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Building Biology

Why should the buildings in which we live and work be greener and healthier?

It is a growing worldwide belief that the increasing amount of synthetic chemicals and electromagnetic smog that our bodies are exposed to are a large contributing factor to the enormous rise in health issues for both us and the environment as a whole. However, Building Biology, practised for decades in Europe, is now becoming more prevalent in Australia and there are simple solutions to almost all of the issues.

Building Materials

Building materials are made cheaper every day by utilising more chemicals.
It is a simple concept. Chemicals are cheap and, the more you can substitute a chemical for something natural, the cheaper that product will be and the longer its shelf life will be.
Unfortunately, it also means that our body and planet must deal with the toxic effects.
Using natural and sustainable building materials should allow your building to "breathe" as it is regarded by Building Biologists as your third skin (your clothes being your second skin).
Careful building design and choice of building materials will cut long term power expenses as well as carbon and toxic chemical emissions.

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