ORGANIC MASONRY

A BETTER HOME, A BETTER LIFE

HEALTHY LIVING BY REDISCOVERING ANCIENT TECHNIQUES

“Home sweet home” can take on many meanings. But one thing is for sure; conventional construction makes your home a little less sweet. Conventional construction can often hide materials that can affect the health and well-being of those who live there. These materials are commonly used in renovations or new housing construction: resins synthesized with toxic components; mortars that are nests for mites and allergens; and glazes and paints that release unhealthy dust over time. Sick Building Syndrome, corroborated by institutions such as the World Health Organization, is a “disease” that affects dwellings and infects their inhabitants. We not only protect the environment with sustainable building techniques, but we also protect the people who inhabit that environment.

LEARN about THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TODAY'S CONSTRUCTION

Lung cancer

Attributable to radon, a radioactive gas favored by lava stones, pozzolan is used in flooring and cladding, along with masonry's low breathability.

Asthma

Attributable to bacteria emitted by non-breathable building enclosures and formaldehyde, a carcinogenic gas in most common building materials.

Migraines - Nausea

Attributable to formaldehyde, a carcinogenic gas in most common building materials, and VOCs, Volatile Organic Compounds present in many building materials.

Chronic fatigue

Attributable to VOCs, Volatile Organic Compounds in liquid or vapor form in many building materials and as well as formaldehyde, a carcinogenic gas present in flooring and fixtures.

DERMATITIS

Attributable to benzene, a carcinogenic chemical compound in paints and glues, and bacteria emitted by non-breathable building enclosures.

DISCOVER THE CAUSES THAT PUT YOUR HEALTH AT RISK

Radon

Radon is one of the most significant radiation sources in buildings from using stone lava, pozzolans, chemical plaster, ceramics, or cement from blast furnace slag. Besides low breathability, such radon concentrations are considered the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde is a colorless gas and a potent irritant. It can be both mutagenic and carcinogenic in most common building materials. It also causes irritation, asthma, fatigue, nausea, migraine, drowsiness, and dizziness.

Benzene

Present in paints and glues—Benzene is considered carcinogenic to humans. It can cause dizziness, drowsiness, tremors, confusion, and loss of consciousness at low concentrations. Prolonged exposure can impair memory and some mental abilities and cause irritation to the skin and mucous membranes.

Bacteria

Non-breathable building enclosures create an ideal home for the proliferation of bacteria and mold, which leads to allergic dermatitis, rhinitis, and asthma.

VOC

These compounds represent a collection of substances in liquid or vapor form found in many building materials. Effects associated with VOC exposure are eye, nose, and throat irritation, headaches, nausea, fatigue, and in extreme cases cancer.