Living Architecture - Healthy Environmental Design & Consultation
AIR - Clean, fresh air is achieved through natural ventilation.LIFE - Rooms filled with plants increase vitality and create clean air.EARTH - We use natural materials and ecological design to create durable buildings that exist as part of nature and a part of our lives.WATER - Water integrated into spaces balances humidity and induces tranquility.LIGHT - Siting a building for natural sunlight allows for ample daylighting, the conversion of light energy, and an environment that nourishes those who live and work there.NON TOXIC- We eliminate products and indoor pollutants that threaten your health and well being.  

HEALTHY BUILDING

The Straw that Breaks the Camels Back
The human immune system is efficient, strong, and resilient. However, sooner or later the toxic stresses of our environment accumulate, and like the straw that breaks the camels back, something will trigger it and our bodies will get sick. We cannot hope to get or stay healthy for long if we are exposed to indoor environmental stress with every breath we take.

Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. 
They are developed from small daily sins against nature. 
When enough sins have been accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.

Hippocrates 406-377 B.C.

Our Health
Symptoms & Illnesses
HAY FEVER
CANCER / ALLERGIES
NAUSEA / DIZZINESS
INSOMNIA / HEADACHES
FIBROMYALGIA
IRRITABILITY/BED-WETTING
IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION
HEART IRREGULARITIES
LEARNING DISABILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS
ENDOCRINE DYSFUNCTION
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
LIVER, KIDNEY, BRAIN DAMAGE
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS
EYE, NOSE, THROAT IRRITATION
MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES

Toxins
Indoor Pollutants
DUST
MOLD
RADON
POLLEN
MILDEW
TOLUENE
DUST MITES 
FORMALDEHYDE
CARBON DIOXIDE
TOXIC CHEMICALS
CARBON MONOXIDE
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND 

 

Our Buildings
Product Sources
CARPETS
CABINETS
SHELVING
SUB FLOORS
ADHESIVES
BASEMENTS
CRAWLSPACES
PARTICLE BOARD
VINYL SURFACING
VAPOR BARRIERS
FORCED AIR HEAT
BASEBOARD HEAT
FOAM INSULATION
PAINTS & SEALERS
MOISTURE PROBLEMS
FIBERGLASS INSULATION

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION can be 10 times worse than L.A. on a bad day!
The average person is exposed to over 1500 chemicals a day. Even worse, there are no studies on the long term effects of the 50,000 most common chemicals we are exposed to. In fact there is no toxicity data for 4 of every 5 chemicals we use. There is no federal standard for indoor air quality in buildings. No testing or safe levels exist for low level continuous exposure to children, women, and the elderly. For the past 25 years the public has focused on outdoor air quality, while we are being exposed to a greater concentration and larger number of toxic chemicals inside conventional buildings. The E.P.A estimates that pollutant levels indoors are 2-5, sometimes 100 times, more concentrated than outdoor levels.

  Now we're exposed to toxic chemicals

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