Sentences with phrase «problems of poor air quality»

Because most heating systems burn fossil fuels, which creates pollution, all the energy saved by a solar water heating eliminates the pollution that would otherwise add to our problems of poor air quality, poor health, smog and global climate change, a problem which requires immediate action.

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dPoint Technologies, which ranked 60th on the 2013 PROFIT 500, is the firm that grew out of Dean's desperate search for Plan B. Using specialized membrane technology, the company manufactures modules that reduce the air - quality problems that tend to occur in highly energy - efficient buildings with poor circulation.

The findings are especially relevant to families with children living in low - income households; these kids are at greater risk of health problems resulting from poor air quality.

«There is increasing and compelling evidence that points to associations between Pittsburgh's poor air quality and health problems, especially those affecting our children and including issues such as autism spectrum disorder and asthma,» said Grant Oliphant, president of The Heinz Endowments.

However, up to 30 percent of new and remodeled buildings worldwide cause health problems related to poor indoor air quality.

Half of all schools in the United States have problems related to poor indoor air quality, with an astounding 15,000 schools circulating air deemed unfit for students and staff to breathe.

The National Association of School Nurses wants to help alert officials and remedy problems associated with poor indoor air quality, noting that it is considered among the top public environmental health risks.

The problem has grown worse over the last five years due to the high levels of pollution and poor air quality in the city, created by [continue reading...]

There is also ample scope for reforming tax systems to deal much more effectively with broader environmental and related problems that can be a significant drag on economic growth, such as the health and productivity impacts of poor air quality, and severe congestion of major urban centers.

Their green - above - all approach makes lots of sense for children's furniture, from both a planetary and human health perspective: youngsters spend tons of time in their cribs, on a changing table, and surrounded by stuff in their nurseries; exposure to VOCs and other harmful pollutants that are off - gassing from their surroundings can lead to both short and long - term health problems, especially if they're living with poor indoor air quality during their busiest developmental years.

Forensic investigations of performance problems such as mold, rot, decay, odors, uncontrolled humidity, and poor indoor air quality remain a critical part of our practice, especially with the increasing complexity of architectural designs and the continuous development of more advanced (and often more moisture sensitive) building materials.