Eco-friendly building materials / Discussions

Hi, couple questions - what is the best way to vapor barrier a wall with non toxic materials to prevent mold and moisture and how do you make sure that the furniture and bed in a place does not absorb a lot of mold? A vapor barrier or vapor retarder is any material that slows or stops the migration of moisture, so ther...

We are building green on Vancouver Island. I wonder where we can find straw sips? Finding straw bale SIPs in Canada is tricky at the moment, the only commercial manufacturer we knew of (yes, past tense) has since gone out of business. We have not heard of any company coming in the fill the void unfortunately. It is a p...

...materials/labour would likely not be much more than $3-5/sq ft. Thanks! Drywall is not the only way to finish walls, though it is the most common, and in most cases the cheapest. But not always by much! Explore options other than drywall for your project. The suggestion of using PureBond finished grade plywood for inte...