Guest guest Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Thanks . I added this to folder I've made for mold preventive building materials. Let me know if anyone can think of any other. Dan and Carmella I thought had mentioned some kind of foam igloo type frame but I can't find that post. /files/Building% 20Materials/ --- In , " charlesb35 " <charlesb35@...> wrote: > > Interesting article. > > http://www.builderonline.com/industry-news.asp? > sectionID=26 & articleID=567786 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 That couldn't be more obvious Live, but what does that have to do with Charle's or my post regarding Mold Free Model Home? A model home was built because they were using unconveniently building materials and style. Thanks . I added your article to folder I've made for mold resistent building materials. Let me know if anyone can think of any other new materials to add to list. Dan and Carmella I thought had mentioned some kind of 'foam igloo type frame' but I can't find that post. --- In , " charlesb35 " <charlesb35@...> wrote: > > Interesting article regarding a mold free model home: > > http://www.builderonline.com/industry-news.asp? > sectionID=26 & articleID=567786 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I was trying to make the point that if you have a house built of conventional materials, you can keep it healthy by keeping it dry. That might involve regular maintenance or improvements in insulation or dilligent attention to waterproofing, but those needs are as old as homes are themselves. Nothing has changed, really, except perhaps that people don't have the freedom now to leave windows open as much as they used to because energy is more expensive. I actually think avoiding some of these newer building materials is a valid strategy as some of them cause problems of their own. As long as you keep it dry. Why did I bring that " wall relative humidity " paper on stachybotrys and mycotoxins up? Because it shows how closely the two (water damage and toicity) are linked. I guess it is sort of a pet peeve of mine that it seems sometimes some people portray mold problems as somehow inevitable when in reality it takes a lot of problems - most importantly seriously high humidity inside of wall cavities for at least a few days - to add up to stachybotrys growing at all, and much more, even, to end up with a really, incurably sick building like the places most of us got ill in. I could see this happening in houses that spent some time abandoned, but not in a well maintained, lived in house, unless leaks were deliberately ignored, with the possible exception of some sheetrock in basement situations with foundation leakage.. On 9/8/07, barb1283 <barb1283@...> wrote: > > That couldn't be more obvious Live, but what does that have to do > with Charle's or my post regarding Mold Free Model Home? A model > home was built because they were using unconveniently building > materials and style. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 barb1283, I can't speak for LiveSimply, but my response is that changing the building materials or changing the name of a building is irrelevant in the long run if moisture issues aren't also addressed. For example, the Green Building programs and movement is excellent. But many of their building specifications and practices are creating a whole new set of moisture and mold problems. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- > That couldn't be more obvious Live, but what does that have to do > with Charle's or my post regarding Mold Free Model Home? A model > home was built because they were using unconveniently building > materials and style. > > > > > > Interesting article regarding a mold free model home: > > > > http://www.builderonline.com/industry-news.asp? > > sectionID=26 & articleID=567786 > > > > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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