To test our thinking, we entered into a pilot with two home-focused occupations in different industry sectors – home energy performance and health. We sat with the Building Performance Institute … Continued
Asthma is one of the most common and serious diseases affecting children. In the United States, 7.1 million, or one in every ten children, have asthma and 4.1 million experienced an … Continued
The majority of families in Detroit face the risk of death, injury, illness and loss of their children’s mental capacity every day because of hazards in their homes. Based upon … Continued
Baltimore has made measurable strides forward in abating lead paint in city homes, and as recently as last week was awarded a 4 million dollar grant to rid close to … Continued
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded over $101 million to 32 city, county and state governments. The grant funding announced will reduce the number of lead-poisoned children … Continued
Florence Nightingale once wrote: “The connection between health and the dwelling of the population is one of the most important that exists.” In other words, where we live affects our health. That … Continued
Federal housing officials are awarding more than $3.7 million to Baltimore to eliminate lead poison hazards and perform assessments of hundreds of homes for low-income families. Read more on WMAR.
Federal officials have awarded Baltimore nearly $4 million to remove lead and other hazards from houses in the city, arguing that students who come from healthier homes do better in … Continued
It’s a hidden danger that’s affected the health of thousands of Baltimore City children – hazardous lead in paint and other items in homes. Now there’s a multi-million dollar effort … Continued
President and CEO of Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Ruth Ann Norton recently took the time to share her thoughts on the residential energy efficiency industry, healthy homes and more. The Home Performance … Continued