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100 1  Bower, John,|d1949- 
245 10 Healthy house building for the new millennium :|ba design 
       & construction guide /|cby John Bower. 
264  1 Bloomington, IN :|bHealthy House Institute,|c[2000] 
264  4 |c©2000 
300    413 pages :|billustrations ;|c28 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-342) and 
       index. 
505 00 |gChapter 1|tWhy a Healthy House? --|tModern Construction
       |g19 --|tPollutants|g20 --|tBiologicals|g20 --|tPesticides
       |g21 --|tGases|g21 --|tMetals|g21 --|tMinerals|g22 --
       |tRadiation|g22 --|tVapors|g23 --|tIncreased Risk|g23 --
       |tModern Illnesses|g24 --|tMultiple Chemical Sensitivity
       |g24 --|tSolutions|g25 --|gChapter 2|tNew Concepts in 
       House Construction --|tHolistic House|g27 --|tOutgassing
       |g28 --|tTime Factor|g28 --|t"Bake-Out"|g29 --|tSelecting 
       the Site|g30 --|tSite Analysis|g30 --|tSubdivision 
       Restrictions|g31 --|tAirtight Construction|g31 --
       |tPrinciples of Healthy House Construction|g32 --
       |gPrinciple 1|tEliminate|g32 --|tWhat to Eliminate|g32 --
       |gPrinciple 2|tSeparate|g33 --|gPrinciple 3|tVentilate|g33
       --|tCompromises|g34 --|tMiscellaneous Considerations|g35 -
       -|gChapter 3|tSelecting a Designer and Contractor --|tWho 
       Should Be in Charge?|g37 --|tAre You Ready?|g38 --
       |tPreplanning|g38 --|tWho Will Design the House?|g39 --
       |tDesign for Health|g39 --|tWay Many Houses Are Designed
       |g40 --|tWho Will Build the House?|g40 --|tDo-It-
       Yourselfers|g40 --|tRemodeling|g41 --|tPrecautions with 
       Remodeling|g41 --|tPrefab and Kit Houses|g41 --|tSpecial 
       Precautions|g42 --|gChapter 4|tLocating and Purchasing 
       Healthy Materials --|tDefining Healthy Materials|g45 --
       |tGenerically Healthy Products|g45 --|tWood and Wood 
       Products|g46 --|tPlastics|g46 --|tFleece Factor|g46 --
       |tVOCs: My Argument Against Them|g46 --|tLow Outgassing 
       Materials|g47 --|tPaints, Adhesives, Caulking|g47 --
       |tMaterial Safety Data Sheets|g47 --|tSalvaged Materials
       |g48 --|tUsing Unhealthy Materials|g48 --|tSpecial Orders
       |g49 --|tOrdering in Advance|g49 --|tWhat Does It Cost?
       |g50 --|tHealth Care vs. Mortgage|g50 --|tA Special Note 
       for Sensitive People|g51 --|gPart 2|tStructure --|gChapter
       5|tFoundations --|tMoisture Control|g55 --|tRadon Control
       |g56 --|tHow Much Radon Is Too Much?|g56 --|tTesting for 
       Radon|g56 --|tTermite Control|g57 --|tCommon Termite 
       Control Strategies|g57 --|tAlternative Termite Control 
       Strategies|g59 --|tEnergy Savings|g59 --|tConcrete|g59 --
       |tSelecting a Foundation Type|g60 --|tPier Foundations|g60
       --|tSlab-on-Grade Foundations|g61 --|tMoisture|g61 --
       |tRadon|g62 --|tTermites|g62 --|tInsulation|g62 --
       |tExisting Houses|g62 --|tCrawl Space Foundations|g62 --
       |tMoisture|g63 --|tVentilation|g63 --|tRadon|g63 --
       |tTermites|g63 --|tInsulation|g64 --|tExisting Houses|g64 
       --|tBasement Foundations|g64 --|tMoisture|g64 --|tRadon
       |g64 --|tTermites|g65 --|tInsulation|g65 --|tExisting 
       Houses|g65 --|tModel Healthy House Foundation|g65 --
       |tPlacing the House on the Lot|g66 --|tConstructing 
       Footings and Foundation Walls|g67 --|tInstalling the 
       Foundation Drain|g69 --|tInstalling the Plumbing Lines|g69
       --|tRadon Removal|g71 --|tCrushed Stone|g72 --|tInsulation
       |g72 --|tCrack Prevention|g75 --|tPlacing the Concrete 
       Slab|g76 --|tGarage Foundation|g77 --|tPorch Walls|g78 --
       |tGrading the Land|g80 --|gChapter 6|tFraming --|tFraming 
       Alternatives|g83 --|tWood Framing|g83 --|tTermites and 
       Wood Framing|g84 --|tConcrete and Masonry Framing|g84 --
       |tSteel Framing|g84 --|tCost of Framing Options|g87 --
       |tPassive Solar Heating|g87 --|t"Superinsulation"|g87 --
