eco-friendly building materials - paints / plaster

Hello,
I am currently very focused on the idea of using as many "natural" building materials as possible in our house.
The background is a previously unexplained severe respiratory illness of our daughter. Theoretically, it could be anything. Now we want to make what is feasible possible, i.e.

- natural floors, wood, no laminate (what about cork?)
- natural paints and plasters (lime, chalk, clay)

Unfortunately, I have little experience in such matters, where can one get the right information? Or where can one inquire about real alternatives?

Feasible means what our budget allows and what is permitted. We cannot and are not allowed to build a wooden house, nor one made of clay or so ... so it is more about the interior finishing.

I am grateful for any information.
Hilaria

Hello,

I am currently very much occupied with the idea of using as many "natural" building materials as possible in our house.
The background is a so far unexplained severe respiratory disease of our daughter.

This somehow seems to be a scourge of today's society; my daughter developed a house dust allergy all of a sudden and then gradually more allergies followed. It's incomprehensible, as it is said that allergies develop from atopic dermatitis in childhood; my daughter didn’t have that :confused:

At first glance, natural building is of course more expensive, but only at first glance, since the materials used have a significantly longer lifespan. You are based in Bavaria, just feed Aunt Google with "natural building materials + Bavaria" and you will find plenty of information.

Another option is to visit a consumer advice center near you; I am sure you will be able to gather experience there and possibly get information about companies with which you can have further discussions.

Then there is also "The Association of Ecologically Working Architects of Germany" :D

Kind regards

thank you building expert,
yes, for us it happened one thing after another, it was so bad that my child went to rehab in Switzerland, but it is nonspecific ... so the cause (still) unknown.

our previous planning is therefore a bit confused. originally we wanted, for example, underfloor heating, now we are thinking about wall heating and oiled solid wood flooring, the topic of plaster and colors is also a thing. but we are not familiar with that at all.
we have lived in an apartment with glue paint before, ecologically great, in use a disaster and yet we might still do it for health reasons.

at the moment I am just a bit overwhelmed, because everyone writes and says different things ...

therefore I am also looking for experience reports,
who has a wall heating, does it work well?
who has lime or chalk paints, how good are they for everyday use?
is there anything to consider with tiles or stoneware? (laminate and engineered parquet I know)
what about cork?
even our "building material" is now in question again, with all this "insulation madness," I would prefer a slightly breathable house, so what do you use there (I know that costs more heating) brick?

*sigh*
I will try to wade through ...

Hello,

yes, for us it happened one after the other, it was so bad that my child went to rehab in Switzerland, but it is nonspecific ... so the cause is (still) unknown.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for your daughter/you that results will come soon; nothing is worse than uncertainty.

our previous planning has therefore become somewhat confused. originally, for example, we wanted underfloor heating,

You shouldn’t rush anything. I know many allergy sufferers who get along perfectly well with underfloor heating if a carpet is chosen as the floor covering. As harsh as it may sound to you, you have to use your daughter somewhat as a guinea pig ...

*sigh* I will try to wade through ...

It will be fine, "check" the addresses ... maybe other users will also respond to your questions.

Kind regards