Healthy Home Hacks Podcast

45: The Healthiest Building Products


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If you're remodeling or renovating an existing home, or building a new house, you DON’T want to miss this show. Our guest, Jay Watts, has been the VP for technical services and special projects at AFM Safecoat (the leading provider of environmentally responsible, sustainable, and non-polluting paints, stains, wood finishes, sealers, adhesives, and related green building products) since 1994. AFM has been providing 100 percent toxicity-free multi-surface solutions for over 40 years.

Today, we’re going beyond volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and digging deep into the chemical toxins present in today’s paints, primers, and other building products including solvents, heavy metals, chemical residuals, carcinogens, and other harmful preservatives. Jay explains the difference between an MSDS and an SDS is and who it really benefits. Jay leaves us with tips on hiring and engaging contractors, the difference between low and zero VOC, the importance of product sampling, and he reveals the biggest sources of pollution in our homes.

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