Testing Reveals No Formaldehyde Problems with Resource Efficient Construction

with Resource Efficient Construction

The ReCraft 90 demonstration house built last year in Missoula, Montana by Steve Loken has received a great deal of attention for its use of leading-edge building materials. Concerned with dwindling supplies of solid, large-dimension timber, Loken chose to use engineered lumber and structural alternatives to lumber where possible. Although not concerned himself, he decided to test the house for formaldehyde to alleviate concerns from healthy-housing advocates about off-gassing from adhesives in the manufactured materials.