Builders construct "Green" Home
New Gloucester resident Kathy Slade, center, worked with Patriots Walk contractors Brett Schultz, left, and Steve Elkins to create an allergy-free environment in her home in Patriots Walk.
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Kathy Slade of Gloucester has a longstanding problem with allergies that was exacerbated after surgery caused nerve damage in her nasal passages. She hopes a new "green" home she and her husband, John, just had built in Patriots Walk will allow her to live a relatively allergy-free life.
The former Smithfield and Peninsula residents sold two previous homes because they were bad for Kathy Slade's allergies: one house had mold spores, while another had a cat problem that wasn't apparent until they had lived there awhile.
Not one to continue on a failed course, Kathy Slade began to gather information on building materials that are less likely to cause allergic reactions. After deciding what materials would be beneficial to her health, she said, she and her husband sat down with Patriots Walk contractors Brett Schultz and Steve Elkins to discuss what the couple needed in a home.
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