DOWNLOADS
- Nichibei Times article, January 01, 2009 " 健康、グリーンビルディング、日本の伝統建築”(Health, Green Building, and Traditional Japanese Architecture"
- Baubiologie ( Building Biology ) info. from www.baubiologie.de : human health & comfort -based approach in architecture
- Nichibei Times interview article PDF published on June 03, 2008
- Sports-J "Business People" article PDF published on May 23rd, 2008
- Company Design Value sheet PDF
- 瞑想のための東屋 ( Medi-pod ) sheet PDF
- Business Card w/ Principal Shinya Yamada's mini bio. PDF
LINKS
- Diatomaceous Earth Coating ( in Japanese 日本語のみ): Ultimate green interior coating for walls & ceilings. Diatomaceous earth is a high porosity ingredient that naturally absorbs air pollutants such as pet odor, tobacco odor, VOC, formaldehyde, and excess vapor. A coating with natural air purifying function. For further inquiry or ordering, contact Shikoku International ph: 714-978-0347 ext. 12 or e-mail Shikoku International.
- Baubiologie ( Building Biology ) in Japan
- Traditional Wood Structure Association (伝統木構造の会）
- Tired of green marketing pitch? Here is a refreshing perspective on 'real' green life. Peep into a cultural shift.
- Is healthier indoor air quality ( IAQ ) you or your company's considerable priority? Learn more about indoor air pollutants, about what VOC do to your body, and about how to improve IAQ.
IAQ certification programs by Scientific Certification Systems; for manufacturers interested in enhancing your products' market presence.
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment; OEHHA is a division within California Environmental Protection Agency. It conducts health-risk assessment of chemical contaminants in air to advise regulatory agencies including California Air Resources Board (CARB.) OEHHA has identified non-cancer risk toxic chemicals commonly found in indoor air. Click here to see the list of chemicals. In the list, you will see the chemical's hazardous airborne concentration level (worded as "exposure" in the list) when inhaled chronically and which part(s) of human body they impact. Note some of listed chemicals become carcinogenic at a certain greater concentration level than shown. e.g. acetaldehyde and formaldehyde. You can see detail information about each chemical by clicking the name. The other group of air toxicants are cancer-causing. For these, there is California's complete list of chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. Note this is a very long list and may not be so convenient as it does not sort out airborne toxicants. For your reference, here is a link to current version of California State's toxic air contaminants list. (This is also long. Please scroll down to see both section 93000 & 93001) A lot of information about toxic chemicals can be found in these links, yet they represent just one type of indoor air "pollutants." to be controlled in architecture. To step back for overview of indoor air pollutants, links below may be helpful.
American Lung Association 's IAQ web site: offers breadth of information about IAQ. Tips for better IAQ.
Extra Reading:
- National Geographic Magazine October, 2006 article " The Pollution Within" : The conveniences of our modern life depend on chemical substances invtnted mostly after the World War II. It seems we tend to discover their negative impact on human body only after some signicicant sacrifice is made.
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