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12 Rules for Buying Eco-Friendly Building Materials [Infographic]
Plenty of factors determine a material’s green factor, including renewability, efficiency, resource conservation, recyclability, and more. This infographic, courtesy of BuildingGreen, gives an incredibly fresh perspective on the important factors that go into choosing sustainable materials — including some components that are often forgotten.
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Reducing Exposure to Toxic Chemicals During Home Renovations
When it comes time to do a home renovation, it’s often easy to get swept up in creating the new design and choosing all the products. But, have you ever thought about what types of dust and contaminants you could be exposed to during demolition? Or, what types of chemicals might be released from the new products?
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7 Simple Steps to Decarbonize Your Home
With the climate crisis accelerating, we must minimize the carbon load of our buildings. This means reducing the embodied carbon that is used to create the materials that go into our buildings as well as the emissions of the buildings in operation.
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Havelock Wool Eco Friendly Insulation
By Arnaldo Perez-Negron Natural Wool Insulation You have probably heard of the phrase ‘farm to...
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New Resources for Healthier Homes
Our homes are—in a very real sense—our primary environment. Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors; nearly 70 percent of that time is spent at home. So, in addition to worrying about smokestacks and waste pipes, we should focus on the chemicals that lurk in our carpet, paints, and drywall. Today, a wealth of new resources make it easier for everyone—consumers and building professionals alike—to identify and avoid exposure to toxic chemicals.
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What You Need to Know About VOC’s in Paints
VOCs became an issue several years ago when studies showed that smog and air pollution were not exclusively caused by cars and factories, but to a large extent by chemicals off-gassing from homes. This became particularly relevant when EPA studies showed that levels of VOCs in the home were 3-5 times higher than even outdoor air in a polluted city.
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National Gypsum GreenGuard Certified Drywall, Cement Board, and Finishing Products
Even your drywall can be safer and more sustainable. National Gypsum works to reduce their ecological footprint, and practices transparency regarding the chemicals they use.
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10 Eco Building Materials Revolutionizing Home Construction
Want to hear some good news? According to the World Green Building Trends 2018 report from Dodge Data and Analytics, green building is officially a “global trend” and energy conservation is a top priority for people all over the planet. There are many choices of new (and old) materials which are being used in revolutionary ways.
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