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MAY'S WAYS:
Creepy Crawlers Living in Your Home
By Jeff May
Many people who call our office are seeking
someone to take air samples in their homes.
I always explain air samples are useful in
determining what contaminants, irritants, and
allergens the air may contain, but they don't
point to the sources of these substances.
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SUSTAINABILITY SNIPPETS:
Sustainability in the Land of Fire and Ice
By Tom Murray
Have you ever wanted to cook whole eggs outside
in a bubbly pool of sulfur water? How about baking
rye bread by burying the dough under a pile of black
sand? Can I entice you with a view of the Aurora
Borealis while you dine?
BUILDING SCIENCE Rx:
Safest Ways to Insulate the Top of
the House
By Allison Bailes III, Ph.D.
I recently finished writing the chapter on
the interaction of structure and control
layers in my book. The last part was on the
various ways to insulate the top of a house.
The most common, of course, is to have a
vented attic with insulation on the attic floor.
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