101 resources found

UNEP
Website

Flame retardants

UNEP page on flame retardants, covering common types and their uses in different products, including insulation.

Green Science Policy Institute
Website

Healthier Insulation

Guidance from the Green Science Policy Institute on specifying healthier insulation, including research on flame retardants.

Healthy Building Network
Report

Eliminating Toxics in Carpet: Lessons for the Future of Recycling

Healthy Building Network's report on post-consumer carpet feedstocks calls for eliminating over 40 highly toxic chemicals in carpets that threaten public health and impede recycling. These toxics are known to cause respiratory disease, heart attacks, cancer, and asthma, and impair children's developmental health. The report outlines strategies to protect public health and the environment by improving product transparency, eliminating dangerous chemicals from carpets, and increasing carpet recycling rates. It also reveals surprising efforts in the industry to remove many of these toxic substances from carpet design.

Healthy Building Network
Website

Flooring Product Guidance

Flooring Product Guidance from the Healthy Building Network, to assist with selecting a safer product.

Healthy Building Network
Website

Healthy Building Network: Insulation Guidance

Product guidance on insulation from the Healthy Building Network, to support finding safer products.

Cabinetry and millwork
Website

Healthy Building Network Guidance - Cabinetry and Millwork

Guidance from the Healthy Building Network on selecting safer products for interior furniture and fittings.  The guidance looks at wood and composite materials, including glues and resins contained with these products.

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