       |tFraming the Model Healthy House|g87 --|tDesigning with 
       Steel Framing|g88 --|tA Variety of Sizes|g88 --|tHeat Loss
       with Steel Studs|g88 --|tCalculations: Load-Bearing 
       Framing|g90 --|tWind Loading|g90 --|tAxial Loading|g90 --
       |tLoad Tables|g90 --|tCalculating the Actual Axial Load
       |g91 --|tRafters, Floor Joists, and Headers|g92 --
       |tProfessional Design Assistance|g92 --|tCalculations: Non
       -Load-Bearing Framing|g92 --|tWorking with Steel Framing
       |g92 --|tCutting Steel Framing|g96 --|tFasteners and Screw
       Guns|g97 --|tAssembling the Load-Bearing Walls|g98 --
       |tUpper and Lower Channels|g98 --|tStuds|g100 --|tDoor and
       Window Openings|g100 --|tStanding up the Walls|g102 --
       |tSill Sealer|g102 --|tDiagonal Wind Bracing|g102 --
       |tHorizontal Bridging|g103 --|tIncorporating Passive Solar
       Design|g105 --|tSolar Angles|g105 --|tCalculating Wall 
       Heights and Roof' Overhangs|g105 --|tRoof Framing|g106 --
       |tObtaining Extra Rafter Height|g107 --|t48" Rafter 
       Spacing|g107 --|t2[times]4 Purlins|g107 --|tMetal Furring 
       Channel|g109 --|tNon-Load-Bearing Walls, Phase 1|g110 --
       |tSealant Gaskets|g112 --|tAssembling Non-Load-Bearing 
       Studs|g112 --|tDoor and Window Openings|g112 --|tBlocking
       |g112 --|tGarage Framing|g113 --|tPorches|g115 --|tWood 
       Deck|g115 --|gChapter 7|tRoofing --|tRoofing Products|g119
       --|tComposition Shingles|g119 --|tWood Shingles|g120 --
       |tSlate Shingles and Clay Tiles|g120 --|tMetal Roofing
       |g120 --|tMetal Shingles|g121 --|tSheet Metal Roofing|g121
       --|tRoof Ventilation|g122 --|tRoofing for the Model 
       Healthy House|g122 --|tCost Considerations|g123 --
       |tWorking With Sheet Metal Roofing|g123 --|tSafety and 
       Metal Roofing|g123 --|tHandling Metal Roofing|g123 --
       |tStorage|g124 --|tFasteners|g124 --|tCutting|g124 --
       |tActual Installation|g125 --|tDrip Edge|g127 --|tGetting 
       the Material up onto the Roof|g128 --|tSealing between 
       Sheets|g129 --|tRake Trim|g131 --|tSealing the Eaves|g131 
       --|tPeak Trim|g131 --|tMoisture Control and Ventilation
       |g132 --|gChapter 8|tWall Sheathing and Wind Barriers --
       |tSheathing|g135 --|tSheathing for Structural Purposes
       |g136 --|tInsulative Sheathing|g136 --|tSheathing as a 
       Stiffener behind Siding|g136 --|tSheathing as a Wind 
       Barrier|g136 --|tIs Sheathing Necessary?|g136 --|tWind 
       Barriers|g136 --|tBuilders Foil|g136 --|tDisadvantages of 
       Using Builders Foil without Sheathing|g137 --|tInstalling 
       the Wind Barrier on the Model Healthy House|g137 --
       |tAluminum Foil Tape|g137 --|tWorking with Builders Foil
       |g137 --|gChapter 9|tWindows and Doors --|tWindow Frames
       |g141 --|tVinyl-Framed Windows|g141 --|tWood-Framed 
       Windows|g141 --|tAluminum-Framed Windows|g141 --|tWindows 
       and Energy Efficiency|g142 --|tWindows as Fire Escapes
       |g142 --|tSolar Considerations|g143 --|tExterior Doors
       |g143 --|tWindows and Doors in the Model Healthy House
       |g143 --|tWindow Installation|g145 --|tPainting the Doors
       |g145 --|tDoor Installation|g146 --|tSpecial Door 
       Threshold|g147 --|gChapter 10|tSiding --|tSiding Materials
       |g149 --|tVinyl Siding|g149 --|tMetal Siding|g149 --|tWood
       Siding|g150 --|tMasonry Siding|g150 --|tStucco|g151 --
       |tCement Fiber Siding|g152 --|tSiding the Model Healthy 
       House|g152 --|tFasteners|g152 --|tInstalling Aluminum 
       Siding|g153 --|tSoffits and Fascia|g156 --|tCaulking|g158 
       --|tGutters|g158 --|gPart 3|tAirtight Construction --
       |gChapter 11|tAirtight House --|tAn Unhealthy Airtight 
       House|g163 --|tSimplified Example of Healthy House 
       Construction|g163 --|tEnergy Efficiency|g164 --|tWater 
       Vapor Control|g164 --|tHow Air Moves Naturally|g165 --
