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What’s In Your Water?

Aug 07, 2019

PFAS are a family of man-made chemicals that arrived on the scene in the 1950s and have been manufactured and used in a wide variety of consumer products ever since. An estimated 99 percentof Americans have traces of PFAS in their blood.

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Latest Project from A Tiny Home for Good Applauded by Building Clean

Jul 26, 2019

A Tiny Home for Good today held a ribbon cutting ceremony in Syracuse after the completion of its latest project, four homes at 216 Slocum Avenue in Southeast Syracuse.

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Building Clean Presents at 2019 Congressional Clean Energy Expo

Jul 23, 2019

Last week Building Clean was at the 22nd Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo and Policy Forum along with 40 other businesses, trade associations, government agencies, and nonprofits. We talked energy efficiency, jobs, and health.

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Chill. It’s National Air Conditioner Day!

Jul 17, 2019

There is no better time to celebrate National Air Conditioner Day than in the dead of an intense heat wave. On this day in 1902, Willis Carrier designed an “Apparatus for Treating Air” to help control humidity levels at The Buffalo Forge Company, where he worked. His innovation would become the building block for the modern air conditioner.

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Efficiency Retrofits Drive Clean Energy Jobs

Jul 09, 2019

Demand for energy efficient technology and building retrofits has driven job growth across many U.S. industries. Energy efficiency job growth rose 3.4 percent in 2018, according to the 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report. This critical sector of the economy includes jobs in construction, manufacturing, wholesale trading, engineering, and more.

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Celebrate the Red, White, and Blue by Supporting American Manufacturing

Jul 03, 2019

Independence Day is upon us and at Building Clean we are already dreaming of beach trips, barbecues, and the red, white, and blue. But celebrating America doesn’t have to start and stop on the 4th of July. By supporting U.S. manufacturers, you can support America every single day.

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Literally Building Green

Jun 27, 2019

Architects and designers can play a huge role in helping to improve health and wellness by bringing nature into buildings and surrounding environments. A landmark study by Danish researchers found that children who grow up surrounded by more green space have up to a 55 percent lower risk of developing mental disorders later in life.

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Keep Cool and Call Your HVAC Technician

Jun 21, 2019

Tomorrow, June 22, is HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ) technician appreciation day, but you should appreciate your HVAC tech every day. HVAC technicians have important jobs that affect the efficiency, finances, and health of homes across the country.

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Building Clean: Buy Local, Buy Healthy

Jun 19, 2019

Americans spend almost more than two-thirds of their lives inside their homes, and while news stories about what’s in our cleaning or personal care products are seemingly everywhere these days, how often do we think about what’s in the structure surrounding us?

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Five Ways Your Home May Not Be Safe For Your Best Friends

May 31, 2019

Pets are our best friends; their loyalty, companionship, and unwavering devotion steal our hearts. It may be “a dog’s life” to lie around all day, but that doesn’t mean our pets have it easy.

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