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A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
Pollutants inside your home are especially dangerous as they are with you through the day and night. Understanding the causes ... |
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Avoiding Flood Damage and Protecting Your Property
Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property–changes that can vary in complexity and cost. You ... |
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Ceramic Coatings for Increased Insulation
Ceramic coatings and insulating paints bring huge energy savings as they prevent conditioned air loss from inside and block ... |
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Cut the Costs of Home Heating
Keep warm and comfortable this winter and lower your utility bills with some energy-efficient home improvements. |
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Disposing of Fuel and Water Tanks
Old tanks may have chemical residues, explosive vapors, or known pollutants that must be managed before they can be removed or ... |
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EnergyWise House: Using Windows to Beat the Heat
Here comes the sun! Properly planning a home's window layout can frame scenic vistas while preventing solar rays from pushing ... |
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Fireplace Innovations
Improvements in technology give homeowners beautiful design options, increased energy efficiency and the ability to add a ... |
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Forced Air Heat: How It Works
Immediate heat with the flick of a switch, a rush of warmth and the gentle whoosh of moving air are the hallmarks of forced ... |
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Four Fixes to Stop Home Energy Leaks
With the help of a professional energy auditor and infrared camera technology, BobVila.com evaluates the thermal efficiency of ... |
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Geothermal Heating Systems
As fuel costs and environmental concerns rise, homeowners are taking a new look at harnessing the constant temperature of the ... |
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Green Homes Special Series: Part Fourteen: Zero-Energy Homes
Many homeowners are finding their budgets stretched with escalating prices for home heating, cooling and electricity. But ... |
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Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: An Overview
Heating your home turns on three simple concepts: How you make heat; how you distribute it; and how you control it. |
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Home Air Pollutants
There is a wide variety of indoor pollution contributors - radon, tobacco smoke, household chemicals. Use this guide to ... |
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Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon
Whether you are buying or selling, it's important to test the home for radon. |
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Home Energy Audits
A home energy audit is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes, and to evaluate what measures you can take ... |
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Home Maintenance Checklist
Here's a simple bi-annual "top to bottom" checklist to keep your home in shape year-round. |
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Indoor Air Pollution: Biological Pollutants
Biological contaminants are all around us—molds, pollen, pet dander, the list is long. However, with a little preventitve ... |
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Indoor Air Pollution: Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is an important chemical used widely by industry to manufacture building materials and numerous household ... |
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Indoor Air Pollution: Organic Gases
Organic chemicals (volatile organic compounds or VOCs) are widely used as ingredients in household products. Paints, varnishes ... |
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Indoor Air Pollution: Pesticides
According to a recent survey, 75 percent of U.S. households used at least one pesticide product indoors during the past year. ... |
