According to the book, Small is Beautiful in the 21st Century, "Ernst Friederich (Fritz) Schumacher, the economist-philosopher, was an unlikely pioneer of the Green Movement. He was born in Bonn in 1911, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and returned to England before the Second World War to avoid living under Nazism.

According to Michael Rubino, author of The Mold Medic, there is no escaping exposure to mold as it exists almost everywhere outdoors, and every time you open an exterior door or window, you let some inside.

Mopping is convenient but not optimal. It relates to cleaning floors the way a damp washcloth relates to bathing yourself; i.e., if you want to get really clean, take a bath or shower. Still, here are the steps to mop [...]

When Shel [Horowitz] was a high school student in New York City, he learned that bicycling the five hilly miles to his school on his 3-speed was generally faster than taking the bus the long way around, and almost always [...]

While, in general, ventilation is a helpful way to exhaust polluted indoor air and replace it with fresher outdoor air, there are times when it’s a bad idea; notably when outdoor air is dirtier than indoor air. The American Lung [...]

The indoor environment is complex as are the mechanical factors involved. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems (aka, HVAC units) are often poorly managed for heating and cooling: vents may be blocked; moisture levels unmonitored; ventilation lacking; and the open/closed [...]

Buildings impact our health in nine major ways: 1. Space Design 2. Furnishing and Equipment Design 3. Lighting 4. Sound or Acoustics 5. Odor 6. Air Circulation 7. Air Temperature 8. Relative Humidity 9. Hygiene

Dust and other particles, natural or otherwise, may be unhealthy to breathe, depending on their size, source, composition, and concentration; and may damage property.