Why a lack of porosity in homes and urbanism is making people sick (studies)

In the quest for healthy homes, nothing comes for granted. Building and furnishing homes with off-the-shelf products will get you a conventionally "toxic" dream home.

We like to think of ourselves as independent entities capable of forging our own paths. But we are born into a specific place, moment, and mentality. We also must put up with the substances and by-products of our activity.

At least, ours is not the era of lead kitchenware (Romans ate in lead plates) or DDT spraying (as done in suburban America after Worl…