Building materials

exterior | siding | roofing | vapor barriers | wall panels | insulation | windows | doors | paint | plaster | grout | caulking | joint compounds | adhesives | foil/foil tape | water pipes | water pressure tanks | heaters | cabinetry | sinks | dishwashers | miscellaneous | websites | books

Please note: there is no product that is safe for everyone; each individual must test each product to see if they are sensitive to it. Some of the products listed may no longer be available, or their formulas may have changed. New products may now exist that are less toxic or better tolerated by more people.

exterior
Rastra™
RASTRA Corporation
North American Corp. Office
7621 E. Gray Road, Suite A1
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA
tel 877.935.3545
tel 480.443.9211
fax 480.443.9228
email Info@rastra.com

Steel Frame
Dietrich Metal Framing
Corporate Headquarters
500 Grant Street/Suite 2226
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
tel 412.281.2805
email askforhelp@dietrichindustries.com

siding
James Hardie
USA/Canada
26300 La Alameda, Suite 250
Mission Viejo, California 92691
tel 1.888.JHARDIE
tel 1.888.542.7343

roofing
Metal Sales
Pro-Panel II®
545 South Third Street, Suite 200
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
tel 800.406.7387

vapor barriers
TuTuff branch chained polyethylene

Tyvek® wrap

wall panels
Agriboard
Agriboard Industries
Ryan Development Company, L.C.
8301 E. 21st St. North, Suite 320
Wichita, KS 67206
toll free 866.247.4267
tel 316.630.9223
fax 316.636.9255
email sales@agriboard.com

Aluminum Honeycomb Panels
Pacific Panels
74 98th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94603 USA
tel 510.568.7288
fax 510.568.4619

Coroplast® crosslinked copolymer polypropylene sheeting on the interior

Corrugated Pollyallomer

HardieBacker® Cement Board
James Hardie
26300 La Alameda, Suite 400
Mission Viejo, California 92691
tel 1.888.542.7343
email info@JamesHardie.com

Keenes cement over foil board

insulation
Air Krete®

Insulation 4 Less (Johnathan Barber)
4833 Front Street
Suite B138
Castle Rock, CO
80104-7901

Johns-Manville Formaldehyde-free™ Insulation
Product Information Center
tel 1.800.654.3103

Reflectix
Reflectix, Inc.
#1 School Street
P.O. Box 108
Markleville, IN 46056
tel 765.533.4332 | 800.879.3645
fax 765.533.2327
email customerservice@reflectixinc.com

windows
BetterBilt (now known as MI Windows and Doors)
western states
7555 East State Rt. 69
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
tel 888.417.1162
eastern states
650 West Market St
Gratz, PA 17030
tel 717.365.2500
fax: 717.365.3780

doors
Hardwood Supply and Millwork
2100 North, Dale, IN 47523
toll-free 800.347.2721
tel 812.937.2698
fax 812.937.2717
email hardwood@psci.net

paint
Best Environmentally Safe Paints
1728 4th Ave S.
Seattle, Washington 98134
tel 206.783.9938
email paint@bestpaintco.com

Bioshield Kinder Paint
no VOC
BioShield Healthy Living Store
Plaza Entrada
3005 S. St. Francis Suite 2A
Santa Fe, NM 87505 – USA
tel 800.621.2591
tel 505.438.3448
fax 505.438.0199
email Bioshield

Pittsburgh Pure Performance Paint
tel 1.800.441.9695

Sherman Williams Harmony Paint (zero VOCs)

plaster
Portland Cement

grout for ceramic tiles
Hydroment Grout

Portland Cement

Site-mixed sand and cement only
According to Napa County, California code: sand-cement grout is a mixture composed of not more than two parts of sand and one part of Portland cement, and not less than five nor more than seven gallons of water per sack (ninety-four pounds) of cement.

caulking
Phenoseal all purpose adhesive caulk or Polyseamseal
toll-free in U.S.A. & Canada 888.327.8477
(8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. EST)
www.dap.com

joint compounds
Murco M-100 Joint Compound
formulated with inert fillers and natural binders only ~ does not contain any preservatives or slow releasing compounds
Murco Wall Products, Inc.
2032 N. Commerce
Fort Worth, TX. 76164
tel 1.800.446.7124
tel 817.626.1987
fax 817.626.0821
email sales@murcowall.com

USG Easy Sand (dry mix only) and USG Beadex Silverset
joint compounds without vinyl esters or other plasticizers
tel 800.USG4YOU (800.874.4968)
email usg4you@usg.com

adhesives
Roman Adhesives
Golden Harvest universal wheat wallpaper paste
Roman Decorating Products
824 State St.
Calumet City, IL 60409
tel 800.488.6117
tel 708.891.4746
email techsupport@romanadhesives.com

foil / foil tape
Alufoil
135 Oser Avenue
Hauppauge, NY 11788
tel 631.231.4141
fax 631.231.1435
email sales@alufoil.com

