Healthy house building for the new millennium : a design & construction guide
Why a Healthy House? -- Modern Construction Pollutants Biologicals Pesticides Gases Metals Minerals Radiation Vapors Increased Risk Modern Illnesses Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Solutions New Concepts in House Construction -- Holistic House Outgassing Time Factor "Bake-Out" Selecting the Site Site Analysis Subdivision Restrictions Airtight Construction Principles of Healthy House Construction Eliminate What to Eliminate Separate Ventilate Compromises Miscellaneous Considerations Selecting a Designer and Contractor -- Who Should Be in Charge? Are You Ready? Preplanning Who Will Design the House? Design for Health Way Many Houses Are Designed Who Will Build the House? Do-It-Yourselfers Remodeling Precautions with Remodeling Prefab and Kit Houses Special Precautions Locating and Purchasing Healthy Materials -- Defining Healthy Materials Generically Healthy Products Wood and Wood Products Plastics Fleece Factor VOCs: My Argument Against Them Low Outgassing Materials Paints, Adhesives, Caulking Material Safety Data Sheets Salvaged Materials Using Unhealthy Materials Special Orders Ordering in Advance What Does It Cost? Health Care vs. Mortgage A Special Note for Sensitive People Structure -- Foundations -- Moisture Control Radon Control How Much Radon Is Too Much? Testing for Radon Termite Control Common Termite Control Strategies Alternative Termite Control Strategies Energy Savings Concrete Selecting a Foundation Type Pier Foundations Slab-on-Grade Foundations Moisture Radon Termites Insulation Existing Houses Crawl Space Foundations Moisture Ventilation Radon Termites Insulation Existing Houses Basement Foundations Moisture Radon Termites Insulation Existing Houses Model Healthy House Foundation Placing the House on the Lot Constructing Footings and Foundation Walls Installing the Foundation Drain Installing the Plumbing Lines Radon Removal Crushed Stone Insulation Crack Prevention Placing the Concrete Slab Garage Foundation Porch Walls Grading the Land Framing -- Framing Alternatives Wood Framing Termites and Wood Framing Concrete and Masonry Framing Steel Framing Cost of Framing Options Passive Solar Heating "Superinsulation" Framing the Model Healthy House Designing with Steel Framing A Variety of Sizes Heat Loss with Steel Studs Calculations: Load-Bearing Framing Wind Loading Axial Loading Load Tables Calculating the Actual Axial Load Rafters, Floor Joists, and Headers Professional Design Assistance Calculations: Non-Load-Bearing Framing Working with Steel Framing Cutting Steel Framing Fasteners and Screw Guns Assembling the Load-Bearing Walls Upper and Lower Channels Studs Door and Window Openings Standing up the Walls Sill Sealer Diagonal Wind Bracing Horizontal Bridging Incorporating Passive Solar Design Solar Angles Calculating Wall Heights and Roof' Overhangs Roof Framing Obtaining Extra Rafter Height 48" Rafter Spacing 2[times]4 Purlins Metal Furring Channel Non-Load-Bearing Walls, Phase 1 Sealant Gaskets Assembling Non-Load-Bearing Studs Door and Window Openings Blocking Garage Framing Porches Wood Deck Roofing -- Roofing Products Composition Shingles Wood Shingles Slate Shingles and Clay Tiles Metal Roofing Metal Shingles Sheet Metal Roofing Roof Ventilation Roofing for the Model Healthy House Cost Considerations Working With Sheet Metal Roofing Safety and Metal Roofing Handling Metal Roofing Storage Fasteners Cutting Actual Installation Drip Edge Getting the Material up onto the Roof Sealing between Sheets Rake Trim Sealing the Eaves Peak Trim Moisture Control and Ventilation Wall Sheathing and Wind Barriers -- Sheathing Sheathing for Structural Purposes Insulative Sheathing Sheathing as a Stiffener behind Siding Sheathing as a Wind Barrier Is Sheathing Necessary? Wind Barriers Builders Foil Disadvantages of Using Builders Foil without Sheathing Installing the Wind Barrier on the Model Healthy House Aluminum Foil Tape Working with Builders Foil Windows and Doors -- Window Frames Vinyl-Framed Windows Wood-Framed Windows Aluminum-Framed Windows Windows and Energy Efficiency Windows as Fire Escapes Solar Considerations Exterior Doors Windows and Doors in the Model Healthy House Window Installation Painting the Doors Door Installation Special Door Threshold Siding -- Siding Materials Vinyl Siding Metal Siding Wood Siding Masonry Siding Stucco Cement Fiber Siding Siding the Model Healthy House Fasteners Installing Aluminum Siding Soffits and Fascia Caulking Gutters Airtight Construction -- Airtight House -- An Unhealthy Airtight House Simplified Example of Healthy House Construction Energy Efficiency Water Vapor Control How Air Moves Naturally Wind Stack Effect Why You Shouldn't Rely on Natural Phenomena to Supply Fresh Air Control of Indoor Air Airtight Construction Using the Two-Phase Technique Alternative ADA Techniques Phase 1 Rough-In in the Model Healthy House Ventilation Rough-In Plumbing Supply Rough-In Solar Water Heater Rough-In Plumbing Drain/Vent Rough-In Radon Removal Fan Rough-In Central Vacuum Rough-In Electrical Rough-In Airtight Electrical Boxes Clothes Dryer Rough-In Air Conditioning and Telephone Rough-In Boric Acid Rough-In Summary Insulation -- Insulating materials Foam Insulation Cellulose Insulation Fiberglass Insulation Alternative Insulations Working with Insulation Insulating the Model Healthy House Superinsulation Ordering the Correct Size Cutting Fiberglass Ceiling Batts Wall Batts Smell of Formaldehyde Diffusion Retarders and Drywall -- Difference Between Air Barriers and Diffusion Retarders Which Is More Important, Air Barriers or Diffusion Retarders? Diffusion Retarders Diffusion Retarders in Different Climates Air Barriers Airtight Drywall Approach (ADA) Aerosol-Foam Insulation Caulking Barriers and Retarders and Sealing the Model Healthy House Hanging the Drywall ADA Sealing at Windows ADA Sealing at Doors ADA Sealing at the Center Partition Wall ADA Sealing, Miscellaneous Airtight at Last Interior Framing -- Light-Weight Steel Framing Interior Framing Variations Interior Framing in the Model Healthy House Installing the Channel on the Floor Installing the Channel on the Ceiling Installing the Studs Z-Furring Hall Ceiling Double Wall in Kitchen Built-Ins Blocking Systems -- Ventilation and Filtration -- Ventilation Strategies Exhaust Systems Supply Systems Balanced Systems Heat Recovery Ventilation How Much Ventilation Is Enough Filtration Strategies Particulate Filters Electrostatic Precipitators Extended-Surface Filters HEPA Filters Gaseous Filtration Miscellaneous Air-Cleaning Devices Electrostatic Air Filters Negative-Ion Generators Ozone Generators House Plants Ductworks Duct Material Duct Locations Leaky Ducts Duct Insulation Ventilation/Filtration Rough-in for the Model Healthy House Design Criteria Filtration Equipment Filtration Layout Ductwork Duct Locations Sealing the Ducts Heat Recovery Ventilator HRV Layout Operating the HRV & Filtration System Noise Control Vibrational Noise Air Noise Local Ventilation Equipment Kitchen Range Hood
