- Asthma has become an epidemic in school age children.
- Cleaning chemicals leach into the indoor environment.
- Cleaning products not only hurt the wallet but the health cost is even higher.
- Green consulting: helping a client determine what Green technologies and concepts will work best for them.
- What will give them good return on investment while educating them on their choices for a healthy structure.
- Choices made to support the skin, bones and guts of the house become prioritized while more costly aesthetic choices such as counter tops, fixtures, tile etc...can be done over a period of time.
- The investment in the structure and systems of the home will not only result in a better home but more importantly a healthier home.
Did you know?
- That air leakage in the wall can reduce the R value of the insulation.
- That air movement in the wall cavity might cause moisture to condense and thus allow mold to grow?
- That just doing some simple air sealing in the walls can save anywhere up to 20% of energy from leaking out.
- Determining air leakage is easier than you think!
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Green = sustainable.
What is it all about?
For many people it is conserving water or energy, recycling , using CFL or LED bulbs or painting with a low VOC paint. Here are some ideas to help with decisions you can make:
- The greatest energy resource we have is conservation.
- Indoor environments affect the people in them.
- We breathe approx. 2500 gallons of air a day. If that air is not pure then we become the filter.
- Green building is a synergistic combination of different environmental elements.
- Some that are seen and others that aren't. The unseen ones are often the most critical.
The last statement refers to looking at a building differently. The exterior envelope, what's behind the drywall, is the exterior of the building, or the "skin". It holds the structure together, keeps things in and other things out. We don't often see what goes on behind the drywall.
The "bones" of the building is the framing. Whether wood, metal or masonry it helps to support the envelope.
The systems are the HVAC, plumbing and electrical. Sort of the lungs, guts and nervous systems of the building.
Most importantly, this structure has people occupying it.
Children and the elderly population are the most affected by what is referred to as a "sick building".
All too often, I will have a client decide on a costly tile or fixture yet ignore the fundamental soundness of the building.
How often have you heard reports of homes full of mold inside the walls?
The investment needs to be first the soundness of the building and its systems, then the finishing touches can be decided on.
Good "bones" will last.
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No building should ever harm it's occupants!
