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Green Building

Dreaming Green

Healthy Child

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Lisa Sharkey writes about sustainable building in her new book, Dreaming Green, and why greening our homes is easier and more affordable than most people believe it to be.

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Lead, Synthetic Turf Fields, and False Reassurance

Dr. Alan Greene

Saturday, October 18, 2008

The CDC issued an advisory about the danger to children from lead on some (not all) synthetic turf fields – especially for young children on older fields with visible wear or dust.

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You Ask, We Answer: Is Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) safe for babies?

Janelle Sorensen

Thursday, October 16, 2008

One of our readers voiced a concern over whether the foam ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), commonly used for the interlocking foam tiles in baby/toddler play areas, is safe. Here, we provide the answer.

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Creating a healthy home by reducing toxins and improving indoor air quality can have a direct effect on whether your child develops asthma. And for families affected by the condition, the choices you make when purchasing home furnishings and cleaning agents can be as important as medicine in preventing attacks.

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Scandinavian Child Cleans Up Williams-Sonoma and Beaba’s BPA mess

Guest Blogger

Monday, September 22, 2008

At Z Recommends, we have always loved the idea of the Babycook, a combination steamer, blender, warmer, and defroster for preparing homemade baby food.

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Tired of Tire Turf

Janelle Sorensen

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Despite a quiet uproar over potential safety hazards, fake turf is quickly covering fields nationwide. According to The Synthetic Turf Council, a trade group representing manufacturers and installers, by the end of the year about 4,500 fields in North America will be made of fake grass, up from about 3,500 a year ago.

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William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle - TED Conference

2007 TED Conference

TED Conference

Monday, September 08, 2008

Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time."