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GREEN HOMES: Standards, Certifications, and Options for You
Owning a home can be one of the great joys and challenges of
life. Understanding the myriad systems that combined to make up your home can
be mind boggling even for those of us who spend our lives studying, building,
renovating, and repairing them. Until recently, few were aware of the role that
their home played in contributing to climate change. Homes and buildings are, in
fact, the primary consumers of both energy (43%) and electricity (76%). Our
lifestyle choices are having a tremendous impact on our world, and perhaps most
Contaminants in Your Own Backyard
With recent news stories about asbestos contamination in the Iron Range, arsenic in South Minneapolis or perfluorocarbons seemingly appearing everywhere in Minnesota, it is not surprising that Minnesotans may be growing increasingly concerned about what kinds of chemical hazards may be lurking in our own neighborhoods.
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