Air Quality

It’s in the Air
by Robert Fortunato on April 23rd, 2010 No Comments »

Air Quality
Eliminating wood and gas fireplaces  increases oxygen and reduces pollution.
Formaldehyde free wood and no voc paints, flooring etc. minimizes off-gassing.
Electric heat pumps heat the domestic hot water as well as the baseboard hot water system eliminating the need for gas fired hot water and related combustion gasses that
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got soot?
by Robert Fortunato on April 23rd, 2010 No Comments »

Zero carbon is another key benchmark because fine black soot particles are the residue of burning carbon. We don’t know if you have the same particles that quickly accumulate where you live, but it is known to cause cancer, lung and heart disease. The first two photos are
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