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Living Well Begins With Where You Live
LEARN ABOUT
Importance of Our Home Environment
We spend most of our time indoors, yet many homes contain harmful pollutants, toxins, moisture issues, or building materials that can quietly affect our health. With toxins all around us, the answer isn't fear—it's creating a home environment that supports your body’s natural ability to heal and thrive. At Holistically Built, we understand the critical connection between the home environment and human health. We focus on creating homes that nurture well-being through thoughtful design, safe building materials, and a deep understanding of both building science and building biology - because living well begins with where you live.
LEARN ABOUT
What is a Healthy Home?
Building Science
Building science is about understanding how a home truly works - from the way it performs to how it manages moisture, heat, and air movement. It's the foundation for building homes that are not only durable and energy-efficient, but also healthier for the occupants. When done right, building science helps prevent common issues like mold, structural damage, and temperature swings by ensuring the home is properly sealed, insulated, and ventilated.
Building Biology
Building biology is the science of creating homes that support human health by respecting how our bodies interact with the indoor environment. It considers factors often overlooked in conventional construction - such as indoor air quality, chemical off-gassing, electromagnetic fields, and natural light exposure. Where building science focuses on how a home performs, building biology explores how it feels to live there - physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Building Materials
Many building materials used today contain synthetic chemicals that can off-gas into the air your breathe for years after construction is complete. Poor material choices can lead to long-term exposure to VOCs and other harmful pollutants. The finishes, insulation, and paints used in a home all influence indoor air quality and occupant health. At Holistically Built, we carefully select safer building materials that contribute to cleaner air and a safer indoor environment.
MORE THAN JUST GREEN
Green Building ≠ Healthy Living
While green building focuses on reducing a home’s environmental impact—through energy efficiency, sustainable materials, and water conservation—a healthy home prioritizes the well-being of the people living inside. A green home might be energy-efficient, but that doesn’t always mean it’s free from harmful chemicals, poor air quality, or moisture issues. A healthy home goes beyond sustainability by addressing aspects such as indoor air quality, non-toxic materials, proper ventilation, and moisture control to create a safe, supportive environment for human health. Ideally, the best homes combine both approaches—for a space that’s good for the planet and great for your health.
THE PERFECT TEAM
The Benefits of a Healthy Home
Peace of Mind
Mold growth can occur in hidden areas such as behind walls and underneath floors, often times without any visible signs. A mold detection dog can alert to mold that would otherwise go undetected by both mold inspectors and traditional testing methods, showing you exactly where it is, not just the room or area.
Structurally Sound
Rest easy knowing that no stone was left unturned during your mold inspection. Mold detection dogs are the most highly accurate and cost-effective tools for detecting hidden mold currently available.
Healthy Living
Traditional testing often requires a lab analysis which could take days, if not weeks. Many lab results are also subject to human misinterpretation and error because only a portion of the slide is analyzed.
Indoor Air Quality
Customers often spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on mold tests and medical bills searching for the answers to their illnesses. Pinpointing the source can save costs on remediation by addressing mold issues quickly and accurately, while also helping to speed recovery from mold-related illness.
Comprehensive
The most crucial part of creating a safe environment is to identify all fungal sources within the home. Although a mold detection dog is invaluable, mold can linger in spaces a dog cannot go such as attics, crawl spaces, and HVAC systems; which is why we do not rely solely on the dog and believe a mold assessor is just as important. Our team of a mold assessor and mold detection dog provides the most comprehensive mold inspection available.
Guidance
Addressing mold within an environment on one's own can be overwhelming, especially if there's no prior knowledge or experience. Knowing who to trust, what steps to take and what steps to avoid can be both confusing and stressful. Our goal is to identify all of the sources within the home, while also equipping you with both the knowledge and resources to safely and correctly restore your environment to support health and wellness.