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Ecology House
San Rafael, California

Picture of Ecology House

Ecology House is a HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) PRAC-811 funded 11 unit apartment building designed, constructed, and maintained for people with extreme environmental sensitivities. It has been open since Fall 1994, and has a long nation-wide waiting list.

 

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Sponsored By:

EAH Inc.
(formerly Ecumenical Assosiation for Housing)

MHIL
(Marin Homes for Independent Living)

EHN
(Environmental Health Network)



Our Mission Statement

Definition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities/
Environmental Illness
Used by Ecology House

 

 

New as of 2005:

San Rafael's Ecology House to be Included on Marin/Sonoma Green Home Tour - Sept 25, 2005

Press Release

Flyer Page 1

Flyer Page 2

Green Building Workshop Calendar

 

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Ecology House Building:

Healthy by Design -- Building and Remodeling Solutions for Creating Healthy Homes, by David Rousseau & James Wasley
chapter 9:
"New Low-income Apartment Building for People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities"

 

Ecology House Development:

Evaluation and List of Building Materials:

Summary
Background
Funding
Property Management and Design Criteria

List of Ten -- unofficial list of ten things we would have done differently (if we knew then what we know now)

 

Ecology House Life:

 

House Rules

Allowable Housekeeping and Laundry Products

Items Not Allowed in Airing Room

Notice For Inclusion on all Community Room Announcements

 

Question & Answer (Unofficial personal thoughts from one resident)

Guidelines for On-Site Contractors/Repairs

For more information about Ecology House, please write eh@ecologyhouse.net
Last updated 9/23/05