"Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." Many of us have learned from an early age about the horrors of bed bugs. Bed bugs are great hitchhikers. They can move from an infested site to your new home by traveling on furniture, bedding, luggage, boxes and clothing. Although they typically feed every 5 to 10 days, they can be quite[...]
During a ceremony Saturday at Kennesaw State University, representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 21 graduates from five Southeastern states in the inaugural class of the Environmental Justice Academy. The EJ Academy is a rigorous, in depth leadership development program. EPA provided the nine-month environmental justice training program to cultivate skills participants can use to identify and[...]
In the market for new appliances? We have some great news! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strengthened their Energy Star requirements for refrigerators and freezers, and the new rules will go into effect on September 15, 2014. Why’s this good? Well, the new standards agreed upon by the EPA will mean Energy Star certified refrigerators and freezers will use at[...]
In response to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) and affiliated trade group’s concerns new legislation was recently introduced by Reps. John Sullivan (R-Okla.), Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and a bipartisan list of original co-sponsors to make much-needed improvements to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead: Repair, Renovation and Painting (LRRP) rule. The H.R. 5911, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of[...]
With all of the great deals on Atlanta real estate, you may be thinking that it's time to sell your home and upgrade to a new location. If you've decided that it's time to spruce up your pre-1978 home to give it a bit more life before putting it on the market, you may want to stop and think before[...]
If your home was built before 1978, you're probably already aware of the dangers of lead. Lead is a toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in our homes such as paint. Exposure to lead paint can lead to poisoning and death. Some of the most common sources of lead poisoning include the deterioration of lead-based[...]
Last Friday, the EPA announced they will delay the enforcement of worker training and firm certification requirements for the Lead-Based Paint (LBP) rule. The rule originally went into effect on April 22; however, now Atlanta remodelers have until Oct. 1, 2010, to file for firm certification, until Sept. 30 for workers to register and Dec. 31 for workers to take[...]
If your home was built before 1978, it most likely contains lead. Many coatings like paint, lacquer, polyurethane and stain used lead before it was outlawed in 1978. Lead can be a huge problem, especially for children under 2. Now, we all know that lead can cause major problems in high doses, but you may be unaware that this hazardous[...]