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Home Building Tips: Make your home "green" and healthy too

(NC)—Going "green" is not solely for our planet's future. Developing a responsible, sustainable lifestyle can have immediate health benefits for you too – especially if it starts with your home. During construction, the main objective is to build a home that is safe, attractive and comfortable. This wish list invariably includes staying on budget but with superior materials and fixtures for low, future maintenance. And these days, of course, there is one more priority. "Green choices are also top-of-mind for homeowners as they start to build," says Todd Blyth at Nudura Corporation, a leading name in building systems. "People are asking about the use of sustainable materials and are very interested in building methods that deliver energy efficiency without impacting the environment. No wonder then, that the innovative use of concrete, not wood, is in high demand." Mould Control If your home is built with traditional stick framing, mould growth is a risk due to its inherent natural moisture. The alternative is concrete – and the more eco-conscious companies like Nudura, have developed pre-assembled forms filled with reinforced concrete for this purpose. Providing double the insulation, this is an energy efficient system that delivers benefits to both the environment and to the occupant's health. The company's Lego-like building forms have foam panels (EPS) all of which creates an easy-to- assemble, energy efficient envelope. "If uncontrolled, the adverse health effects of air-bourn mould spores can range from a mild irritation to allergies or severe illness," Blyth explained. "Our research has shown that the Nudura EPS foam will not propagate mould growth even under laboratory conditions that are designed to generate the most problematic mould conditions. When the forms are filled with concrete it creates a reinforced monolithic wall that virtually eliminates any gaps where mould could potentially develop." As importantly, pre-assembled forms make houses easier and quicker to construct. Maintenance costs are projected lower due to the resulting durability and energy efficiency – and current research data shows that buildings with this concrete innovation are up to nine times stronger, provide far more fire protection, far more sound insulation and can produce energy savings of up to 70 percent. More information is available online at Nudura.com. Credit: www.newscanada.com

 

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