Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Home’

Chemical Free Cleaning For Your Home

No comments December 6th, 2009

It’s easy to stock your cleaning cupboard with non-toxic cleaning supplies, and you don’t have to sacrifice the sparkle. Ever wonder what all those scary symbols on your cleaning products mean? They mean they are dangerous to your health. Most conventional cleaning products contain toxic chemicals that put humans and the environment at risk. Chemical ingredients can range from mildly irritating to poisonous and can cause respiratory tract irritation, skin inflammation, eye irritation, Read more

Eco-friendly Materials for your New Home

No comments December 6th, 2009

     Eco-friendly homes possess green and nature-friendly materials.  In environmental terms, green is synonymous to sustainable. These materials should be resource efficient, affordable and energy efficient. These also mean a reduction in consumer wastes. With today’s emphasis on the impact of building materials in the environment, you could make your new home green.      Green materials are becoming more and more popular. Suppliers for these materials are working doubly hard to Read more

Will Toxic Black Mold In My Home Poison Me?

No comments December 5th, 2009

Toxic black mold or stachybotrys is found by certified mold inspectors about 6% of the time in indoor air samples and about 1% of the time in outdoor samples. According to literature and according to this inspectors experience it grows almost exclusively on very wet cellouse containing materials including paper, carpet backings, ceiling tile, and especially on drywall. It is the most feared of all molds, due to the numerous news reports, newspaper articles, and magazine articles attributing Read more