UV Light Paired With Cleaning Found to Decease Disease Transmission
Although most parts of the United States have abandoned mask mandates and social distancing, the pandemic is not over and facilities still need methods of protecting people from COVID-19. Owners and managers at many facilities, especially schools, are overhauling their ventilation systems to improve indoor air quality and protect against airborne viruses like SARS-CoV-2, CNN […]
New York’s ‘Clean Green Schools’ initiative: These Staten Island schools are eligible
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced a $59 million fund for a “Clean Green Schools” initiative, which will look to improve air quality, advance clean energy and reduce carbon emissions in public schools. Public schools across New York state that are named as high-needs by the New York State Education Department, will […]
La Mesa’s St. Martin of Tours Academy named national Green Ribbon School for environmental efforts
St. Martin of Tours Academy in La Mesa was named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School on Friday, in recognition of its efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. Only four California schools made the national list of Green Ribbon Schools, and 27 nationwide. Five school districts and four postsecondary institutions nationally […]
View Smart Windows to Enhance Employee Health and Sustainability at Credit Union of Colorado’s New Denver-Area Headquarters
View, Inc. Credit Union of Colorado corporate headquarters in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood View Smart Windows installed at Credit Union of Colorado’s New Denver-area headquarters. DENVER and MILPITAS, Calif., April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, announced that its Smart Windows will be installed at […]
Cole: Looking for a new home in Ottawa? Check the air quality
The following is written in response to the March 22 article, 5 tips to help you buy your first home in the nation’s capital: When moving to a new home in Ottawa, this should probably be the number one concern: How is the air? Hundreds of people are dying prematurely each year in Ottawa from […]
Healthy Planet, Healthy Aging – USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
This Earth Day, it’s important to remember that our health as we age has a lot to do with the health of our environment from the soil to the sky, according to several experts from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Air pollution and the brain In particular, research has shown that higher exposure […]
10 Proclamations for the COVID Unaware, including members of the B.C. legislature
This weekend, it dawned upon me that I’m part of an informal club. It’s not very large, unfortunately. And it includes a minuscule number of journalists and elected officials. They’re far outnumbered in this club by doctors, other healthcare workers, teachers, parents of young children, people with disabilities, and intellectuals. The club doesn’t have a […]
How Ontario Public Schools Can Combat Indoor Air Pollution
2700 Steeles Avenue W, Concord, ON L4K 3C8, April 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Filtration Expert Berni Baier Releases New Paper – How Ontario Public Schools Can Combat Indoor Air Pollution and COVID-19 Infection at the Same Time with HEPA Air Filtration. Camfil Canada breaks down the harmful pollutants affecting our air quality and […]
Thinking Outside the House – The Heights
April 24, 2022 Updated April 24, 2022 at 1:46 pm There is something so ethereal about eating fruit in the sun. Strawberries specifically, in my opinion, but it doesn’t really matter which fruit. I have the biggest—and I cannot emphasize this enough—soft spot for eating fruit in the sun. It recharges my soul. I feel whole, […]
How to Clean Your Window AC Unit (and What Can Happen if You Don’t)
Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Creative How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy. In This Article That first day of the year where it’s warm enough to turn on the air conditioning can be a little bit thrilling (yay, spring!). But if you have […]