The Home Safety Council®, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, has declared June “Home Safety Month” and is reminding people to take steps to make their homes safer. The organization, which states that it is “dedicated to preventing home related injuries that result in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits on average [...]

With the green building wave sweeping the country you might be wondering, “What can I do to my older house to make it more environmentally friendly?”  The answer is that there are a variety of things you can do – some small and some very large.
Green remodeling can be done at varying levels of cost [...]

The end to the wildly popular "cash for clunkers" automotive program doesn’t mean they’ve sealed the coffin of government rebates for consumers.  The government will be unveiling a successor that surely will have your old appliances shaking in terror.  
The new program will do the same thing as the original cash for clunkers but is [...]

If you’re one of the growing number of people who is becoming more environmentally conscious, there is a new service that can help you easily adapt the most sound “green” practices.  Green consultants take a look at your actions and environment and then advise how you can make yourself and your environment healthier.  
People have [...]

Acting Surgeon General Steven K Galson has issued The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes, which outlines measures that American people can and should take to ensure their homes are as healthy and safe as they can be.  These often simple steps can prevent death and injury and are mostly inexpensive and [...]

The truth about granite countertops and radon
For the last few months newspapers and TV stations from Texas to Iowa, from New York to Seattle and points in between have been telling us that granite countertops can emit hazardous radon gas. But it wasn’t until the New York Times published "What’s lurking in your countertop?"  on July [...]

The first step to mold prevention is isolating and eliminating the moisture in the area where the mold might form. If you already have a mold problem in your home, there are ways to clean mold safely and eradicate it for good, but since cleaning mold can be tricky and time consuming, the best method [...]

We’ve mentioned Active Dampness Control in a couple of our previous blog posts but we haven’t really expanded on what this term means. This post is going to change that! Read on to find out what we mean when we refer to an Active Dampness Control System, and why you can benefit from having one [...]

The Building Green blog continuously provides some great tips for having a healthier, more Earth-friendly home. You may remember our post about safe, low-VOC paints for your home and nursery where we touched on a product called milk paint. Upon coming across the post "Building Green From A Painter’s Perspective" we were delighted to [...]

Leaving a mold problem untreated can not only lead to negative effects in your bronchial health, but it can cause permanent damage to the areas of your home that it inhabits – water damaged ceiling panels, rotted flooring or cabinetry, carpeting that can’t be salvaged, etc. Black mold is particularly dangerous to allow to spread. [...]