Lazar receives national award as weatherization champion
St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) Executive Director Bill Lazar has received the Jean Diggs Weatherization Champion Award (WAP) from the National Association for State Community Services Program (NASCSP). The Jean Diggs WAP Champion Award is presented at the NASCSP Annual Conference to individuals who are champions for the cause of weatherization. The St. Johns Housing […]
Awaab Ishak’s death must lead to new law to protect tenants | Housing
No one can fail to be touched by the death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale from mould in the flat he lived in, but this was entirely preventable (Death of two-year-old from mould in flat a ‘defining moment’, says coroner, 15 November). As a young architect in the late 1960s, I began to work with […]
Smoldering fire leaves portions of Clay County under cloud of smoke
By Don Coble [email protected] MIDDLEBURG – Jeff Reedy was forced to spend $2,000 last week for an air purification unit for his house on Power Line Road. He has to put his dog in the car and drive nearly two miles to walk his dog because the smoke is so thick along Thunder Road – […]
natural burial as a living memorial
One of the few natural burial sites in Tennessee offers families the opportunity to honor their loved one through nature conservation, contributing to the land and its resources as a living memorial. Larkspur Conservation, a natural burial ground and nature preserve, is a 155-acre protected green space dedicated to natural burial practices and conservation in […]
LG Electronics : CordZero Vacuums First in Product Category to Receive UL’s Certification
Equipped With the Company’s Powerful Filtration Systems, LG CordZero VacuumCleaners Meet the Highest Grade for Indoor Air Quality and Safety SEOUL, Nov. 16, 2022 – LG Electronics’ (LG) CordZeroTM vacuum lineup products have received Gold certification from UL Solutions1, a global leader in applied safety science. The products, including the LG CordZeroThinQ A9 Kompressor and […]
E-cigarettes, marijuana can impact the heart like traditional cigarettes, new study finds
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A new study from University of California San Francisco researchers found evidence that e-cigarettes and marijuana have harmful effects on the heart that are similar to negative effects from traditional tobacco cigarettes. Nicotine vapes and cannabis products have become popular in recent years because the public perceives them as being less […]
Middletown’s Russell Library closed after widespread roof leak
MIDDLETOWN — When Russell Library Director Ramona Burkey came into work Saturday morning, she walked into a nearly unbelievable sight: water pouring from the ceiling of the 123 Broad St. facility following heavy rain overnight. Two floors of the three-story building, consisting of several, aging jury-rigged structures, including an old bank, were affected by the […]
Defunded air monitoring could restart ‘if finance ministry allows’ – minister – The Royal Gazette
Created: Nov 15, 2022 07:54 AM Empty: The housing for an air monitoring station run by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences on Crow Lane Park by East Broadway leading into Hamilton is now vacant of equipment (File photograph by Jonathan Bell) An air-monitoring programme that was defunded by the Government could be reinstated if […]
Avoiding the risk of indoor mould in Passive House design
A building design concept that originated in Germany about 30 years ago, Passive House (Passivhaus) is increasingly becoming popular in Australia, with architects and designers starting to embrace these design principles in their projects. It’s easy to understand why Australians find the concept appealing. Passive House design is a voluntary standard for constructing buildings that […]
Springfield family struggles after 100 gallons of heating oil flood their home
Tina Lanzillo said the lingering fumes of oil were nauseating. “It smelled really bad and everyone was getting headaches,” Lanzillo, of Springfield, told MassLive Monday morning. Three weeks ago, Kutty’s Fuel Oil mistakenly delivered 100 gallons to the wrong house and flooded the basement of the Lanzillo’s Pennsylvania Avenue home with oil. A delivery driver […]