       |tWind|g165 --|tStack Effect|g165 --|tWhy You Shouldn't 
       Rely on Natural Phenomena to Supply Fresh Air|g166 --
       |tControl of Indoor Air|g166 --|tAirtight Construction 
       Using the Two-Phase Technique|g166 --|tAlternative ADA 
       Techniques|g167 --|tPhase 1 Rough-In in the Model Healthy 
       House|g168 --|tVentilation Rough-In|g168 --|tPlumbing 
       Supply Rough-In|g169 --|tSolar Water Heater Rough-In|g169 
       --|tPlumbing Drain/Vent Rough-In|g170 --|tRadon Removal 
       Fan Rough-In|g172 --|tCentral Vacuum Rough-In|g173 --
       |tElectrical Rough-In|g173 --|tAirtight Electrical Boxes
       |g174 --|tClothes Dryer Rough-In|g174 --|tAir Conditioning
       and Telephone Rough-In|g174 --|tBoric Acid|g175 --|tRough-
       In Summary|g175 --|gChapter 12|tInsulation --|tInsulating 
       materials|g177 --|tFoam Insulation|g177 --|tCellulose 
       Insulation|g178 --|tFiberglass Insulation|g178 --
       |tAlternative Insulations|g179 --|tWorking with Insulation
       |g179 --|tInsulating the Model Healthy House|g180 --
       |tSuperinsulation|g180 --|tOrdering the Correct Size|g182 
       --|tCutting Fiberglass|g182 --|tCeiling Batts|g182 --
       |tWall Batts|g183 --|tSmell of Formaldehyde|g183 --
       |gChapter 13|tDiffusion Retarders and Drywall --
       |tDifference Between Air Barriers and Diffusion Retarders
       |g185 --|tWhich Is More Important, Air Barriers or 
       Diffusion Retarders?|g185 --|tDiffusion Retarders|g186 --
       |tDiffusion Retarders in Different Climates|g186 --r|tAir 
       Barriers|g187 --|tAirtight Drywall Approach (ADA)|g187 --
       |tAerosol-Foam Insulation|g188 --|tCaulking|g189 --
       |tBarriers and Retarders and Sealing the Model Healthy 
       House|g190 --|tHanging the Drywall|g190 --|tADA Sealing at
       Windows|g191 --|tADA Sealing at Doors|g192 --|tADA Sealing
       at the Center Partition Wall|g193 --|tADA Sealing, 
       Miscellaneous|g193 --|tAirtight at Last|g196 --|gChapter 
       14|tInterior Framing --|tLight-Weight Steel Framing|g199 -
       -|tInterior Framing Variations|g199 --|tInterior Framing 
       in the Model Healthy House|g199 --|tInstalling the Channel
       on the Floor|g207 --|tInstalling the Channel on the 
       Ceiling|g208 --|tInstalling the Studs|g208 --|tZ-Furring
       |g209 --|tHall Ceiling|g209 --|tDouble Wall in Kitchen
       |g209 --|tBuilt-Ins|g210 --|tBlocking|g210 --|gPart 4
       |tSystems --|gChapter 15|tVentilation and Filtration --
       |tVentilation Strategies|g215 --|tExhaust Systems|g215 --
       |tSupply Systems|g217 --|tBalanced Systems|g218 --|tHeat 
       Recovery Ventilation|g219 --|tHow Much Ventilation Is 
       Enough|g219 --|tFiltration Strategies|g220 --|tParticulate
       Filters|g221 --|tElectrostatic Precipitators|g221 --
       |tExtended-Surface Filters|g222 --|tHEPA Filters|g223 --
       |tGaseous Filtration|g223 --|tMiscellaneous Air-Cleaning 
       Devices|g224 --|tElectrostatic Air Filters|g224 --
       |tNegative-Ion Generators|g224 --|tOzone Generators|g224 -
       -|tHouse Plants|g224 --|tDuctworks|g225 --|tDuct Material
       |g225 --|tDuct Locations|g225 --|tLeaky Ducts|g225 --
       |tDuct Insulation|g226 --|tVentilation/Filtration Rough-in
       for the Model Healthy House|g226 --|tDesign Criteria|g226 
       --|tFiltration Equipment|g227 --|tFiltration Layout|g228 -
       -|tDuctwork|g229 --|tDuct Locations|g230 --|tSealing the 
       Ducts|g230 --|tHeat Recovery Ventilator|g230 --|tHRV 
       Layout|g231 --|tOperating the HRV & Filtration System|g233
       --|tNoise Control|g234 --|tVibrational Noise|g234 --|tAir 
       Noise|g234 --|tLocal Ventilation Equipment|g234 --
       |tKitchen Range Hood|g235 
650  0 House construction|vHandbooks, manuals, etc. 
650  0 Housing and health. 
650  0 Dwellings|xEnvironmental engineering. 
650  0 Building materials|xEnvironmental aspects. 
650  0 Green products. 
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