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8ngryW0lf999 t1_j8unk6t wrote

I am moving to a new construction home in a new neighborhood soon (in the US).

  1. What are all the environmental factors that I should be concerned of in a newly built home?

  2. What devices should I buy to measure the environmental / chemical quality?

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Few-Ganache1416 OP t1_j8v4nsu wrote

Newly built homes may have elevated concentrations of VOCs from paint, varnishing, and other building supplies. If you believe there is a problem, you can rent what is called a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) from environmental rental equipment suppliers and measure the concentrations yourself or have a contractor perform a walkthrough with the device.

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