Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted by a wide array of household products, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects. Examples include: paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building materials and furnishings, office equipment such as copiers and printers, correction fluids and carbonless copy paper, graphics, and craft materials, [...]

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers(CPI-U) increased by an unexpectedly lower margin of 0.2 percent in April according to today’s report from Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
The index for petroleum-based energy fell 1.6 percent, offsetting the 2.5 percent increase in the index for energy services. But food prices [...]

NeighborWorks America, a national nonprofit organization created by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts, has formed a new partnership with the Federal Reserve designed to help provide assistance to local communities nationwide who are trying to assess housing conditions in their areas, and assist local governments and non-profit [...]

Ever feel like you’re literally throwing away money when you print from a Web site and discard those annoying extra pages containing a Web address or footer information? GreenPrint’s patent-pending technology automatically eliminates these pages (and waste) by analyzing each page of every document sent to the printer by searching for typical waste characteristics (pages [...]

Customer satisfaction with online banking firms has improved by 12 percent since 2003, according to the 2008 ForeSee Results/Forbes.com Online Financial Services Study released yesterday.
Among the findings of the study, 31 percent of highly satisfied online banking customers are more likely than less satisfied customers to purchase more services; 57 percent are likely to use [...]

Builder confidence across the country remained unchanged in March, according new data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released today, indicating
NAHB’s report shows builder confidence gauging current sales conditions for new single-family homes held firm at 20, which just above its historic low of 18 set in December of 2007. The index gauging [...]

The pace of all new home sales in California declined 57 percent in February from February 2006 levels, according to the latest data from the California Building Industry Association (CBIA).
A CBIA report showed sales of single family homes dropped by 52 percent in February. Sales of new townhomes and “plexes” declined 48 percent, and sales [...]