Is my house making me sick? PART 1 You’re not quite on your game. Your health has declined – your energy is low, you feel “off”, when you wake up…
Outdoor Workplaces An outdoor workplace may sound odd – perhaps you imagine a landscaper, gardener or builder being people who have outdoor workplaces. But most of us can move our…
Handy Essential Oils to Use Around the Home I wanted to share with you some handy essential oils that you can use with ease. I don’t like conventional pesticides they…
Asbestos-related products are often on my radar. Why? Because so many of our homes contain asbestos-related products – everything from walls, soffits, pipes, cladding, roof tiles, carpet backings, and more. Asbestos…
Lead can be found in older homes. Primarily it was used in paints. Now that the health effects of lead are better understood (lowering IQ, amongst other things), lead has…
Do You Ventilate Your Home? What did I notice when I first started assessing homes? I discovered something that surprised me – and still does. A vast number of people don’t…
Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep? Many people do these days, and this can have a bigger impact that just feeling sleepy all day, or perhaps being…
As winter approaches, it is a great time to be having appliances serviced and checked for problems; as well, ensuring that flues are vented to the exterior and that there…
“Sick Building Syndrome” is a term that has been around for a few decades to explain how and why people are affected by their buildings. As a building biologist, I…
What do I think of Scented Reeds and Candles? Scented reeds and candles – peh! I have thought a lot about scented reeds and candles …and my opinion is very…
House Dust Mites (HDM) are Everywhere! House dust mites are tiny, opaque, feast on skin cells and love to live in mattresses, with their population being three times higher in a…
Vacuum Cleaners. What to look for in a good one… With the enormous range of vacuum cleaners on the market, how do you choose what is best for your needs?…
Home is the most important place. It is our castle. Home is our safety haven, our sacred space, our island in the midst of the world. For many of us,…
Indoor Air Contaminants – Discover Which 3 Are Most Commonly Overlooked DID YOU KNOW: Air is one of our most basic needs, yet our indoor air can be up to…
Humidity is not just a present in our rainforests, it is also present in our homes Humidity is basically moisture levels in the air. Relative humidity (RH) is what we…
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