Many of the products that are available to use for home repair and improvements contain high levels of toxins that are dangerous for the children and adults who live there. These chemicals have negative effects on the environment and can increase the potential of individuals to suffer from multiple chemical sensitivities. Alternative green solutions are available through manufacturing companies who are concerned with the environment.

Finding products that are eco-friendly may take some searching out but they provide options to build a deck, outfit a kitchen or repaint a room. And the best part is that they are also desired changes when homeowners are trying to sell their homes. Some products can be found online, while others can be purchased at the local lumbar supply or flooring store.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has a new show that focuses on home improvements made to make the home more efficient and eco-friendly. In the first show they managed to help the family save nearly $20,000.00 a year by decreasing their waste products, decrease their heating and electric bills and decrease their food waste.

In an effort to focus governmental energies in the direction of making the country more eco-friendly the U.S. Congress has enacted tax incentives for homeowners who install energy saving systems for the attic to the basement and everywhere in between.

Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, believes that “This is by far the most the federal government has done in the past several decades.” These new incentives to purchase qualifying products may make the upgrades to high- efficiency systems less expensive than the low-efficiency products.

Merchants are already moving toward educating buyers about the new tax incentives. Heating dealers, window replacement and lighting experts are all talking with their customers about the tax incentives that can significantly reduce the cost of installing energy efficient products.

But green home improvements don’t stop with heating and energy systems. Homeowners are able to purchase products such as natural flooring, non-toxic finishers and sealers for outdoor and indoor wood, non-toxic adhesives, non- toxic polishes and waxes as well as tests for safe water in the home and installing skylights.

The commitment to making home improvements using green products that are safer for the home and the environment will make a significant difference in the health of the family who lives there. Studies from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have found that all people have a reservoir of toxic chemicals that are stored in the fat cells of our bodies. Because our homes are now sealed more efficiently for heating and air conditioning, the air quality has been ranked as some of the most toxic that we are exposed to.

By making some changes in the products used to do repair and home improvements, you can make significant changes in the quality of the home in which you live.