Healthy Indoors Show 11-19-20: Dr. Delphine Farmer — Indoor air is a complex soup of molecules that is constantly changing, not only because of new sources (cooking, cleaning, personal care products), but also because of chemical reactions taking place on material surfaces and in the air. We will be discussing results from the House Observations
by Jeffrey C. May — Building and indoor-air-quality professionals should be aware of visible conditions that can lead to airborne irritants, contaminants, and allergens. Combustion Products A woman who lived out-of-state called our office in the hopes that we could help her. She sometimes experienced headaches and dizziness when she did the laundry. Her husband
by Jeffrey May — https://hi.healthyindoors.com/i/1148971-hi-july-2019/ — Top photo – Encapsulate misapplied over mold growth on the underside of an attic roof deck We get a number of calls about attic mold, especially during real estate transactions. Ironically enough, a building occupant is much more apt to be exposed to spores from mold growth in a
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This is what AC is really doing to our bodies and brains, according to experts. By Jenna Birch — Most Americans use air conditioning every day, whether it’s in their office buildings or living spaces; 90% of the country has a unit at home, and AC accounts for about 10% of worldwide electricity consumption. But,
by Amanda Lee As the saying goes, the home is where the heart is. As it turns out, it is also where your lungs breath in for the majority of your day. If your home struggles with poor indoor air quality (IAQ), you and others in your home are more likely to experience allergy symptoms,
by Wendee Nicole — Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.122-A27 Natural gas cooking appliances, which are used by a third of U.S. households, can contribute to poor indoor air quality, especially when used without an exhaust hood.1 Gas stoves emit nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and formaldehyde (HCHO), each of which can exacerbate various respiratory and
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AUSTIN– Healthy Indoors Magazine will be in Austin, TX for the HOMEChem open house event on on June 22, 2018. HI publisher Bob Krell will co-host this week’s IAQ Radio show with Joe Hughes live from the UTest House at 12:00 PM EDT. Bob will be joining Corbett and Grace Lunsford, hosts of the upcoming
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By Phillip Beere– Is an airtight house a health hazard? Some will say yes. The EPA cites indoor air sometimes contains 2 to 5 times the pollutants compared to the outdoors, due to issues that range from moisture and mold to carbon monoxide poisoning and asthma. The source of these issues, include poor filtration, bad ventilation, homeowner behavior, and off-gassing from
Ellen Tohn Makes the Case for Adding Health to the Home Equation By Susan Valenti Corliss In 2000, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of Tulsa and myself produced a conference on asthma and allergies that was supposed to break down barriers between the medical community and the indoor environmental industry. It was thought that
Carl Grimes presenting on the Hayward Healthy Home Scoring Tool, recorded live at the IAQ & Energy 2018 event in Portland, ME on May 2, 2018
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