How to work from home and not go crazy
TreeHugger writers have a lot of experience with this.
Sustainability with sass
Tag: Healthy Home
A picture is worth... Ride a bike and stay well
This ad from the flu pandemic of 101 years ago has held up well.
By
Lloyd Alter in Culture March 2, 2020
How modern, minimalist design (and washing your hands) can fight disease
The modern movement started as a way of dealing with tuberculosis. The same rules apply today.
49 percent of fires in homes start in the kitchen
I know what I am shopping for this weekend: Fire extinguishers.
Reusable bamboo cups can leach chemicals into your hot drink
Unless you want a dash of melamine or formaldehyde in your coffee, skip the bamboo cups.
Is vegan design the Next Big Trend?
It's a nice idea, but it needs a bit more rigor.
Carbontec radiant heating system is just .21mm thick
That's 0.0082677165 inches for Americans, and really thin in either unit.
Significant levels of formaldehyde found in British houses
But hey, what’s wrong with formaldehyde? It’s in our breath, our apples and our trees.
Australian study finds gas stoves increase rate of childhood asthma
Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.
Should parents buy non-plastic toys for their kids?
It's not urgent in the big picture, but it's something we should be doing more.
TreeHugger types really do want to take your pickup trucks, rebuild your homes and take away your hamburgers
It's the way to build better cities, better homes, and a healthier diet.
By
Lloyd Alter in Culture March 5, 2019
The WelPod is a modern, healthy reinvention of the sauna
Wellness is the new green, and now it comes to the backyard.
Why you shouldn’t choose spray foam insulation over fiberglass
There are some wonderful things about spray foam insulation, but the price in health and embodied carbon is just too high.
It's curtains for indoor air pollution with IKEA's new GUNRID fabric
The new miracle material.
High fiber diets are good for buildings, too
Natural materials are the only ones that sequester carbon rather than produce it.
Use real stuff
Because it's better for you and the environment.
You can't separate health and wellness from climate change
It is not an either/or; studies show that they are intimately connected.
Where Tomorrow Lives: Another look at health and wellness in building
KB Homes with Builder Magazine call this a big business opportunity, and it is one that the green building industry ignores at their peril.
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