Why the Right Home Humidity Matters
Dry air pulls water from our bodies, making it hard for our skin, hair, and nails to retain moisture. The result can be itchy, flaky skin, cracked cuticles; nails that split more easily; and, for some, inflammation. Bathing in hot water also dries skin a lot. Adding humidity to the air means less water […]
5 tips to prevent aircon repair through regular service
As an owner of your apartment, you can handle some easy aircon servicing and maintenance works for your units. However, you should pass on specialized technical job and fixes to appropriately prepared, authorized experts. Assuming you felt that you are not ready or willing to take out the time to carried out the below works, […]
Wildfire pollution outweighs the gains caused by the US Clean Air Act
Air pollution from wildfires is occurring more frequently and lasting for longer, according to a new study led by Washington State University. The researchers tracked air quality by using all of the available monitoring station data from 2002-2020 from across the Western states and Canada. They combined this data with wildfire information derived from NASA. […]
Understanding the High-Performance Homebuyer | Pro Builder
In the summer of 2020, in collaboration with the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), my firm, Shelton Group, launched WNDO, a survey platform specifically designed to gain actionable insights from high-performance homebuyers at five points along their journey: at the time of the sale; at the drywall or framing walk-through; during an orientation or […]
4 Bedroom Home in Colfax – $558,100 |
NEW CONTRUCTION-BUYERS WILL ENJOY ALL OF THE BENEFITS OF A HEALTHY, COMFORTABLE & ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME in Sanford’s Creek, a cozy 32-home neighborhood west of the airport & Hwy 68/I-73, convenient to all Triad cities. This home will be an ENERGY STAR 4BR/4BA/2Car Hardieboard Exterior home boasting a ML Master Suite & 2nd BR/In-Law Suite […]
JLL Acquires Energy-Efficient Prop-Tech Company
CHICAGO, IL – JLL has acquired Hank, an AI-powered, virtual engineering platform that autonomously optimizes commercial buildings’ management systems in effort to improve air quality, energy savings and comfort. The Sacramento-based Prop-Tech company’s system applies machine learning and AI to solve operational challenges within the commercial real estate industry, such as HVAC programming inconsistencies and […]
Survey: Indoor air quality a concern for North Americans
Savanta, a full-service research and insight consultancy agency, has released key findings from a North American survey, which evaluated participants’ perceptions of the safety of indoor air and water quality across a variety of building typologies. The survey of 1,165 participants, ages 18 and over across the U.S. and Canada, found that 73% of North […]
Arkansas Repertory Theatre upgrades air quality, ventilation systems
Little Rock’s Arkansas Repertory Theatre has upgraded its air quality control systems, increasing internal and external air exchange rates and adding advanced air purification technology. “We started in October and just finished up last week,” said Coty Vick, service and controls department manager at Jonesboro-based RGB Mechanical Contractors Inc., which did some of the work. […]
HOLMES: Keeping New Year’s resolutions close to home
Article content Last year was another challenging one, but I am hopeful that things will improve as this year passes. While most of our New Year’s resolutions centre on self-improvement, weight reduction, and going back to the gym — all of which are essential for a healthy mind and body — what about your home? […]
WPI’s New Academic and Student Services Building To Be Known as Unity Hall | News
Within its five floors, the building brings together several computationally intensive academic and research disciplines that are hallmarks of what has become known as the fourth industrial revolution. It pulls together several student services, previously spread across the campus, creating the Student Academic Services Center: a “one-stop-shopping” nexus for students seeking everything from academic advising […]