Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 by Tara Valley
As a residential real estate agent, home building contractor, real estate investor or licenced home inspector, we understand that your ultimate goal is to protect your clients’ interests when visiting, assessing, or considering buying, selling or renovating Toronto residential building properties.
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Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 by Tara Valley
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas found primarily in rock and soil and produced by the breakdown of uranium.
Radon is odourless, tasteless and invisible, just like carbon monoxide.
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer (after smoking) according to Health Canada [Source].
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Posted on Saturday, October 6, 2012 by Tara Valley
Concern for the environment has to include concern for the conditions you live in. The air you breathe indoors is crucial to the continued good health of you and your family.
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Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Tara Valley
A downtown Toronto high rise has become the first in town to attain the LEED® Platinum Certification. Cadillac Fairview Corporation, owner of the TD Centre Tower at 100 Wellington Street recently announced the LEED® Platinum Certification under the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance program in a press release.
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Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 by Tara Valley
A recent study by University of Sheffield researchers found the air quality in kitchens may show levels of pollutants up to three times higher than they were as measured in the outside environment.
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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 by Tara Valley
Legionella – the bacteria behind so-called Legionnaire’s disease – has made worldwide headlines this year with a recent outbreak in Edinburgh, Scotland. More than 60 cases of confirmed and suspected cases of the bacteria-caused respiratory disease have left one patient dead.
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Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012 by Tara Valley
A new report that comes from a study conducted by University of Toronto and the Ontario Health Coalition names indoor air quality as one of the key environmental issues that affect the health of Torontonians.
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Posted on Friday, March 9, 2012 by Tara Valley
The winter of 2011/2012 has been unusually kind to the residents of Southern Ontario, but there have been enough days that have seen stiff winds, cooler temperatures and even torrential rains, meaning your windows and doors are likely staying shut.
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Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 by Tara Valley
Since 2004, smoking in public places, including restaurants and night clubs, has been banned in Toronto, and while city councillors talk on occasion about extending that ban to outdoor areas like parks and beaches, officials in California have just gone one step further in allowing landlords to ban smoking from multi-family residences.
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Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 by Tara Valley
Indoor air quality is increasingly coming to the forefront of discussions on the effects of environment on human health. Consider the role of radon.
Radon is a colourless and odourless gas that’s completely undetectable to human senses.
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