Buy Local Buy Healthy 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!
Building Clean 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)…
Building Clean 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.
Buy Local Buy Healthy 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.
