Composting - Why Do It? There are a lot of great reasons to compost. If you have a garden of any kind, composting creates nutrient rich, fertilizing soil that will help your plants thrive. It's also great for the environment. You can compost about 25% of everything you would otherwise throw away, greatly reducing your [...]
Indoor Air Quality Factors I know I've said it before, but it bears repeating: The indoor air quality of your home is a huge factor in your comfort and health. The average person spends 90% of their time indoors, much of that at home. We all know it's important. But what do we need to [...]
Pretty Cool: A group in Arlington has started a solar co-op! From their website: 'Community members across the greater Arlington area have formed a solar co-op! Based in Arlington, but open to residents of Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax County, the Greater Arlington Solar Co-op welcomes homeowners from across the region. Co-op members can save up to 20% [...]
What is a Combustion By-Product Free Home? Why is it More Healthy? A well-known building scientist named Joe Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation says there are seven steps to a healthy home. He identifies these areas as: dry clean well-ventilated combustion by-product free pest free toxic chemical free comfortable. Today I'm going to [...]
The Hows and Whys of A Well-Ventilated Home A well-known building scientist named Joe Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation says there are seven steps to a healthy home. He identifies these areas as: dry clean well-ventilated combustion product free pest free toxic chemical free comfortable. Today I'm going to talk about the third step: a [...]
A Clean and Healthy Home A well-known building scientist named Joe Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation says there are seven steps to a healthy home. He identifies these areas as: dry clean well-ventilated combustion product free pest free toxic chemical free comfortable. Today I'm going to talk about the second step: a clean home The information [...]
A Dry Home is a Healthy Home A well-known building scientist named Joe Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation says there are seven steps to a healthy home. He identifies these areas as: dry clean well-ventilated combustion product free pest free toxic chemical free comfortable. Today I'm going to talk about the first step: a [...]
As a Green builder, I get a lot of questions about how to make an existing home a more healthy living space. Which is good, because it's a topic I think about quite a bit! A lot of my interest in Green construction deals with creating healthy living environments, and doing so extends [...]
