Green living helps make us live healthily. It saves money and also environment. It is essential to live Green in order to save the earth from global warming. It is our responsibility to save our earth and it is in our hands to save the earth. But we don’t know what are the ideas are…
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Your Healthy Lifestyle Starts At Home
The average home has more bacteria and toxic materials than what is found in the environment. Almost 80% of poisoning cases originate from kitchens. The golden rule says that boiled and prepared food must not get into contact with raw, unprepared food. The ideal place for bacteria development is in kitchen cabinets, which should be…
Green Houses Or Should It Be Smart Houses
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The Insulation Of Death Or The Breath Of Life….
The government has introduced its great plan to insulate even more our New Zealand Homes. From 1979 it was made mandatory for all New Zealand Homes to have insulation put into the ceiling and walls when built. The material used for the insulation is not only carcinogenic but is also creating an environment that’s just…
Why Is It That Our Houses Are Hard And Expensive To Heat – Moisture
A damp home is hard to heat and can make you and your children sick. Damp homes are associated with increased numbers of doctor’s visits for respiratory problems such as asthma. Dampness encourages mould and mildew which can also harm your health. Damp homes also deteriorate more quickly, and they’re uncomfortable to live in. There…
Your Damp Home Is Hurting Your Health!
Black Mold Mildew or mold (also known as black mold or toxic mold) is a type of fungi that develops and grows on surfaces in the form of powdery or downy substance. Humid/damp surfaces incombination with a very moderate temperature and sufficient amount of light provide the best conditions for mold growth. The toxic mold…
Home Dampness Tips
New Zealand is renowned for damp winters, both inside and out. If you hang your washing in the spare room on Monday, chances are it will still be wet on Thursday. A damp home is hard to heat and can make your family ill. Damp homes are associated with increased numbers of doctor’s visits for…
House Dust Mites Have To Go
What is a house dust mite allergy? House mite allergy is a hypersensitive reaction to proteins in the excretion of dust mites. The protein attacks the respiratory passages causing hay fever and asthma. It will aggravate atopic dermatitis in people who have a tendency to this problem. House dust mites are found in all homes. They are microscopic…
Heat Recovery Ventilations – One of the Types Out There
New Zealand is a unique case in that the attic air systems are the #1 selling ventilation system. In America and Europe the true HRV or ERV system is preferred whilst the PPV systems are banned because of the danger they represent during a house fire where smoke in the roof space is then pushed…