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Helping Kids with Asthma Prepare for School
Here is a good article from American Lung Association about helping kids with asthma. If you haven’t seen this website before, you should check it out. They have a lot of good tips on how to reduce pollutants in your home, keep your indoor air quality clean and help protect your children. - Jayme Carleton, Second [...]
Continue reading...What are VOCs?
19. July 2010
The Green Access Home at Suncadia is a 5-Star Built Green home meaning it has minimal toxicity or volatile organic compounds. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) refers to organic chemical compounds which have significant vapor pressures and which can affect the environment and human health. There are many types of VOCs which occur naturally and are man-made, [...]
Continue reading...Don’t try this at home: When you should leave home-improvement projects to the experts
7. July 2010
Seattle Times recently published an article about home improvement projects do-it-yourselfers (DIYs) should not do. This is a great article and I will briefly recap a few basic points: Look at the tools required for the job. Jayme Tip: Most home accidents happen when people use power tools, saws and ladders improperly. If you don’t have [...]
Continue reading...Maryland is the 5th State to Ban BPA
23. June 2010
Good article from Enviroblog. BPA should be outlawed; rethink purchasing products which contain BPA. April 28, 2010 This month Maryland became the 5th state to ban the use of the plastics chemical, bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products, including baby bottles and sippy cups. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed legislation on April 13th that was sponsored by Delegate [...]
Continue reading...EPA Lead Rule: Five Things Remodelers Should Do Right Now!
16. June 2010
The following article was written by Hanley Wood. For more information about training made available by CONNOR Institute through Andersen, please visit their website. Last month, remodeling pros across the country began working under the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule that went into effect on April 22, 2010, requiring all remodelers to register [...]
Continue reading...Pesticides in Handsoap
14. June 2010
This is an interesting article from Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. It is pretty scary knowing that there are pesticides in products that you use everyday. There needs to be regulation! April 14, 2010 Perhaps you’ve seen (or yourself own) an antibacterial product – a facewash, deodorant or even a keychain? Have you ever wondered about the [...]
Continue reading...Learn About the Green Access Home at Suncadia
18. August 2010
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