Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Want to Green Your School?
If you are interested in greener your child's or your community's school and you are in the southern California area, please contact us by responding to this blog, sending an email to ecohomedesign@gmail.com or contacting the non-profit, Healthy Child Healthy World, as they are developing a program to aid in the greening of schools in the Los Angeles area. There are countless others interested in this issue in your community. Organize other parents interested in making your community's schools healthier and safer for children. Contact you PTA and local school administration for a more direct approach. Please contact us for help, questions or recommendations. Good luck!!!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Build Greener Schools
Children are our future and it is our responsibility to ensure them the same rights and opportunities we were given as a child when it comes to natural resources and the environment. Healthy environments are very important for children to grow up in; so why allow them to go to a school where toxins, VOCs, and poor indoor air quality are just as prevalent as paper and chalk? By contacting your local LEED Greener School adviser through USGBC's Build Green Schools Program. There you will find the information, stats, as well as steps you as an individual can take to begin the movement in your community towards building greener schools and thus creating healthier learning environments for your children. Take the Pledge and make a change for future generations. Check out our link and post at www.eco-homedesign.com.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Why Build Greener?
The average person spends 80% of their lives indoors. Public awareness about the health effects of poor Indoor Air Quality has increased demand for building products that do not pollute the air in our home or office.
Conventional paints, finishes, flooring, adhesives, cleaning products and carpeting are known to contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, polybrominated Diphenyl ethers (PBDE), phthalates and many other hazardous chemicals that can result in health problems like allergies and asthma, especially in children.
Using Low- or No-VOC materials, reclaimed or sustainably-harvested wood products, wood alternatives such as bamboo and palm wood, natural flooring, carpets, rugs, and decor can make your house greener.
Building with tested and proved green materials also provides an alternative to products that degrade the environment we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. In buying green building materials, you can cast your economic vote for a better world, personalize your home or office, and make the air you breathe cleaner.
Conventional paints, finishes, flooring, adhesives, cleaning products and carpeting are known to contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, polybrominated Diphenyl ethers (PBDE), phthalates and many other hazardous chemicals that can result in health problems like allergies and asthma, especially in children.
Using Low- or No-VOC materials, reclaimed or sustainably-harvested wood products, wood alternatives such as bamboo and palm wood, natural flooring, carpets, rugs, and decor can make your house greener.
Building with tested and proved green materials also provides an alternative to products that degrade the environment we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. In buying green building materials, you can cast your economic vote for a better world, personalize your home or office, and make the air you breathe cleaner.
Welcome to Eco-Home Design!
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Based in Los Angeles, California, Eco-Home Design is your central hub for finding environmentally-conscious building materials necessary for a healthy home. Offering alternative building materials that create a better living environment for you, Eco-Home Design presents a full line of flooring, paints and finishes, furniture, linens, rugs, furnishings and cleaning supplies. Whether you are completely renovating your home or office or looking for a piece to give a room new life, Eco-Home Design is your place. Feel free to shop around our online store and please fill out the Information Request form if you have any questions or recommendations.
http://www.eco-homedesign.com/
www.myspace.com/ecohomedesign
info@ecohomedesign.com
Based in Los Angeles, California, Eco-Home Design is your central hub for finding environmentally-conscious building materials necessary for a healthy home. Offering alternative building materials that create a better living environment for you, Eco-Home Design presents a full line of flooring, paints and finishes, furniture, linens, rugs, furnishings and cleaning supplies. Whether you are completely renovating your home or office or looking for a piece to give a room new life, Eco-Home Design is your place. Feel free to shop around our online store and please fill out the Information Request form if you have any questions or recommendations.
http://www.eco-homedesign.com/
www.myspace.com/ecohomedesign
info@ecohomedesign.com
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