Denny Foil
email dennywholesale@aol.com

Shurtape
E. L. Foust
754 Industrial Dr.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
tel 800.353.6878
email sales@foustco.com

Polyken Aluminum Tape

water pipes
Uponor (formerly Wirsbo)
5925 W. 148th Street · Apple Valley, MN 55124
tel 800.321.4739
fax 952.891.2008

water pressure tanks
Dayton Electric
Grainger Industrial Supply (or do a Google search for other retailers)
tel 800.323.0620
email Grainger

heaters
Cadet SoftHeat Baseboard Heaters
PO Box 1675 Vancouver, WA 98668-1675
tel 360.693.2505 ext.500
fax 360.694.8668

cabinetry
Charles R. Bailey Cabinetmakers
Formaldehyde- and chemical-free custom cabinetry and furniture, made by the chemically sensitive for the chemically sensitive.

Citilogs
Nontoxic-finish cabinetry made from wheatboard—particleboard fabricated from post-harvest straw leftovers—with Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood veneers.

Fillip solid steel kitchen cabinets
701 North Albany Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612
tel 800.535.0733
fax 773.826.6420
email Customerservice@fillipmetal.com

Neil Kelly Cabinets
formaldehyde free MDF boards or wheat panels for cabinets
showrooms in Oregon
tel 503.335.9207

Stainless Steel Kitchens
Stainless Steel Kitchens offers stainless steel cabinets in three versions: stainless over wood, powder-coated mild steel with stainless, and all stainless.
tel 574.259.1060

sinks
Corian® integrated sink

dishwashers
KitchenAid dishwasher with stainless steel interior
tel 1.800.334.6889

miscellaneous
April Aire Model 2200
air filter attached to air handler (formerly Space Guard)
1.800.334.6011

Butcher paper from office supply store; for replacing old shelf liner

China Markers from office supply store; for labeling moving boxes w/o stinky pens

Hyde
wallpaper tools
Aubuchon Hardware (or do a Google search for other retailers)
tel 800.431.2712

Marvel Masonry
120-grit sand
Marvel North (Phoenix)
tel 602.971.2710
(check website for other locations in Arizona)
email moreinfo@marvelmasonry.com

Penewet
wetting compound for asbestos removal
Fiberlock Technologies Inc.
150 Dascomb Road
Andover, MA 01810
toll-free 800.342.3755
tel 978.623.9987
fax 978.475.6205
email info@fiberlock.com

websites
mcs
A guide to building a chemical-free, mould-free house

American Environmental Health Foundation
Foundation of Dr. William J. Rea, director of the Environmental Health Center in Dallas. Sells safer products for home improvement.

Building Materials for the Chemically Injured

HEAL of Southern Arizona’s Safer Building Materials for People Who Can’t Tolerate Many Commonly Used Chemicals (PDF)

Healthy or Safe Housing

NEEDS
home environmental products: air filters, water filters, etc.
N.E.E.D.S
6666 Manlius Center Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
tel 1.800.634.1380

Safer Construction Tips for the Environmentally Sensitive

green/sustainable
Building for Health
One-stop shopping for healthy, environmentally sound, green building materials and home comforts—located in Colorado.

Citilogs
Baseboard, moldings, trim, and flooring created from timber salvaged from urban forests or from Forest Stewardship Council-certified material.

Environmental Home Center
green building supplies and household products
4121 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134 USA
toll-free 1.800.281.9785
tel 206.682.7332
fax 206.682.8275

Green Builder
Resources for the green builder: Green Building Professionals Directory, Green Real Estate, Sustainable Sources Bookstore, Sustainable Building Sourcebook, Green Events Calendar, International Strawbale Registry, articles, online discussions, and outstanding sites and groups.

Green Building Encyclopedia

Green Depot
Specializes in the greening of homes and work places for those with chemical sensitivities, allergies, asthmas, cancer and other related illnesses.

Green Home Building
Wide range of information about sustainable architecture and natural building materials.

Green Home NYC
A community-oriented, volunteer-run nonprofit that facilitates the adoption of sustainable building methods and materials by owners of small residential and commercial buildings in New York City—providing resources for small building owners, promoting the understanding of green building issues, and connecting building owners with local green building service and materials providers.

Healthy Home Services
Canadian web site offering healthy products for where you live, work and play.

Healthy House Institute
information on air and water quality, building, remodeling and furnishing,
housekeeping, ventilation, lighting, energy efficiency and beyond
Healthy House Institute™, LLC.
13998 West Hartford Dr.
Boise, ID 83713
tel 208.938.3137
fax 208.938.3138

The Healthiest Home & Building Supplies
Canada’s premier green building store.

Renewable Energy Information Resources

Sustainable Architecture, Building, and Culture
Green building materials directory.

books

top photo: © 2008 An MCS worker helps a friend build a low-chem and low-EMF home.