Select Healthy Materials for Kitchen & Bathroom Renovation, Even if You Know Nothing About Construction
- Closed
- Course
- 18 Lessons
- 183-day access
Step-by-step video walkthroughs for each material category - with exact brands.
Advice specific to environmental sensitivities.
Tons of visuals + the terminology needed to feel confident discussing materials with your contractor.
For industry professionals, gain the knowledge to build healthy kitchens and bathrooms.
Ask questions.
The first and only course of its kind!
If You Are Chemically Sensitive, Choosing Building Materials Is Overwhelming...
Labels don’t tell the whole story; gathering the information on materials is time-consuming and takes experience; options and ingredients change rapidly; testing materials causes reactions; and making the wrong choices can set you back - financially and physically.
The course provides simple, clear videos that take you step-by-step through all the main materials for kitchens and bathrooms, ready-to-go, compiled, up-to-date information, including exact brands; you don’t need unlimited time or perfect cognition to make safer, confident choices.
The course makes material selection as simple as possible, as foolproof as possible, and gives you confidence in discussing materials with your contractor, even if you are completely new to construction.
Mistakes are very costly!
Maaaany clients have come to me over the years after high off-gassing flooring was installed or after spray foam was mistakenly used in a house....
Errors can cost thousands of dollars to fix, are very stressful, cost you health gains, and delay your project.
The course guides you through material choices, explaining the riskiest materials (including 0-VOC materials that are actually high-risk in real life).
You will have a decade of community experience at hand regarding what works, plus exact guidance through the top materials and brands in each category.
Health challenges make building harder
Cognitive difficulties, low energy, or low capacity to take on stress make a reno much more difficult.
(Renovations are already stressful for healthy folks.)
The course makes the process easier - simple 10-15-minute easy-to-follow videos with lots of visuals of each material (and the construction lingo) will help you be confident in discussing materials.
Detailed brand lists are below the videos so you can come back to them easily and reference it when needed.
My information on non-toxic building materials is updated more often than any other course, book, or website.
My questions are individual
Lists and articles don't always cut it when each person's situation is so different.
The videos are how I would explain the different better, best, and worst choices when talking to a client.
Within the course, you can also ask short questions about building materials below the lessons to make sure you understand everything, for any nuances, or for any short individual questions/clarifications.
This Course Is for Industry Professionals (As Well as Homeowners)
If you work with folks who want to build a non-toxic home, this course is also for you.
This is the only course of its kind that goes into detail on choosing materials for kitchens and baths, including exact brands, composition, and VOC levels; materials particularly difficult for environmentally sensitive folks; and chemicals of concern considered toxic even if folks don’t react to them.
This will help you to understand the needs of those wanting to renovate healthier kitchens and baths - with exact products, products ranked as better, best, worst, and the concerns within each material category.
Course Contents
Introduction
- 4 mins
- 77.6 MB
- 3 mins
- 64.9 MB
The Preliminaries
- 11 mins
- 14.3 MB
Non-Toxic Materials For A Kitchen & Bathroom
- 7 mins
- 138 MB
- 8 mins
- 171 MB
- 12 mins
- 282 MB
- 10 mins
- 190 MB
- 13 mins
- 226 MB
- 19 mins
- 454 MB
- 13 mins
- 662 MB
- 14 mins
- 398 MB
- 13 mins
- 677 MB
- 9 mins
- 228 MB
Bonus Lessons
- 15 mins
- 29.3 MB
- 9 mins
- 15.6 MB
Meet Your Instructor
Corinne Segura is an InterNACHI certified Healthy Homes Inspector and Moisture Intrusion Inspector with certificates in Building Biology, and Healthier Materials & Sustainable Buildings.
For approximately 10 years, she has worked as a Healthy Building Materials Specifier for new builds and renovations, often for chemically sensitive folks, and as the writer at My Chemical-Free House, where she writes about healthier building materials.
She experienced chemical sensitivities, MCAS, and mold sensitivity for a decade herself, including severe reactivity, and has personal experience choosing materials for builds, trailers, and shelters.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have access to the course?
