“To have pure air, your house must be so constructed as that the outer atmosphere shall find its way with ease to every corner of it. Badly constructed houses do for the healthy what badly constructed hospitals do for the sick.”
-Florence Nightingale, 1859
OK. We finally moved in, and even with a temporary kitchen and one working bath, it's great to be in a house with ideal indoor air quality. We achieved this by incorporating a very nice Energy Recovery Ventilation system, the UltimateAir RecoupAerator
"The RecoupAerator® is a whole-house air filter and ventilator that circulates fresh air into an average-sized home every two hours. It serves as both ventilation and filtration, capturing virtually all pollens and mold spores." (from product website.) The air quality is unbelievable!
I finished the concrete floor myself, with an acid stain, and wax finish. I used a low VOC ceramic based paint over a zero VOC primer, and for dramatic effect, applied a Venetian plaster finish to the largest interior wall.
Next steps are to finalize the kitchen design, trim, and interior doors, and figure out how to install all of it.
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