MCS tiny house - Ressources

Here you will find a small collection of interesting and helpful links:

In English:

Corinne Segura shares a lot of helpful information about building materials, MCS, mold prevention, etc. on her blog mychemicalfreehouse.net. The passive tiny house from Terran described is particularly interesting.

In German:

European Society for Healthy Building and Indoor Hygiene (EGgBI): An extremely large amount of information and detailed, very helpful publications on a wide range of topics. Many thanks to Josef Spritzendorfer!
CMI-Haus: Non-profit association with the aim of developing a reproducible and cost-effective construction method for people with chronic multisystem illness (CMI). A model house has already been built. A platform for detailed solutions, product developments and suitable building materials, among other things, is to be created. For health reasons, however, the opportunities for individual advice are extremely limited.
MCS house in Zurich: lists of the materials used
Guide to healthy living from Benz24.de: Very helpful, contains interviews and articles by experts, specific product recommendations (page 75 ff.), contact addresses and much more.
Van conversion: Pia (Blog: FrauEnotiert.de) has converted an Iveco Daily to be allergy & MCS-friendly and documented the process on YouTube.
Building Biology Magazine: Environmental room in a hospital, low-emission motorhome, low-emission camping trailer
Construction report, planning and execution of an MCS-compatible home (direct link to PDF)

Please send me links if you feel something should be added to the list!

Posts from the other categories

Mold prevention

Building with MCS

Misc

Material testing

Due to the chemical sensitivities (MCS), I had to test all the materials used for tolerance before installation. You can find the results in this article.

Planning & Construction

This post describes the planning and construction of my MCS-tolerable tiny house on wheels. Grab a coffee or tea, reading may take a while :)

Mold prevention

Mold in tiny houses

Tiny houses often get moldy quickly. This is no coincidence, this article deals with the reasons and health consequences.

Mold prevention

For a long-term mold-resistant tiny house, an appropriate ventilation concept is necessary. In this article, you will find information on what such a concept can look like and why window ventilation is usually not sufficient.