Healthy building materials/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...buildingproducts such as hemp flooring are gaining in popularity for those who wanthealthyhomes with sustainable eco-friendlybuildingmaterials. Hemp is a very sustainable crop given the quick growing time and the amount of carbon sequestered in hempbuildingproducts. A hemp crop goes from seed to ready-to-harvest...

...healthyand durable flooringmaterialsChoosing green kitchen countertops Wood or metal siding for exterior cladding Fiberglass window frames Wooden baby toys and chairs There are a lot of toxicmaterialsin homes and they have a cumulative effect on indoor air quality . We aren't advocating stripping every...

...buildingmaterials(PCMs) and how they can be incorporated intobuildings to improve energy-efficiency by harnessing a naturally-occurring physical reality, 'the melting point'. When looking for commercially available phase change drywall and otherbuildingmaterials, we first came across Thermal Core, a drywall prod...

...buildingproduct, most notably as hemp-batt insulation , and also hemp boards for cabinetry. Why choose hempbuildingmaterials? The growing and harvesting of hemp is a far more sustainable process than harvesting wood for use asbuildingproducts, due to the short time period in which a crop is ready to harvest. T...

...materialsare converted into useablematerialsit sequesters carbon (acts as carbon storage), having a positive impact on the fight against climate change, of which thebuildingindustry is a leading contributor to. Disposing of leftover rice stalks after harvest can be a big environmental problem as fields are often...

...Materialsand Resources: 15 of 16 available points, withhealthyand localmaterialsAn extraordinary customer: A nice surprise for Alain Culis, President of the Manufacturers of the popular modern green prefab kit home - Le Refuge , was when he learned exactly who the client for this prefab eco home was: "Througho...

...buildingmaterialsbecomes greater all the time. And that is simply considering the direct cost to the consumer; indirectly, the costs are exponentially higher through environmental destruction and the costs that come with it. Depending on the type of product, some usedbuildingmaterialswill save you a lot of money...

...buildingconstruction (when they lack sufficient mechanical ventilation from a HRV or ERV system to ensure adequate air exchange) and increased use of syntheticbuildingmaterials, wood particle board panels containing formaldehyde in kitchens and furnishings, toxic chemicals in personal care products, pesticides, and ...

...healthyindoor air quality, learn more about sustainable construction forhealthyand durable homes in the EcohomeBuildingGuide pages Find more pages about sustainable and resilient greenbuildingtechniques here : How to service HRV & ERV units at home for optimum efficiency Where to buy and choose saf...

...materials. There are also no heavy metals used in the colouring pigments, so it is a completely sustainably-made andhealthyproduct. "In our natural wood finishes we use a mixture of cold-pressed linseed oil and natural resins, such as damar, beeswax and carnauba, instead of polyurethane” says Marc-André Coulombe, D...

...Buildingwith shipping pallets © b Sq. Design Studio With interior and exterior climbable walls, plenty of counter space, a 12 foot roof deck and two door openings, this structure is the ultimate play space for children and adults alike. Recycled wood pallets were chosen as the primary material for this fea...