce significant off-gassing which can continue for years after the product is installed.
