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BUILDING R
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10 Building Science Lies to Watch Out for
By Allison Bailes III
I recently learned the truth about another one of many building
science lies. It's the first one in my list here. Having my eyes
opened to that lie made think of some of the other ones out
there. Well-meaning people throw them around so much they
seem true. But they're not, or at least not without caveats.
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MAY'S WAYS:
Don't Forget to Check the Couch
By Jeffrey May
The sources of indoor air quality (IAQ) problems can be
within the components of the building including mechan-
ical systems, crawlspaces, and basements. Many IAQ
problems, however, arise from what building occupants
bring into a building envelope (what I call Trojan Horses).
MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE:
Petrochemical Pollution
and Our Health
By Elizabeth Bechard
There's a good chance that
as you're reading this, you've
already touched multiple items
of plastic so far in your day. Per-
haps you've brushed your teeth
with a plastic toothbrush, typed
an email on a plastic computer
keyboard, tucked a handful of
Goldfish crackers into a Ziploc
bag for your child's lunch, or
donned a disposable N95 mask.
