It's what's inside that counts.

Air Filtration

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Healthy starts with the air you breathe. According to the EPA, quantities of indoor air pollutants can be up to five times higher than those outdoors—and people who reportedly spend the most time indoors, including young children and the elderly, are most susceptible to the effects of pollution. Clean air can improve everything from health to performance a recent study showed that installing air filters had surprisingly large educational benefits, including raising test scores. That's why Woodside equips your HVAC system with MERV 13 filtration, designed to capture airborne particles less than a micron in size, including bacteria, pet dander, and smoke.

MERV, or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, is a system used to rate the overall effectiveness of filters. The higher the number, the finer the filter—and the better that filter is at catching contaminants. Home air filters typically fall between MERV 5 and 13. By removing such a high percentage of allergens and contaminants, a Woodside home lets you focus on the people and moments inside—and less on the air you breathe.

1 Wallace, Lance A. The Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) Study: Summary and Analysis: Volume I. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987.
2 Gilraine, Michael. Air Filters, Pollution, and Student Achievement. 2020.

Inline Water Filtration

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You can't have a healthy kitchen without clean water. From rinsing produce to staying hydrated, the water in your kitchen is essential to how you take care of what matters most—and when you have to add in the step of filtering the water from your kitchen faucet, it's one more thing to worry about.

Woodside Homes offers high-quality inline water filtration for your kitchen. The Everpure EF-6000 out-of-sight filter catches contaminants and removes sediment between your pipes and your tap, reducing chlorine tastes and smells, preventing cloudy water, and keeping water flowing easily and clearly.

Delta Touch²0^® Faucet with VoiceIQ^™ for Kitchen

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Whether it's a kiddo needing a boost to reach the faucet handle or you trying to wash up without spreading germs while cooking (chicken hands, anyone?)—in the kitchen, you could often use an extra set of hands. Our touch faucets offer something even better—no need to use your hands at all.

With VoiceIQ^™ Technology, you can turn your Delta kitchen faucet on and off with just the sound of your voice*. Need a cup of water? Just ask. By setting custom instructions, you can even program your faucet to fill your water bottle, the dog bowl, or a pot of water to boil pasta in. Water can also be dispensed or stopped by a quick touch on the faucet's spout or handle.

*Works with your Alexa or Google Home device.

Mold Protection

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A home with mold can pose serious health risks. The Institute of Medicine has linked indoor exposure to mold with upper respiratory tract symptoms in otherwise healthy people—and found that it has even more severe effects on those with preexisting conditions. Additionally, mold remediation costs come with a hefty price tag, often reaching thousands of dollars.

We build the exterior of your home to prevent outside water from getting in. Our exterior and interior building standards are designed to keep the insides of your walls dry to help prevent mold. Woodside homes guard against outside moisture with a building envelope that relies on water-resistant house wrap, flashing, and sealants to keep moisture out. Woodside homes also have durable PEX tubing for plumbing and DensShield^® Tile Backer in bathrooms to create a moisture barrier between your shower and interior walls.

1 Institute of Medicine. "Damp Indoor Spaces and Health." The National Academies Press, 2004.

Low- or No-VOC Materials

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Good health requires keeping harmful chemicals out of our homes. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are unstable, carbon-based chemicals inside materials like paint and flooring that are released into the air as a toxic gas and harsh fumes. According to the EPA, they can cause health effects ranging from headaches and allergy irritation to damage to the liver, kidney, and central nervous system. We're committed to keeping your family safe by focusing on low- and no-VOC products.

We build a healthier environment from the ground up with carpet, vinyl, engineered wood, laminate flooring, cabinets, and adhesives certified as low-VOC. Woodside consciously chooses no-VOC tile and low-VOC cabinets to improve the air quality inside your house. We use low- and no-VOC paint to prevent pollution without sacrificing durability or color choices. Woodside provides eco-friendly, low- and no-VOC materials to make sure your home is a breath of fresh air.

1 "Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality." Environmental Protection Agency, November 6, 2017.