Non-toxic building materials / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...building materials Where most building materials have a ‘carbon footprint’, meaning the amount of embodied energy required to extract raw materials and manufacture products, some natural building materials, like the grass insulation from Gramitherm that we just came across, actually have a negative carbon footprint due...

...Non-toxic deck finishing oil © Livos   Now you know about natural, food-safe, non-toxic finishes for wood surfaces and furniture. Learn more about sustainable construction and how to create healthy indoor spaces, all in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and the following pages:  Top ten tips for a longer lasting ...

Given that we spend about three quarters of our time indoors (counting both home and work), it is essential that we work to ensure clear indoor air quality. Contrary to what many people believe, indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air. How is inside air worse that outside air? The air you breathe inside orig...

...building with used and reclaimed building materials. Find more about low carbon green home building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these related pages :  Learn all about green building design basics here Tips for how to stay on budget while building and renovating How deconstruction helps recycle materia...

...materials are a source of pollutants in homes. Image via Wikimedia When new materials are introduced into a home, the odours that accompany them are quite noticeable at first. This can be anything from furniture, mattresses, cabinets, and even electronic devices like televisions and computers. After a few days or week...