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What Your Builder Should Know: Best Practices for Building a Healthy Home

by Daniel Stih

A construction-stage guide to healthier homebuilding

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A construction-stage guide to healthier homebuilding

Organized around the stages of home construction, Daniel Stih’s guide discusses material choices, common building mistakes, and practices related to mold and ventilation, as well as electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Each section includes a summary and a “Give This to Your Builder” component. The book also outlines points at which to inspect the work and what to look for, framing its advice as a reference for conversations with architects and builders and for visits to the construction site. Its practical emphasis is on carrying health-related priorities through planning and construction, rather than leaving them until after the home is finished.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People planning a new home who want construction-stage guidance on health-related considerations
  • Homeowners preparing to discuss materials and building practices with an architect or builder
  • Readers seeking inspection prompts for construction-site visits

Themes

Healthy home constructionMold and ventilationBuilding materials and construction mistakesElectromagnetic fields (EMFs)Construction inspection

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Book overview

Are you building and want a new home that is healthy and mold-free? This book makes it simple. Each step of construction is covered and explains suggestions on materials to use, the common types of mistakes made, and proper construction.

Topics include mold, ventilation, and Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs).

Each step includes a summary, Give This to Your Builder.

This book tells you when to inspect the builder's work and what to look for.


Don't leave it to chance that your builder will build a healthy home. Use this as your bible. Take it with you when you meet with an architect or builder the first time. Carry it when you visit the construction site to inspect the builder's work. Use it as a reference to show a builder what you want done.

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