<div dir="ltr">Just a quick comment: There is a difference between low VOC and green. I believe the water based products are as good as the stinky, slow-drying oil based stuff. however, there are greener, plant--based products which are more expensive and I haven't tried. I build a lot of furniture and use only water based products, and have no issues with durability, etc. I love the quick drying water based polyurethane. Much quicker dry time, low odor, etc. However, I have not tried any of the extreme green options. <div>Ben</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">b e n j a m i n p r a t t</span><br></div><div><br>professor art+design</div><div>the university of wisconsin stout</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Allison Friedman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:afriedman@rateitgreen.com" target="_blank">afriedman@rateitgreen.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div>Hi everyone - </div><div><br></div><div><div><div>I need a recommendation for a great and durable eco friendly floor finishing product, as we're refinishing our wood floors this summer. I was surprised that at this time of the green building movement when I asked the subcontractor for some eco options and got a shrug and an offer to use a water-based top coat (only) "if I wanted." Yes, I want to use low or no VOC products for the environment and also for my family. </div><div><br></div><div> I posted this on RIG’s site, and of course I would love to start a discussion on the topic. But really, I just need the advice - and I want the information to be getting out there for others too, in any venue. <a href="http://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-community/discussions/products/i-need-a-fabulous-water-based-poly-or-other-eco-floor-coating/697" target="_blank">http://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-community/discussions/products/i-need-a-fabulous-water-based-poly-or-other-eco-floor-coating/697</a></div><div><br></div><div>I am working to promote green building products and services, and sometimes I forget that it's not automatic to ask about environmentally friendlier options and to think this way. I thought this would be easier and I could really use a super recommendation (the key is just to get the information out there so we can support these positive products and so in this case we can breathe a bit better too). </div><div><br></div><div>Are you also surprised when you go out into the real world and assume there will be eco options - and then people don’t seem to be as enthusiastic as let’s say the people and companies were at the last green building event you attended? </div></div></div><div><br></div><div>I want to hear about products people out there really believe in - and I want to go back and say here, this comes recommended. We’re using it.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Allison</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><div style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><br><br><br><br><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;text-align:-webkit-auto">Allison Friedman</span><br><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">Rate It Green<br><a href="http://www.rateitgreen.com" target="_blank">www.rateitgreen.com</a><br>@rateitgreen</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">@MAGreenbuilding</span></font><br></div></div>
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