http://www.articletrader.com/ Articles at ArticleTrader en-us http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/living-in-a-%91green-house.html http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/living-in-a-%91green-house.html Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 You find them in the resins that hold the sheathing in your walls together, the floors, and the roof.
They are there in the bath room and kitchen cabinets, the paneling and built in bookcases which have all been created with he help of resins, glues, and formaldehyde.
Every room in the house bears traces of glues, stains, paints, and sealants.
So, when you are looking out for a new home and you naturally want to avoid this as far as possible your best bet would be to approach a green builder. But even if you don’t, you can still find out what steps your builder has taken to reduce the negative effects of the construction materials used.
If you find that high chemical materials were use in the construction, the only thing you can do is increase the ventilation and allow the material to ‘off-gas’. This will normally take from about a few months to a year to happen.
Besides the materials used for new construction, carpeting, flooring and flooring finishes may also contain a whole lot of chemicals.
Carpets, with their paddings and adhesives, emit volatile organic compounds which may seem negligible at first consideration but can add up in the final count.
Even though certain carpet manufacturers assert that their products are environmentally safe , it is in the installation process that the chemicals may still be introduced. .
And no matter how environmentally friendly a carpet may be initially, it ultimately becomes a warm and cozy home for molds, pollens, dust mites, and animal dander, so if you can avoid wall to wall carpeting it is best to do without it.
Chemical based cleaners also contribute to the problem so always look out for the environmentally friendly ones.
Wood or laminate floorings provide preferable alternatives to carpets.
Vinyl flooring sheets contain polyvinyl chloride and other chemicals that are quite detrimental to the quality of your indoor air.
Ceramic tiles are perhaps the best choice for flooring. They are easy to clean and do not ‘off gas’.
And, finally, a word about furnishing. Furniture, drapes and other furnishings do ‘off gas’ to a certain extent, particularly those with veneer/cloth on the outside and particleboard on the outside. The formaldehyde in the cloth and the particle board, the wood finishing agents and the glues can trigger a host of health problems.
You can offset these threats with green alternatives such as those with the GreenGuard label.
Second hand furniture is cheap, has already been ‘off gassed’ and is waiting to be recycled. So consider it.


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