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What is the value of a Healthy Home?

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What is the value of a Healthy Home?

Federal Agencies Working To Make Homes Healthier
On February 4, 2013, HUD, with the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the White
House Council on Environmental Quality unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing – A
Strategy for Action.

The goal is to reduce residential health and safety hazards with 5 goals and priority actions.

1 & 2. Basic concept of a healthy home, eight concepts including dry, clean, pest free, safe, contaminant free, well ventilated, and well maintained and thermally controlled.

3. Training and development.

4. Educate the public.

5. Support research.

New website with online tools to assist public http://www.healthyhomes.hud.gov

ProBest Pest Management Gold member of the EPA’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program

National Healthy Schools Day

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National Healthy Schools Day

National Healthy Schools Day is a great day for everyone to celebrate and promote healthy and green indoor school environments for all children and staff. For ten years, parents, personnel, advocates, and agencies have held National Healthy Schools Day activities nationwide to highlight the importance of clean indoor air in schools. Visit the National Healthy Schools Day website for more information: http://www.nationalhealthyschoolsday.org/ National Healthy Schools Day is coordinated by Healthy Schools Network in cooperation with US EPA and the Council of Educational Facility Planners – International (CEFPI). It is the first day of School Building Week, and both events help promote the US EPA’s IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) Tools for Schools program. This program helps schools create and maintain healthy indoor learning environments by identifying, correcting and preventing common issues.

United States Green Building Council (USGBC) updates LEEDS Standards

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 United States Green Building Council (USGBC) updates LEEDS Standards

LEED is now in the process of developing it’s 2012 revisions to the standards and will publish their 3rd draft revision shortly. 

LEED has also accepted in their latest draft a provision for companies who have earned the GreenPro designation, allowing them to automatically qualify for LEED points as long as a GreenPro service is provided. 

ProBest Pest Management Earns EPA’s PESP Gold Level Designation

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