<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Imber Akse House - Burlington's LEED home &#187; Paint</title>
	<atom:link href="http://imberaksehouse.ca/category/materials/paint/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://imberaksehouse.ca</link>
	<description>Imber Akse House is the realization of our dream home. A burlington LEED home that looks at living, sustainability and urbanism in a holistic perspective. We've designed this site to engage as many people in the process of designing and building our sustainable home as possible — so that we might encourage others to take the same steps toward positive change and get there with a little more ease.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 15:35:45 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Milestone &#8211; Drywall done, paint to start</title>
		<link>http://imberaksehouse.ca/2009/02/08/milestone-drywall-done-paint-to-start/</link>
		<comments>http://imberaksehouse.ca/2009/02/08/milestone-drywall-done-paint-to-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Imber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House Milestones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://imberaksehouse.ca/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We can&#8217;t seem to hang out enough in the house now that the drywall is up and finished (hard hats on of course John)— the rough shape and feel of the house is mostly complete which is very exciting. This week, our painter extraordinaire, Bonita Adamson of Bonic Design (905-466-1806), will begin the process of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://imberaksehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/den_sm.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-238" title="den_sm" src="http://imberaksehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/den_sm-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><a href="http://imberaksehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/livtoden_feb09_sm.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-239" title="livtoden_feb09_sm" src="http://imberaksehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/livtoden_feb09_sm-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><a href="http://imberaksehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/livrm_feb09_sm.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-240" title="livrm_feb09_sm" src="http://imberaksehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/livrm_feb09_sm-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>We can&#8217;t seem to hang out enough in the house now that the drywall is up and finished (hard hats on of course John)— the rough shape and feel of the house is mostly complete which is very exciting. This week, our painter extraordinaire, Bonita Adamson of Bonic Design (905-466-1806), will begin the process of applying perfection to all the surfaces using waterbased, no VOC paints and sealers.</p>
<p>Bonic will be using paint from Sherwin Williams -Harmony is a range of no VOC and more sustainably manufactured paints that should do the trick and are available in Canada. Most other manufacturers now have products that meet or exceed LEED standards but availability can be limited in Canada for some reason &#8211; for example Benjamin Moore&#8217;s new Natura is just launching &#8211; better late than never I suppose.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/pro/green/greensure_designation/index.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.sherwin-williams.com/pro/green/greensure_designation/index.jsp</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/greensure/" target="_blank"> http://www.sherwin-williams.com/greensure/</a></p>
<p>When choosing paint for no VOC toxicity and air quality, keep in mind that the volitile compounds are concentrated in the pigments with many paints. That means, the darker more saturated, the worse it gets. Keeping paint light is better for your health and better for the light reflectance and reduced heat load to save on the energy bill.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://imberaksehouse.ca/2009/02/08/milestone-drywall-done-paint-to-start/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

