Further reading

Prescriptions for a Healthy House Paula Baker-Laporte (2008)  

Indoor Environment Handbook – How to Make Buildings Healthy Professor Philomena Bluyssen (2009)

FutuREstorative Martin Brown (2016)

Beyond Environmental Comfort – Designing for Comfort Dr Boon Lay Ong (2013)

Biomimicry in Architecture Michael Pawlyn (2011)

Environmental Design Pocketbook Dr Sofie Pelsmakers (2012)

Ecohouse Dr Sue Roaf (2013, 4th edition)

The Hempcrete Book William Stanwix and Alex Spalding (2014)

Building Materials, Health and Indoor Air Quality Dr Tom Woolley (2017)

Reference

Useful links

Allergy UK – Leading national charity for those living with allergic disease
ASPB – Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
Back to Earth – Provides the highest quality, most energy efficient building materials available
Building Biology – Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability IBN
Bio Protective Systems – Protecting homes from electromagnetic radiation pollution
Clayworks – Natural clay plaster wall finishes
Celtic Sustainables – Suppliers of eco paint, natural & eco-friendly decorating, sustainable building and energy saving products.
Earthborn Paints – Beautiful, environmentally friendly paints
Gaia Group – Developing and disseminating sustainable design strategies, processes and technologies for the built environment.
Healthy Building Network – Transforming the market for building materials to advance the best environmental, health and social outcomes.
UK Hempcrete – UK construction company specialising in the use of Hempcrete or ‘hemp-lime’, and other natural building materials.
Natureplus – The International Association for Sustainable Building and Living
Pharos Project – Independent database of chemicals, polymers, metals, and other substances.
Tom Raffield – Handmade Steam Bent Lighting And Furniture, Sustainably Crafted.
Waverton Analytics IAQ Home Survey – Economical tool for professionals to test their clients homes and buildings for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including the chemicals produced by actively growing mould.

Carcinogenic Chemical Index

List of Carcinogenic Chemicals used in Buildings and Building Materials
Tom Woolley, Building Materials, Health and Indoor Air Quality (2017) pp 190-197.