Air quality / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Air The Air concept focuses on achieving high levels of indoor air quality (IAQ). This involves rigorous requirements for ventilation, filtration, and pollutant source control. For professionals, this means specifying high-efficiency air filters (e.g., MERV 13 or higher), ensuring adequate outdoor air exchanges, and te...

...air is brought into the home, and stale air is exhausted, preventing the buildup of moisture, pollutants, and allergens that can harm healthy indoor air quality. If you live in an area that repeatedly gets affected by wildfire smoke, you might also want to consider building in an effective air filtration and purificati...

...air quality - the best non-toxic home cleaning tips How to keep home air quality clean and safe during renovations How to convert attic space in older homes into usable living areas   How to insulate crawl spaces and protect then from mold growth Sign up now and reap the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membe...

...airtightness Is hempcrete airtight? Hempcrete is considered an airtight mass, but it's not a perfect air barrier on its own. While its monolithic, cast-in-place nature reduces the number of joints and seams where air leaks typically occur, its vapor-permeable, 'breathable' nature means that a high level of airtightness...

...air filters, that simply isn’t the case as you would need a veritable jungle in your living room to have such an effect. So, keep plants for the aesthetic and mood enhancing aspects, but don’t count on it to clean air. Read more here to find out if plants clean indoor air quality.  Growing food plants indoors The plant...

...air quality magic bullet,” says Michael Waring, an environmental engineer and indoor air quality expert at Drexel University. Another study showed even less air quality benefits from house plants, and concluded that it would take approximately 1,000 plants in a 10 square foot area to achieve the improvement in air qual...

...air filters used for?   Air filters on air handling units such as furnaces, HRV, and ERV systems are intended to clean and purify the air before it enters the ducts of your home, to protect indoor air quality from being contaminated with airborne particulate. Dust, dirt, and pollen in the air of homes are shown to have...

...air quality. Contrary to what many people believe, indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air. How is inside air worse that outside air? The air you breathe inside originates outside, coming in through air leaks, windows or ventilation systems, so right off the bat the best air quality you can hope for is at 'p...

...airborne pathogens are a concern. An air purifier in a home office is essential for internal air quality especially if you work from home and are breathing this air in all day Using a portable air cleaner to improve indoor air quality in homes Advantages of portable air cleaners: Portable air cleaners offer flexibil...

...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...

...airs There are a lot of toxic materials in homes and they have a cumulative effect on indoor air quality. We aren't advocating stripping every home to the studs and starting over, but as you make repairs and changes or start a new building project, there are a lot of safer and less ecologically damaging products avail...