Articles related to "Improve Air Quality"

Environmental engineering is focused on using engineering principles to improve the quality of the environment.

As the rising cost of gas continues to fuel tempers, Georgians take alternative measures to save money and the environment.

Continued problems have been reported by boaters using ethanol blended gasoline. Mitigate many of these issues with a little proactive work on your boat.

Green roofs are known for stormwater management, urban heat reduction and air quality control. Cities are now finding they are good economically as well as ecologically.

Gardening provides increased physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health benefits. Gardening is versatile and can be done by almost anyone.

Go green at the office to create a healthy work environment, save money, improve employee retention and have customers feeling good about who they do business with.

Did you know indoor plants do more than just look good? It has been proven that some plants do more than just make a room look nicer, they actually clean the air.

Although school is supposed to be a safe place for our children, new information shows that the air our children breathe around their schools may be toxic.

As the last few months of winter wane, spring is in everyone's minds. Garden expert P. Allen Smith demonstrates some easy ways to bring a spring garden inside.

Indoor tropical plants have been found to improve the causes of Sick Building Syndrome. Here is a list of houseplants to clean indoor air and tips on how to grow them.

In the past few years, the electric car has gained enormous hype throughout North America as a valid replacement for fossil-fuel burning cars. Is the power grid ready?

High performance schools designed to sustainable standards bring benefits that transcend being kind to the environment: think better grades and healthier children.

Urban landscape design has moved off the street and into the sky with green roofs. Benefits include reduced energy demand, attractive urban views and wildlife habitat.

Green offices are created by environmentally conscious decisions. Consider every area of the work environment when looking for ways to make your office greener.

The wide variety of home air purifiers offers choices in portable room air cleaners as well as whole house air purifiers that combine several filters and techniques.

Effective placement of trees can benefit air quality and the health of city residents while reducing energy consumption.

Negative ions produced by salt lamps, falling water, and ionizing home air purifiers are beneficial to health, relaxation, learning, focus and creativity.

Green roofs are rooftops that are covered with soil and planted with ornamental or vegetable gardens. Most are on commercial real estate, but residential use is growing.

The following article details several common plants that are toxic and/or poisonous to cats.

83,413 tons less of greenhouse gases, 216,000 barrels of oil, and annual energy savings of 21,000 kilowatts are the result of a new SUNY program.

A guide to the Air Quality Index, a valuable tool to air quality data and assessing health concerns. Examine how weather and the seasons affect the quality of air.

Allergy symptoms can be seasonal or last all year. Natural medicine offers several safe ways to relieve sinus congestion, runny nose and other effects of allergies.