I have discovered, not in a Columbus way, but more like an "I found out about" way, San Marco Mineral Paints. This is very cool stuff. They have many products but I'll focus on their lime based products. The base is made of lime stone that has been soaked in water for 2 years. The technology was established at least as far back as 400BC with the Roman Empire. The "paint's" properties actually absorb CO2 for 1000 years as part of it's curing process, slightly longer than you home will last, partially solving the problem of modern tight building envelope issues. Its alkalinity makes mold and mildew impossible. The product has zero VOCs, no really no VOCs, unlike typical latex paint. Typical latex paints do not have to include the VOCs in their pigmentation as part of their net count. San Marco's paints meet current European VOC standards which far exceed US standards. It is also fade resistant. Although there is minimal availability in the US, the Italian company has been around for over 50 years. Luckily, we do have a dealer in Atlanta. Oh, and the best part, it costs the same as Benjamin Moore’s "low" VOC products. We will be transitioning to using this product exclusively.
As with all posts I can assure you this is an unpaid endorsement. Its just one of those things we should all be using.
Find out more: http://san-marcousa.com/index.html
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