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Weatherization and Indoor Air Quality
Air sealing is one of the best ways to lower heating-and-cooling bills for many home weatherization programs, and especially so for the federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Most homes receive blower door-guided air sealing to ...
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Occupants Pollute Healthy Homes
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It is common knowledge that living in a well-ventilated house can help a family be more comfortable. But how much can good ventilation help protect the occupants of a house against indoor air pollution? [continue reading]
Sampling Stains for Fun and Profit
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It's happening more and more-home performance specialists are getting calls from homeowners complaining of a "mysterious stain." Maybe the occupants think it's mold, and they're worried-could it be Stachybotrys atra, which has been linked to sudden infant death syndrome? [continue reading]
Building for Better Breathing
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When my family and I had our home built here in North Carolina, good ventilation and air filtration were top priorities because my daughter has problems with allergies and asthma. [continue reading]
Loud Planes Put Insulators to Work
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As part of a $25 million per year federally and locally funded program, approximately 9,000 homes in the immediate area of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, are being fitted with soundproofing measures. [continue reading]
The Uncurable Soot Mystery
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On a recent investigation, I discovered two causes of carbon monoxide (CO) and soot stains in a home. Once I found those first two problems, along with reasons to rule out the other likely sources of pollution, I was blind to the actual culprit. [continue reading]
Home Performance for the Lungs
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Feeling victorious in the war on cigarettes, state affiliates of the American Lung Association (ALA) are taking on indoor air pollution. [continue reading]
Valerie Briggs
NREL Research Finds That 22% of New Homes Completed in the U.S. in 2016 Were HERS Rated
The National Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (NREL) has been researching the penetration of the HERS Index Score in the U....
Cheryl Hiltzik
LIHEAP In Action: A LIHEAP Employee Story
The stories of positive impact on the lives of people who receive assistance from LIHEAP is only one part of ...
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