Healthy Buildings
PDF | Print | E-mail this page.
This site is updated regularly.
- Building materials
- Private homes
- Household cleaners (link to Consumer Products category)
- Commercial buildings
- Air quality
- Lighting
Related PEI Environmental Health Co-op projects: Healthy Schools | Healthy Housing | Scent Free Survey | Public Education
PDF | Print | E-mail this page.
Building Materials
Resources
- List of Canadian companies and stores that sell healthy materials (Your Healthy House - Resources)
- Building Materials and Furnishings: Articles, Hints & Tips (Healthy House Institute)
PDF | Print | E-mail this page.
Private Homes
Background
- Database of toxins found in Home Offices (Household Products Database)
- See also our section on Cleaning Products
Resources
- List of Canadian companies and stores that sell healthy materials (Your Healthy House - Resources)
- Healthy House Institute: The resource for a better, safer indoor environment
PEIEHC Materials
The DOs and DON'Ts for healthy living at home [2 PDFs]
PDF | Print | E-mail this page.
Commercial Buildings
Background
- EPA's Healthy School Environment Guidelines (US Environmental Protection Agency)
- Healthy Schools Don't Just Happen - They Need YOU (Canadians for a Safe Learning Environment)
- See also our section on Cleaning Products
PDF | Print | E-mail this page.
Air Quality
BACKGROUND
- Cleaning Supplied Can Contaminate Classroom Air (Environmental Working Group)
- School Cleaners Test Results (Environmental Working Group)
- New research links school air quality to school cleaning supplies (Environmental Working Group) [PDF 0.5 Mb]
- EWG's air pollution tests of school cleaning supplies detected hundreds of contaminants, including six that cause asthma, 11 tied to cancer in people, and many more that have never been evaluated for safety.
Resources
- List of Canadian companies and stores that sell healthy materials (Your Healthy House - Resources)
- Air Quality: Articles, Hints & Tips (Healthy House Institute)