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One serious long term outcome from an undiagnosed water event is often that it creates a luscious environment for mold growth. Yes, it’s not often you see those words in the same sentence, but mold in a warm, wet location spreads quickly.
Who cares about indoor environmental quality, or as the experts dub it, “invironmental” concerns? Apparently everyone – including those who actually live in apartments. In fact, most residents are very acutely aware of indoor air quality even if some property managers are not.
Professor Michael Grätzel of the Lausanne Federal Technology Institute won the 2010 Millenium Technology prize of 800,000 Euros, with a mind-boggling PV cell that is so small it does not scatter light. Certainly a molecular-sized invention has many applications for solar collection, but can green builders and communities wait?
Americans are consuming less energy since the recession imploded upon us, but are we really changed consumers?
Green lifestyles do not appear out of thin air and it is important not just for educators, but property managers to do their part in raising green renters.
The EPA’s WaterSense labeling program has been highly successful, using voluntary compliance and incentives for manufacturers, consumers and homeowners. Recently it added commercial users to its target audience with the first label for a commercial use – flushing urinals.
Amid the controversy and anxiety raised by residents’concerns about radiation exposure from granite countertops, fortunately the issue of radon exposure has been highlighted. Who’s at risk and what should be done?
