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• I cannot live in my house due to offgassing from paints and primer applied over a year ago. - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Joel Hirshberg: Bonnie, I'm sorry to hear of your troubling experience. Although it is quite common, fortunately, there are solutions. We have spoke...

• We are trying to determine the best criteria for selecting an exterior paint. - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Joel Hirshberg:   Good question Daniel. Given all the different brands of paint, it’s no wonder that choosing quality paint is challengi...

• Lead-Safe Deconstruction, a Consumer Choice - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Since April 2010, the EPA has instituted a nationwide regulation: the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule. Bill Fry explains what the RRP rule is and why it's important to hire a lead-safe certified firm.

• Is there any way to "seal in" VOCs in floor paint? - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Olga G. Alvarez, LEED-AP ID+C: According to the EPA, indoor air is three times more polluted than outdoor air and paint finishes usually release toxic emissions for severa...

• Will a zero-VOC paint seal in offgassing from a primer? A VOC emitting product was used as the primer. - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Liberty Phoenix Lord: We have found that using any of the AFM Safecoat paints will lock in the existing VOC's from previously treated surfaces. You must use...

• Will Bin Zinsser No VOC latex primer and an enamel latex reduce or stop out gassing from a previous layer of pro-block oil based primer? - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Mark Crisconi: We use this product all the time. Good question. I would say yes it would seal in the gasses. Prime with that then use a hi qu...

• I have a bathtub that needs re-enameling. Is there a nontoxic way to do this? - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Mick Dalrymple: Congratulations on looking into re-enameling instead of just going the toss-and-replace route. In remodeling projects, the knee-jerk de...

• My wife is chemically sensitive. What's the best way to get rid of stubborn paint odors in our home? - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by Steve Rush: You need to use a different product and your wife needs to stay out of the house for a while after you've applied it. Bulls Eye 1-2-3 ...

• Is there a reason to paint over non-eco-friendly paint with low-VOC paint? - Green Home Guide by USGBC

  Answered by William Fry: Yes, after you’ve off-gassed your VOC paint, it would be worthwhile to repaint with a non-VOC product. If you don’t want VOC off...

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