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A Guide to Home Air Purifiers
A Guide to Home Air Purifiers
Residential air purifiers and cleaners can make important improvements to the home’s indoor air quality. A variety of ...
At Home with...David Alan Basche
At Home with...David Alan Basche
Buying a home in Harlem, N.Y., seems like the opposite of what successful actor David Alan Basche—Debra Messing’s conceited, ...
Easy Greening: Affordable Ways to Green Your Home
Easy Greening: Affordable Ways to Green Your Home
Some homeowners are looking for a quick green fix, whether to prep a home for sale or to stay current. Here are some easy, ...
Effects of Sound in the Home
Effects of Sound in the Home
Sound is no longer contained in our open homes. Left free to travel, sound bounces, echoes, builds up, creates stress and may ...
Eliminating Polluted Indoor Air
Eliminating Polluted Indoor Air
If you’re wondering about the lingering chemical smell, why your head hurts, or why your children have so many colds, it may ...
Eliminating Summertime Pests
Eliminating Summertime Pests
Common pests don’t have to ruin your summer fun. Here are tips for keeping the top five pests—mosquitoes, ants, wasps and ...
Fabrics, Furnishings and Indoor Air Quality
Fabrics, Furnishings and Indoor Air Quality
Your home could be making you wheeze or feel nauseated. Worse, the chemicals that contaminate your air may go completely ...
Fireplace Innovations
Fireplace Innovations
Improvements in technology give homeowners beautiful design options, increased energy efficiency and the ability to add a ...
Green Cleaning: Indoors
Green Cleaning: Indoors
Want to use less caustic, more natural cleaning products but afraid they just won’t get your house as sparkling clean as you ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eleven: Furniture
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eleven: Furniture
If you’re adding just one piece of furniture or buying an entire room grouping, consider not only style and price but a ...
Indoor Air Quality: Is Your Home’s Air Safe?
Indoor Air Quality: Is Your Home’s Air Safe?
Here are some common culprits of indoor air quality problems— mold, smoke, candles, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds ...
New Emphasis on Healthy Housing
New Emphasis on Healthy Housing
As awareness of our home environment grows and the green building movement evolves, homeowner expectations of a healthy living ...
Paint, Wallpaper, and Indoor Air Quality
Paint, Wallpaper, and Indoor Air Quality
When painting and wallpapering, homeowners need to know what is in their products if they plan to protect their indoor air.
Prescription for a Healthy Home
Prescription for a Healthy Home
Dust, mold, bacteria and organic chemicals in your home can make you sick. Here are some ways to eliminate them that will have ...
Preventing Rodent Infiltration
Preventing Rodent Infiltration
Your best solution to stop pests from damaging your home is to keep them out of your house in the first place. Here are a few ...
Reduce Allergies and Asthma with Home Improvements
Reduce Allergies and Asthma with Home Improvements
Even small steps can help sufferers breathe easier. Here are some ways to lessen the effects of allergens at home.
Removing Radon from the Home
Removing Radon from the Home
Radon is a tasteless, odorless gas that seeps into homes through cracks and openings in the foundation or slab. Inhaling ...
Safe Indoor Air for Children
Safe Indoor Air for Children
When it comes to contaminated indoor air, babies and children are among the most vulnerable to potential health problems, so ...
Selecting a Water Filtration System
Selecting a Water Filtration System
Water filtration systems play a vital role in the integrity of a home’s water supply. Selecting the right system starts with ...
Smart Water: Faucets, Heaters and Systems
Smart Water: Faucets, Heaters and Systems
For every use of the home’s water there is an accessory, product or gadget to improve upon it—whether it’s making cold water ...
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