Green drywall Questions

What type of drywall do you recommend for bathrooms in a hot/humid climate?

— Catherine Fairhope, AL

Michael Holcomb

Answered by Michael Holcomb

Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (Headquarters)

July 18, 2011

Can plaster walls be recycled? I am going to gut re-hab a home.

— Barbara Donahue Sandy Hook, CT

Answered by Kati Curtis, LEED AP ID&C, CID on August 22, 2011

What type of drywall do you recommend for bathrooms in a hot/humid climate?

— Catherine Fairhope, AL

Answered by Michael Holcomb on July 18, 2011

Can someone tell me more about a product called DragonBoard? Should I use it?

— Frank O'Reilly San Francisco, CA

Answered by Rick Goyette on June 14, 2011

Where can healthy building materials (eg, backer board, drywall compound) be bought or ordered from?

— Leo Nosovsky Walnut Creek, CA

Answered by Joel Hirshberg on May 17, 2011

Does drywall, U.S.-made, outgas? Also, is it termite and mold resistant?

— Eva San Luis Obispo, CA

Answered by Cynthia Phakos on May 12, 2011

Did I create a mold hazard by spraying water, dish soap onto drywall to remove bathroom wallpaper?

— ruben p. salazar Waco, TX

Answered by Maggie Michel LEED AP on March 20, 2011

Is there such a thing as green drywall? If so, what alternatives to conventional drywall do you recommend?

— Jo-Ellen Fike North Palm Beach, FL

Answered by Mary Cordaro on January 3, 2011

Are there any nontoxic, non-offgassing replacement windows available? Also, how does one identify nontoxic sheetrock in stores?

— jean roper Newton Highlands, MA

Answered by David Edwards PhD on June 6, 2010

What is the safest drywall for our contractor to install? I am concerned about offgassing.

— Steve and Linda Allen Newbury Park, CA

Answered by Karen Smuland on April 24, 2010

I'm living in an addition to an existing home done four years ago, drywalled with possible toxic materials. How do you clean this up?

— Marilyn More Sedona, AZ

Answered by Danny Kelly on April 22, 2010

 

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