The first in the Green Footprint series, Home Performance 101 focuses on your home as a system and presents ways to cost-effectively improve your home’s energy efficiency.
This video features one of Recurve’s Home Performance Specialists, Daniel Bell.
Green Footprint: Home Performance 101 from Foster City TV on Vimeo.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said its investigation has found a possible link between health problems reported by homeowners and higher-than-normal levels of hydrogen sulfide gas emitted from the wallboard coupled with formaldehyde. Is your home making you sick?
Read the full article on IEQ Review here.
Most people aren’t aware of exactly how their home’s air quality affects their health and the health of their family. Did you know that up to 30% of the air you breathe comes from your crawlspace? As you can imagine, crawlspace air is full of moisture and dirt, which can lead to issues such as respiratory distress and mold.
Here’s another example of the link between childhood asthma and formaldehyde exposure from household items such as furniture and carpet. Roughly 7% of adults and 9% of children suffer from asthma in the U.S. – by identifying the triggers, we can help improve the health of future generations starting at home. American Chronicle (11/30)
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that people spend 90% of their time indoors, but that indoor air quality can be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. Indoor air pollution can threaten the health — and the lives — of everyone in your family.
The single most effective way to keep the air in your home healthy is to keep things out of your home that cause air pollution, including cigarette smoke and excess moisture and chemicals, and ventilate to pull dangerous pollutants out of the house.
The second most important strategy is to air seal your home. A leaky building envelope and ducts can pull in dirt, dust, particles, and mold.
Easy tips to improve Indoor Air Quality:
• Run bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans to ventilate moisture in the air
• Install a carbon monoxide detector
• Clean your A/C and dehumidifier
• If you have asbestos, hire a qualified company to properly remove it ASAP
• Install an air filtration system
• Avoid toxic products to cut down on VOCs
• Test your home for radon
Did you know? Up to 30% of the air in your home comes from your crawlspace.
Call us at 877-554-7336 or click here if you have indoor air quality concerns.