Offgassing....The Hidden Danger in our Homes

08/09/19 • 44 min

Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness

Jay and I today take a deep dive into the extremely important topic of chemical offgassing. What is it? Where does it come from? How long will this last? What are my choices for dealing with it? Folks, I know that I believe every episode of NTE is important. But this one it at the top of the 'important' list! In my eyes, the elimination of offgassing of your building materials is the most crucial aspect of healthy home building or remodeling. I expect you'll listen to this episode a few times, as there's lots of information in it that will help your project. Whether you're painting your home, replacing the carpet or just want to keep the indoor air as pristine as can be, this episode is for YOU!

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Taking a Pulse of the Healthy Building Industry

If you've ever wondered what Jay and I do for show prep, this episode is basically just that. We talk, laugh, commiserate and come up with ideas. Jay and I were talking earlier this week about some trends in the healthy building industry, and it occurred to us that we should immediately stop talking and jump on the microphones to continue the discussion. I'll admit, I did talk about one or two scary trends that we're facing (insert spray foam insulation here), but i promise that 90% of the show is positive!

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Constructing a Healthy, High-Performance Home

Water is essential for life, yet can cause so much destruction. Building a healthy home requires the use of many materials, very few as important as what we'll be discussing today. Etienne Gubler of Siga North America joins us today to discuss how his company's tapes, wraps and membranes can eliminate the destructive element of water intrusion, and allow our well-built homes to last far beyond the typical service life we get here in North America. Plus, we take a few questions from the mailbag.

Siga - https://www.siga.swiss/us_en