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Low-VOC Products

Preserving Indoor Air Quality

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are hazardous chemicals released from the glues, dyes, paints, and resins of many common building materials.  As newer homes are built more and more airtight, VOCs have fewer opportunities to be removed from indoor air, and concentrations of the chemcials can build to high levels.  Many VOCs have been shown to have short and long-term health effects at high concentrations, especially for people with asthma or other respiratory conditions.

Deltec is committed to reducing the VOC content of the building products supplied with our home kits.  Chemically sensitive customers can further reduce their exposure to VOCs by choosing low-VOC options when finishing out the home.

The Low-VOC Components of your Deltec Kit

Structural sheathing with no urea formaldehyde.

Very low-VOC subfloor adhesive and caulk.  Well exceed federal guidelines for VOC content and qualify for LEED and other green building certification program credits.

Low-VOC siding and exterior paint alternatives.  Available on siding purchased from Deltec and painted with our machine-finishing process.

For more information on the VOC content of Deltec products, please contact our green department.

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We love our Deltec. It is a wonderful design and is VERY fuel efficient. It was green before green was cool. - Becky A., Greenville, SC

Due to the superior energy efficient design of the Deltec home, all the south facing glass and the active solar power equipment, the home is totally self sufficient.
 - John J., Telluride, CO

Our Deltec home has exceeded our expectations. It is comfortable inside and looks great outside. We are very happy with the energy efficiency and comfort of this design. - Marianne K., Harrisonburg, VA

Each time the gas company sends out a bill, they include a chart comparing our consumption with their average customer. Always, our consumption is just half of the average. - Ed B., Holcomb, NY

Our past electric bills ranged from $120 to 250. With our 4000 sq. ft. Deltec (around 3 times the size of our old house), our electric bill averages around $120, $130 per month. - Kim M., Magnolia, TX

We love our Deltec home. It is very energy efficient (we have not had a gas bill over $75 this year), spacious, easy to maintain, and incredibly "livable." - 
Daniel & Lynn W., Wildwood, PA

We have just gone through our first winter and I can't believe how tight this house is, and how it weathers the local winds which are occasionally pretty interesting. - Joseph R., Oakhurst, CA

Using regular windows, floor plan design & sub-tunnels we have such great natural lighting that we almost never need to turn on any lights in the house.
 - Beth H., Charleston, SC

Even on coldest days in Colorado, our house stays in the low 60s without using the furnace during the day. In the summer it never gets above 75 even if 15 degrees warmer outside. Love my house! - 
Suzanne M., Buena Vista, CO

Everyone else around us is crying about $500-$600 a month electrical bills and ours was $239.00 last month which is really low for Hawaii. - 
Keith B., Holualoa, HI

For our new home, we built to the basic Deltec standards…and our Deltec Home earned a HERS score of 34. Our home uses 66% less energy than code-built new homes. We’re very pleased with the energy efficiency. -Barbara P., Richford, VT- - Barbara P., Richford, VT