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When you are selecting which product or material to use in your home, either when building or renovation, have you considered the implications of your choice?  Are you choosing materials which are good for your health?  Good for the environment?

As a sustainable home, a HomeSmart home uses materials or products which:

• have minimal health risks during construction or renovation 
• are durable and have low maintenance requirements 
• incorporate recycled content or can readily be recycled 
• reuse existing or demolished building materials or can readily be reused 
• are made from renewable or sustainably managed resources 
• have low embodied energy including minimal impacts due to transport choices
• have low impact on landfill or are biodegradable, 
• have third-party certification (e.g. NZ Environmental Choice, Forest Stewardship Council)