Small Hacks to Going Greener at the Office
Better lighting, more recycling, indoor plants and telecommuting are all ways your office can be greener — and indoor air quality better — than it is today.
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Cleaner Indoor Air Quality Can Help You Sleep Better
Good indoor air quality is key to a good night’s sleep and overall healthy living, so do what you can reduce off-gassing furniture and paint and get your HVAC vents cleaned…
Fighting for Air
Climate Change is leading to more ozone, more pollen and more asthma problems…
Bad Air
Asthma has increasingly become a major health problem across the U.S. and studies show that climate change is going to make it worse…
E’s Green Home Picks: Clean and Relax
READY TO LOUNGE Get ready for warmer weather with the Regatta Chaise Lounge ($1,099) from Crate & Barrel, handcrafted from Forest Stewardship Council-certified teak that will weather to a flattering gray. It comes with a fade- and mildew-resistant white cushion. Crateandbarrel.com SORT IT OUT This Bamboo Wicker Corner Hamper ($30.99) fits neatly in a corner, […]
City vs. Country
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland discovered that people’s carbon emissions in a city are practically the same as in rural areas…
Trick Your Toilet
The toilet tank bank, time-release water, and easy air care.
Clearing the Air: Taming Indoor Air Pollution
Since we spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, shouldn’t we be more worried about indoor air pollution than billowing smokestacks & tailpipes outside?
Parks as Lungs
Frederick Law Olmsted had little idea how prescient he was when he said in 1827 that the midtown Manhattan park he was creating be the “lungs of the city.”
Piling It On
Commercial carpeting can off-gas lots of chemicals so buyer beware. Luckily there are starting to be more and more healthy options that are also easier on the environment out there.