This is my first post this is some great information I read and wanted to pass on ,
Have you ever walked into a home, readied for an open house and smelled it? Or what about when you enter the proud new abode that has just received "the works" by clients, now beaming new homeowners? We have all smelled it. In fact, it has become a calling card of a well-maintained cottage, recently updated rambler, or niche condo with "the works"- it is the new paint smell. But have you ever wondered why paint has that distinct smell - what is it? Well, it is the by product of volatile organic compounds. Hmmmm...organic, good, right? Not so much.
Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs, for short, are emitted as gases from common everyday solids or liquids. The kicker is that VOCs are comprised of a variety of chemicals, some of which "MAY have short- and long-term adverse health effects", according to the Environmental Protection Agency. More and more in real estate, neighborhoods, communities, and even cities are working desperately to show their true colors - GREEN. While promoting environmentally superior conditions, access to the environment in all its forms (mountains, beaches, lakes, valley, etc.), and even the health benefits of living in one of these distinguished areas, according to the EPA "concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors."
So after you sell a potential buyer the environmental benefits of a new area, you walk them right into a new home overflowing with VOCs, emitted in paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building materials and furnishings.
There is a better way? It is time look at the environment from the inside out.
A great product on the market (the product of some pretty revolutionary technology) has the potential for application in every home you show, sell, build, or rent - it is "The Freshaire ChoiceTM" paint, and it contains NO VOCs. Freshaire Choice paint claims to be the only tinted paint on the market (now available in 65 different colors) with NO VOCs. Although other paints claim to have no VOCs, these chemicals are put back into the paint once color tints are added. Freshaire Choice paints are truly VOCs free, and certified by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), a well-respected industry-independent, non-profit organization that provides verification for low-emitting products.
How it works
Typically, when tint is added to a base paint, about 150 grams of VOCs are added back into paint. You get your nice "Nairobi Dusk" hue, but it comes with some bagage - VOCs. The Freshaire Choice paints use a pre-measured ColorFreshTM colorant pouch, which dissolves into the paint base without expelling any chemical odor - eliminating that "just painted" smell.
For more information about The Freshaire Choice Paints visit www.freshairechoicepaint.com
That fresh paint smell, might be telling you something about the home, but now you know a little bit more about what it might be saying.
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