Low VOC / Discussions

How do you make a home with clean air quality?

...Low VOC Paints, natural wood finishing oils for floors, formaldehyde free plywood instead of chipboard or particle board that are full of resins, these are your first steps. Here you a lot of pages about how to build homes for chemically sensitive people.  How to maintain healthy clean indoor air quality in homes We ca...

Posted by Megan Hensler May 5, 2022 Healthy indoor air quality 3 responses

Do you have suggestion for non-toxic closet design company, or materials?

...low-toxicity for their cabinetry materials. We have asked the company to confirm this and we will update the page as soon as we hear back from them.  For choosing flooring materials, there are options such as cork or marmoleum, be sure to get a low or zero VOC adhesives such as Bostik GreenForce, building adhesives are...

Posted by Nicole Lucas Haimes Oct. 11, 2019 Materials and resources 1 response

Can you use a vapour retarder paint on the ceiling instead of using a poly vapour barrier?

I saw in your wall video that you advise to use a vapour retarder paint along with an outside air barrier.  Can you do this for the ceiling as well, thereby taking out that possible weak spot where the vapour barrier joins in with your walls? Vapour barrier paint (or Vapor barrier paint in the U.S. ) is more of a solut...

Posted by Anwas Qwelten June 8, 2019 Air and vapour barriers 2 responses