VOC’s and Indoor Air Quality

For the last year or so, my husband and I have been involved in building our dream house at the beach.  In the process, we’ve been mindful to select eco-friendly building materials and products conscious of low VOC’s.  Too often we only care about our organic food and all-natural beauty products, but forget about the importance of our indoor air quality, especially when it comes to our children.  If you just put a little extra leg work into your home renovation, you can definately find reasonably priced replacements to unhealthy MDF and Formaldehyde based building products.  Here are just a few I thought I would share….

• Eco-Friendly Insulation:  Certainteed Greenguard Certified
• Formaldehyde Free Interior Doors:  Masonite Safe n’ Sound Emerald Series
• Hardwood Flooring:  Listone Giordano
• Wall & Floor Tiles:  Nemo Tile Company
• No VOC Paint:  Benjamin Moore Natura
• Opt for Real Pine window & door casings instead of ones made from MDF or a glued composite.

It’s never a perfect world…but every little bit helps!