Sixteen years ago, Congress told the Environmental Protection Agency to do something about the lead-tainted dust that seeps into the air during renovations of houses built before 1978. Perhaps spurred on by recent recalls of lead-taineted toys from China, this week the EPA finally issued new rules requiring contractors to take additional precautions when it…
Two girls died in a fire this morning in Long Beach and reports in an article initially stated that the garage in which they were sleeping was legally converted to living space. Later, Long Beach Fire Capt. Mike Duree said the garage was not permitted for residency. Specifically, the garage was divided into two spaces,…
Bill and Becka Doering did a whole-house green remodel on their Santa Barbara home, and I wrote a Pardon Our Dust feature about it, which you can read here. Bill is both an engineer and a green-building enthusiast. With his firm, Doering Design & Engineering, he helps others make their homes more energy-efficient. Also, the…