Your Healthy Building Material Questions Answered

We're continuing our healthy building materials mini-series by answering listener questions specific to healthy home building materials and finishes.

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If you're curious what the household toxins that you should be avoiding in your home are, listen to episode 007 by clicking here first.

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Questions Covered in this episode:

I am doing a renovation to my house and have spent so much time searching for healthy building products. It's confusing because there is so much greenwashing, I don't know what I should believe. Now I'm frustrated and overwhelmed. Is there a place I can go to find out if a product is safe to use in my home?
I have to replace drywall and insulation due to mold remediation. What should I be choosing for healthy drywall and insulation for the new walls?
We are replacing the vinyl flooring in my house that was installed about 25 years ago with a floating wood floor. We pulled up a small section of it and it has a terrible toxic smell. What can we do to get rid of the smell before installing the new floor?
It seems like everything in our lives need to be non-toxic for us to be safe. From food, to clothing, car seats, shampoo, building materials. Is this really possible?

A few helpful links:

Do you have questions on how to make your home more health and wellness focused? Email me your question for future podcast Q and A episodes!: Kate@balancedarch.com

Healthy Rating System:

Declare Label:Living-future.org/declare

Drywall:

US Product: USG EcoSmart

US Product: National Gypsum GoldBond

New Zealand Product: Winstone Wallboard

Drywall Joint Compound: Murco M100 Drywall Joint Compound

Insulation:

Mineral Wool Insulation: Owens Corning ThermaFiber UltraBatt FF

MgO Board: ExtremeGreen

Sealants:

Sealant for toxic odors: AFM SafeCoat Safeseal

Healthy Materials Links: