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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.

BuildingClean.org Adds Building Enclosure Products to American-Made Building Product Database

Feb 09, 2021

BuildingClean.org, an online tool that links the energy, housing, and health sectors together, today announced the addition of building enclosure products to its American-made building product database.

BuildingClean.org Report Finds “Buy American” Policies Would Dramatically Boost Manufacturing Jobs Making Energy-Efficient Products

Feb 02, 2021

A new report released today by BuildingClean.org found increasing the rate of residential deep retrofits across the nation coupled with the implementation of Buy American procurement policies could create more than 170,000 American manufacturing jobs.

Building Clean

Home Radon Levels Go From Low to Dangerous within 150 Feet

Sep 18, 2020

Building Clean and its Habitat for Humanity partner in Rochester, N.Y., have found a cautionary example of how radon exposure can vary greatly even in the same neighborhood.

Continuing Our Mission During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 13, 2020

As workers and communities around the country struggle with the new reality surrounding COVID-19, the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation remains committed to our mission of educating the public about the job-creating potential of environmental solutions.

Building Clean

Does Daylight Saving Time even save energy? Spring forward on energy efficiency anyways!

Mar 08, 2020

Daylight Saving Time has been used in the U.S. since World War I in an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. But how much energy does Daylight Saving Time actually save?

Building Clean

Winter Energy Saving Tips

Feb 02, 2020

Take a look at these energy-saving best practices.

Building Clean

Building Clean Teams up With HPN Select to Help Affordable Housing Owners Find Local Building Products

Oct 30, 2019

Building Clean and HPN Select, a Housing Partnership Network social enterprise, announced a partnership to help affordable housing owners find locally manufactured building products. With Building Clean’s assistance, HPN Select will add the manufacturing location—city and state—to thousands of building products in the Select EcoGuide, a database highlighting the health and sustainability of materials used by nonprofit multifamily housing developers.

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Failing Water Infrastructure Impacts Health

Aug 28, 2019

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure awarded the infrastructure that delivers the water Americans drink a grade of “D.”

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BuildingHealthy.org Examines Healthy Building Practices within Building Certifications

INFORM Magazine Article: Specifying American-Made Building Products

BuildingClean.org Adds Building Enclosure Products to American-Made Building Product Database

BuildingClean.org Report Finds “Buy American” Policies Would Dramatically Boost Manufacturing Jobs Making Energy-Efficient Products

Home Radon Levels Go From Low to Dangerous within 150 Feet

Continuing Our Mission During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Does Daylight Saving Time even save energy? Spring forward on energy efficiency anyways!

Winter Energy Saving Tips

Building Clean Teams up With HPN Select to Help Affordable Housing Owners Find Local Building Products

Failing Water Infrastructure Impacts Health