Links & Resources

As I come across useful, interesting, pertinent or related links I will post them here, with the newest additions at the end, so they are in no particular order at the moment!

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls and Product Safety News (This link will allow you to search recalls by date, product, company, type, or category)
     http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html

National Association of Certified Home Inspectors
     http://www.nachi.org/

Virginia Certified Home Inspectors
     http://www.vachi.info

Fauquier County, Virginia
     http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/

A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and your Home
     http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldguide.html

Aluminum Wiring
     http://www.inspect-ny.com/aluminum.htm

Exterior Finish & Insulation Systems (EIFS)
     http://www.eima.com/eima/eifs.htm

Federal Pacific Electrical Panels
     http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpe.html

Polybutylene Piping
     http://www.polybutylene.com/myths.html

Pressure Treated Wood-the Next Generation
     http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00127.asp

Department of Energy Insulation & Moisture Control Fact Sheets
     http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html

Air Filters: Comparison of different types and their effectiveness
     http://oikos.com/esb/31/airfilters.html

American Lung Association_Air Quality_Types of Air Cleaning Processes (Slightly more detailed article on the different types of filtration available and their effectiveness)
     http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39308

Urea-formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI)
     http://www.propex.com/C_f_env_ureaform.htm

Heat Pumps _ How well do they work?
     http://www.askthebuilder.com/294_Heat_Pumps_-_How_Well_Do_They_Work_.shtml

Termites
     http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/pests/g07420.htm

ABS Piping
     http://www.abspipes.com/id.html

Great site for articles having to do with combustion, construction process, crawl spaces, framing, heating and cooling, indoor air quality, insulation, old and moisture, ventilation, and windows.
http://www.advancedenergy.org/buildings/knowledge_library/index.html

Truss Uplift-why you may get cracks in your ceiling
     http://www.hopkinsmn.com/inspections/building/trussuplift.html

Asbestos-Cement Building Materials
     http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/recentpast/asbestosarticle.htm