You will have access to the course for one year.
I expect to offer a renewal option in the future at the end of the first year.
How do I get access to the course?
Once you log in to Podia, you can view all the lessons and watch them at your own pace.
Does the course include questions?
Corinne will answer short questions related to the building materials (for kitchens and bathrooms only) that take a few minutes to answer.
You may also share suggestions, your experience, and connect with others who are going through the build process.
Questions that take longer than a few minutes, are complex individualized comparisons or pros and cons, plus product reviews, and problem solving off-gassing after move-in, will require a one-on-one consulting booking, which is not included.
Is this course only for Americans?
The materials, brands, notes on price comparisons or availability, regulations, and certifications are specific to the US market.
Most of this course will apply to Canada, but not all. The course does not have Canadian-specific brands or information; I won't be able to provide Canadian brands or resources in the comments; and there is no claim that the information is accurate in Canada. (Though being Canadian myself, I know that most of it applies, so I would still have taken this course myself).
Canadians get a discount - email mychemicalfreehouse@gmail.com with evidence that your build/reno or construction-related business is in Canada. Your payment option/payment address for the course must also be Canadian.
For those outside of Canada and the US, the course does not apply.
What if I can't test materials?
If you are too sick to test materials, can't test materials accurately, or don't have enough time to test materials, this course will give you your best shot at selecting the best-in-class materials (to the best of my knowledge) and what other sensitive folks have done well with.
There is certainly no guarantee that if you can't test the materials for yourself, the reno will turn out to be fine for you.
Is the course similar to the book?
In terms of the raw information and brands, the course has very similar information to the book.
Though the book covers the full build and this is only the kitchen and bathroom sections.
The course is best for those who want to see visuals and learn construction terminology so that you feel confident talking with your contractors.
The course also includes more discussion on which materials are better for the chemically sensitive, more of my opinions, and an option to ask questions.
Do the video sessions work for people with cognitive difficulties?
As of right now, the video lessons do not have subtitles or captioning, but they will in version 2.0 (the next opening).
Videos have no background sound/no music, minimal motion, and clear visuals.
Is this course only for those with environmental sensitivities?
This course is mainly for those with environmental sensitivities, as well as consultants and builders who renovate for folks with environmental sensitivities.
This includes MCS, MCAS, lung conditions, or other environmental reactivity to VOCs, odors, and other chemicals.
You can take this course if you are healthy and want a non-toxic reno, but keep in mind that the course does not go into great detail on the toxicity of specific chemicals, so it applies less to healthy people.
I do point out chemicals of concern (like flame retardants) even if the chemically sensitive don't react to those, but the majority of the course focuses on individual reactivity.
(I plan to make the course broader in the future).
Does the course address building low EMF?
No, the course does not cover the topics of EMFs at all.
The course only covers safer/less toxic building materials for kitchens and bathrooms.
Bonus sections cover a few mold avoidance tips, but this is not a building science course or mold preventative build course.
It's suggested that you take another course on building science/mold-preventative building alongside this one.
Is there a sliding scale or any discounts?
Canadians get a discount - email mychemicalfreehouse@gmail.com with evidence that your reno or construction-related business is in Canada. Your payment option/payment address used for the course must also be Canadian.
You can also become an affiliate of the course; the affiliate payout is generous.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
The course is not refundable.
This program is unique and specialized. It compresses a decade of hard-earned, rarely public, time-agglomerated knowledge and experience about what actually works for people with environmental sensitivities, insider information and experience on materials, deep research on materials, material testing by sensitive folks, experience with past abnormalities in materials to look out for, and upcoming potential changes that only someone with a decade+ of experience in this field will have.
When you enroll, you receive immediate access to proprietary videos and written materials, and access to one-on-one support with Corinne Segura.
For this reason, we know that it will help in renovating a home with fewer chemicals of concern and with confidence in the renovation process.
If you experience a technical or accessibility issue (login, playback, captions) within 7 days of purchase, email support. We’ll resolve it. If we can’t after two attempts, we’ll refund you in full if we see that you did not watch the videos.
Email mychemicalfreehouse@gmail.com