February 13, 2008—”Just because building products are labeled ‘natural’ may not mean they’re safe and healthy,” says Sara Speer Selber, president of BuildClean, a not-for-profit (501(c)(3) pending) organization formed in late 2007 to educate consumers and the building industry about safe, healthy and environmentally friendly choices.
The trend in “green” building products has been a tremendous movement forward in everyone more aware of the importance of protecting the environment, says Speer Selber. But a level of scholarship about the health effects of product choices does not yet exist, she said. BuildClean aims to support laboratory and in-home research and promote cross-disciplinary collaborations that may eventually generate new standards for building product health and safety.
“It is critically important that the building industry and consumers understand the long-term impact of what is going into residential and commercial buildings, and we believe the answers lie not in assumptions, but in scientific research,” Speer Selber said.
For more information visit the BuildClean Web site.
