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Green Building Myth Busting: Nope, You're Not Allergic to Wool (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Matt Hoots is always ready to bust a myth.  Recently, he was talking with Daman Dillon and Kristine Hart of Caragreen Healthy Building Materials about Havelock loose fill wool insulation (1

Filed under: Insulation

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability,Insulation,Green Myth Busting,Green Building Myth Busting,Wool,Wool Insulation,Allergies,Caragreen,Myth Busting

4 replies | 7008 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020 | Last updated: 01/13/2023

Green Building Myth Busting: It IS Fun to Watch a Pot Boil, on an Induction Cooktop (Video)

by Rate It Green Team

Have you wanted to see an induction stove at work?  Check out this Green Building Myth Busting video by Green Builder Matt Hoots and Lisa Connor, of Sub-Zero, Wolf Southeast, Inc.

Thi

Filed under: Appliances

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,High Performance,Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Induction,Induction Cooking,Induction Stoves,Kitchens,IEQ,Myth Busting

1 replies | 10743 views | Posted on: 01/26/2021 | Last updated: 04/17/2023

Lead Testing - Green Building Myth Busting, and DIY vs Professional Testing

by Rate It Green Team


Lead Testing for Tile and Plumbing Fixtures 


When most of us think about lead testing, we’re typically thinking that lead might be in paint.  But did you know that lead can be i


Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Lead Paint,Lead,Lead Testing,Bath tubs,Plumbing Fixtures,Health,Safety,Myth Busting

0 replies | 5293 views | Posted on: 02/03/2022 | Last updated: 09/01/2023

Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?" (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w