Title: ECO.expo
Location: Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL
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Description: ECO.expo includes displays from green product manufacturers,locally owned businesses, prominent design firms, local schools and government organizations all with the goal of sharing information about products and programs to help the general public and design professionals be more sustainable.

The event is open to the public and trade and will offer complimentary food, beer, wine and live music!

Live music by Kevin Mongelli • CEU Sponsored by Haworth

Please RSVP for the C.E.U. and free admission ($5 donation the day of the event) before March 19, 2010.
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2010-03-25
End Time: 21:00

Before I got into the home inspection business, home insulation was something that was just a part of a house.  It was installed when the home was built and that was it.  What it was made of didn’t really matter to me and the old adage of out of site, out of mind held true once again.  I have to say that as I have spent most of the past 35 years in warmer climates, it just never seemed that important.  After I started crawling around in it doing inspections I became much more aware of the materials that it was made of.  Fiberglass being the most common and the most itchy as well as some concerns about exposure to the small glass fibers.  FIberglass batts can contain adhesives that are made up of formadehyde.  The production of fiberglass is also very energy intensive.  Cellulose also very common but some of the products out there may contain harmful chemicals used to make it fire retardant.  On a couple of rare occasions I’ve even seen an insulation know as Vermiculite.  Vermiculite in some cases may be contaminated with asbestos.   Read More