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Biophilic Design as a Holistic Approach to Healthier Buildings

May 17, 2022

Relative to affordable housing, biophilic design provides a path forward for healthier and more beautiful spaces, and has the potential to rectify the negative impacts of living in what are too often depleted and insufficient living environments.

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Building Clean: Policies to Accelerate the Presence of Locally Made, Healthy Materials in Multifamily Housing

Mar 31, 2022

Building Clean’s “Buy Local, Buy Healthy” motto is a concept and approach to purchasing building products that focuses on supporting jobs in the local or regional economy, while lessening exposure to hazardous substances in the home through a better understanding of a product’s ingredient content and how it might impact the health of residents and installers. When applied in conjunction with building products that are energy and water-efficient, this concept can help transform lives and communities by creating buildings that save resources, grow jobs, and protect public health.

Zero Energy Ready Strategies

Mar 02, 2022

Net-Zero Ready or Zero Energy Ready buildings are designed and built to meet a certain level of energy efficiency so that if a renewable energy system were installed, the building would then produce as much energy as it consumes.

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Building Clean Case Studies

Feb 09, 2022

Over the next few weeks, Building Clean will be releasing a series of case studies highlighting successful programs across the country that incentivize buying local or buying healthy!

Builders Share Their Thoughts on Health and Hazards in Building Products

Oct 15, 2021

The Building Clean project is interested in shaping research and educational materials that can help builders take a health-centered approach to understand building products, including what chemicals of concern are in building products and how to identify and purchase healthier options.

Overexposed and Underserved

Oct 13, 2021

Where you live—and the products that make up where you live—matter. Housing is a source of exposure to various air pollutants as a result of off-gassing from unhealthy or degrading building materials. Indoor environments can allow pollutants to accumulate, resulting in indoor levels many times higher than outdoor levels, increasing the risk of asthma and infectious and respiratory diseases.

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Buy Local, Buy Healthy, and Save!

Sep 14, 2021

How buying efficient, healthier, and U.S.-made products are not only cost-competitive but can actually save you money!

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Why You Need to Use a Certified HVAC Installer

Jun 22, 2021

The following post is from Michael Miranda, LEED AP, HERS Rater—Outreach Manager, for the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation’s Building Clean initiative. Your heating system (furnace, boiler, or heat pump) is likely to die during the middle of winter when it is working the hardest. The same is true with your air conditioner (A/C or heat pump)…

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BuildingHealthy.org Examines Healthy Building Practices within Building Certifications

Mar 30, 2021

A new website released today examines the healthy building practices in more than 20 residential building certifications. The site, BuildingHealthy.org, focuses on healthy building practices that have a direct impact on occupants and that are considered permanent features of the building.

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INFORM Magazine Article: Specifying American-Made Building Products

Feb 25, 2021

Dana Parker, the National Program Manager for the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation, penned a feature article for INFORM Magazine, which is published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Virginia.

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