Here at Clean Air Gardening, we don’t want to just tell you about how to be green and do your part to improve our environment. We want to make sure we do our part as well, so we’ve done a number of things in our office and warehouse to make sure we make as little impact as possible.

One of the first tenets of green building is indoor air quality. No one likes to breathe in harmful, polluted air. That’s why we’ve painted our entire office with No Volatile Organic Compound, or No VOC paint.

According to the EPA,

EPA’s Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) studies found levels of about a dozen common organic pollutants to be 2 to 5 times higher inside homes than outside, regardless of whether the homes were located in rural or highly industrial areas. Additional TEAM studies indicate that while people are using products containing organic chemicals, they can expose themselves and others to very high pollutant levels, and elevated concentrations can persist in the air long after the activity is completed.

Does that mean that the air outside your home is better quality air than the air in your home or office? Well, if you use harmful chemicals and paints, it might be. Like the EPA says, these chemicals can linger for several years after the paint is dried and doesn’t smell anymore.

Low VOC or no VOC paint is easy to find, although not everyone is aware of its name. If someone at your big box store doesn’t know what you’re talking about, try asking for the “low fume” paint, and then look for the Green Seal.

This paint is just as good quality as the high fume paint, can be made any color just like the higher fume paint, but it improves your indoor air quality. We love it here at Clean Air Gardening because we know it will benefit us now and in the future while we work!

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