This is a copy of my doctor's letter written specifically for my situation so that I can get help from tradespeople and product manufactures while building a home safe enough for me to live in without getting sick from the materials and products used in its construction; I also have to avoid mould, which means I am building a house that won't go mouldy. I have huge medical … [Read more...] about The Letter from my Treating Allergist and Immunologist in Regards to Building a Safe Home
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Virtual Eco-House Tour
All readers, welcome to our home: My safe, allergy-free and eco-friendly home. Ready for the tour we promised? Take your shoes off. Only socks or Japanese slippers allowed. "Would you like a cup of coffee or tea? Do you take sugar? Soy milk okay? A herb from the garden perhaps?" [Miche pops the kettle on.] "Why, thank you for going fragrance-free. I really … [Read more...] about Virtual Eco-House Tour
The Kitchen Series: An Allergy-Free, Eco-Friendly Kitchen
This is the first post in ‘An Allergy-Free, Eco-Friendly Kitchen’ series. And to save you reading it all at once, I’ve broken up this one long post into handy bit-sized readings for each element needed to create your very own ‘Allergy-Free, Eco-Friendly Kitchen’. Whether you have respiratory issues, chemical sensitivities, mould illness, asthma or any medical condition that is … [Read more...] about The Kitchen Series: An Allergy-Free, Eco-Friendly Kitchen
How to Avoid Slab Moisture Ingress
Slab moisture ingress can cause indoor mould growth because it not only adds moisture and humidity to the indoor air environment but it can also cause the house to act as a petri dish where mould will grow, spreading spores around the house. This can happen if it hasn't cured properly, of if there are gardens with soil covering the weep holes—small rectangular spaces left … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Slab Moisture Ingress
Why a Pineapple Could Bring Good Fortune and Other Home Superstitions
Why a Pineapple Could Bring Good Fortune and Other Home Superstitions Click through the slideshow using the arrow buttons More Build an Eco-Friendly, Allergy-Free House: Building a Home with Ganesh All the Build an Eco-Friendly, Allergy-Free House blog posts Coming up The Book: Freedom: Build an Allergy-Free, Eco-Friendly Home (Release date 2017) … [Read more...] about Why a Pineapple Could Bring Good Fortune and Other Home Superstitions