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BUILDING FOR HEALTH
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How
our buildings work to support human health:
At Living Architecture we
design buildings holistically that work with the laws of nature to
create a healthy living environment. We use natural materials, breathing walls,
radiant thermal systems, harmonic proportions, unaltered electromagnetic
fields and living plants that incorporate Air, Earth, Water and Light to
fully support Health. Conventional construction produces toxic
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"Where
the sun does not go, the doctor does."
Italian
Proverb |
Integrated
Environmental Design:
connects the building to the site, the sun, the
microclimate and the surrounding environment to create a naturally
balanced space that protects the body and nourishes the mind and spirit.
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Healthy
Building Systems: provide
clean fresh air, pure live water, and abundant balanced daylight to
minimize dust, pollen and other pollutants.
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Healthy Building Materials:
virtually eliminate off gassing of toxic chemicals. We research and specify every product from the glues to the cabinets to the roof. We use only healthy, environmental and high quality materials for our buildings.
European Breathing walls:
are a key component of our designs. These blocks, which are made of compressed wood chips, naturally diffuse air and humidity. This allows the walls to "breath" which keeps you comfortable and improves the indoor air quality.
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Radiant Heat &
Cooling:
includes hydronically heated floors, passive solar
design, and night cooling. This reduces operating costs, reduces or
eliminates a forced air system which continually distributes dust,
pollen, and microbes throughout the building.
Electromagnetic
Mitigation:
our buildings have carefully considered placement
of electrical wiring with specially engineered grounding and disconnect switches to minimize health threatening electro-magnetic fields.
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