Safe paints / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...paints may have reduced amounts of volatile organic compounds, meaning they don't off-gas as much as traditional paints, but it's important to remember that when it says "low" it's only in comparison to some other paints. There are no standards that define what "low" means, so the labels are arbitrary, at best, and mis...

...safer alternatives on the market now than the toxic paints we used to apply to our walls. For more information see our pages on safer paints, or you could even make your own DIY safe no VOC natural paint with our guide here. Formaldehyde Formaldehyde is one of the more commonly found contaminants in homes, and is used ...

...paints, replacing them with solvent-free or water-based paints, often labelled as low-VOC paints or zero VOC paints. The move towards safe paint has led to a noticeable improvement in indoor air quality since the mid-seventies, and better even in the last decade. But paints based on petrochemical solvents still represe...