{"podcast":{"title":"The Holistic Homes Podcast","slug":"the-holistic-homes-podcast-6840479","podcast_index_feed_id":6840479,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-holistic-homes/","website_url":"https://the-holistic-homes.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cb7c827a-34ce-48d4-a61a-3a2ae1a9cc8a/oOUZ_SeRtYpn5kOAAYM59YOo.png","author":"Christine Cimabue | Holistic Construction Consultant","episode_count":63,"summary":"Welcome to The Holistic Homes Podcast, the place for homeowners who are considering a new build or renovation and are ready to take the power of their home’s health into their own hands. Building failures are happening everyday, Yes! even in new construction. I don’t want that for you, so I’m here as your holistic construction resource to guide you thru it all. I’m your host Christine Cimabue, and I’m a licensed contractor and holistic construction consultant. Everyday I hear stories about people moving into their dream home, only to realize months later that faulty construction is negatively effecting their health. This situation breaks my heart and I believe in empowering people to speak up in every step of the process. This podcast is where real, confident and stress free healthy home building begins! Best of all, you don’t have to learn how to be contractor to effectively communicate your healthy home vision to your contractor or design team. I’ll show you how! Join us as we chat about everything from mold prevention to the effects of different lighting on your health. What should you be asking your contractor? What's the best performing building materials? and how to spot red…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T06:17:58.328798+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holistic-homes-podcast-6840479"},"episode":{"title":"S2EP14: How to Actually Select Healthy Paint for Your Home","slug":"s2ep14-how-to-actually-select-healthy-paint-for-your-home","published_at":"2025-07-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holistic-homes-podcast-6840479/s2ep14-how-to-actually-select-healthy-paint-for-your-home","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holistic-homes-podcast-6840479","url":"https://the-holistic-homes.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6bf35b1e-31ad-4f12-99e7-65461349de0e.mp3","summary":"Everyone thinks selecting healthy paint is just about finding something that says \"zero VOC\" on the label. I'm here to tell you that's barely scratching the surface, and it might actually be hurting your home's performance. In today's episode, I'm answering the most common question I get about paint selection, and it goes way beyond just avoiding volatile organic compounds. As a licensed GC and holistic construction consultant, I've seen too many projects where paint gets treated as just a design afterthought when it's actually a critical component of your exterior wall assembly. Here's what most people don't realize: that beautiful semi-gloss wall paneling in your entryway could be creating a vapor barrier that traps moisture in your exterior walls. And all those \"green\" paints at the hardware store? Many still contain biocides, defoaming agents, and other chemical additives that won't show up on the VOC label. In this episode, we're chatting about: • Beyond VOCs • Paint permeability science • Acrylic vs. mineral-based paints • Team collaboration strategy","meta_description":"Everyone thinks selecting healthy paint is just about finding something that says \"zero VOC\" on the label. I'm here to tell you that's barely scratching t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1249,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-holistic-homes-podcast-6840479/episodes/s2ep14-how-to-actually-select-healthy-paint-for-your-home/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holistic-homes-podcast-6840479/s2ep14-how-to-actually-select-healthy-paint-for-your-home.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}