buildclean in the news 02.04.09 Beaumont Enterprise: Mold keeps growing long after Ike left town "Mold is just one health risk that can be alleviated by using geographically appropriate materials, Selber said." 01.24.09 Green Building Elements: Granite Counters: Uranium Ore in Disguise? "Cathy Wood's new granite counters were radioactive. They contained as much uranium as commercial uranium ore. The showroom that sold Cathy her Jupurana Bordeaux granite did not warn her that some granite is radioactive." 01.22.09 TreeHugger.com: It's National Radon Action Month "Consumer advocates at BuildClean remind us that it [radon] can also come from building materials." 11.25.08 TreeHugger.com: BuildClean is a Breath of Fresh Air "...this lawyer turned crusader [Ashli Ayer] is trying to identify healthy, safe and environmentally friendly choices in building products." 11.14.08 Houston Public Radio (KUHF - 88.7 FM): Galveston Going Green "There are certainly many sustainable products that may not necessarily agree with certain environments." - BuildClean President Sara Speer Selber 11.07.08 KIAH - Houston's CW 39 "Going Green With Yolanda Green" | Hurricane Ike recovery with BuildClean 10.00.08 Builder Magazine: Testing for Toxins--A Houston-based nonprofit takes aim at a void in delivering healthy indoor air "BuildClean . . . wants to help clean up your kitchen—and your foyer, bathrooms, and anywhere else radon and radiation might linger in today's tightly built homes." 07.10.08 The Jewish Herald Voice: Natural resources: good or bad? Environmental issues and social responsibility spur Sara Speer Selber to action. 05.05.08 Houston Public Radio (KUHF - 88.7 FM): Local Group Urges Radon Testing in Homes "You know you assume things that are natural and come from the earth and aren't processed--you assume they're good. But you don't stop to think about what the potential downside is." buildclean news releases 02.25.09 BuildClean News | BuildClean Elects UH Environmental Professor Victor Flatt to Board
01.07.09 BuildClean News | BuildClean National Radon Action Month Message: TEST, TEST, TEST your home for indoor radon sources no matter where you live in the U.S. 10.09.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean to Homeowners: 'Materials in Your Homes May Make You Sick' 08.11.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean Addresses Healthy-Green Products at Houston Green Building & New Technology Conference 07.21.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean Responds to Natural Stone Trade Group's PR Campaign 05.16.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean Speaks on Ensuring "Green" Homes Are Also Healthy Homes At EcoBuild Conference and Expo This Week 04.02.08 BuildClean News | Granite Countertops May Contribute to Indoor Radon Exposure-- BuildClean To Demonstrate Lab Tests on Granite During Houston Green Expo This Weekend At Reliant Center 03.25.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean Studies Radon Levels in Natural Stone Countertops 02.13.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean Calls for Research Proposals on Health, Safety, Environmental Impact of Indoor Building Materials 02.04.08 BuildClean News | BuildClean Organizes To Educate Consumers, Builders about Healthy, Safe Building Materials buildclean podcasts 03.25.08 BuildClean Podcast: BuildClean President Sara Speer Selbers talks to Stan Liebert, radon mitigation specialist, about radon testing in homes. |