Indoor Air Quality Posts

What Is a Healthy Humidity Level for My Home? A Barron Breakdown

July 28th, 2025

If your home is equipped with a dehumidifier or humidifier, understanding how to manage indoor humidity is key.

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Spring Maintenance Checklist

March 20th, 2017

Is your house ready for spring? Although this winter has brought us an unusual amount of school-canceling, perilous-driveway-navigating, and downright gloomy weather, spring is inevitable. And while this light at the end of the tunnel may seem miles and miles away, the last thing we want is for the warmer weather to take us (and […]

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Is Aeroseal Right for You?

November 21st, 2016

Do you have uncomfortable hot or cold rooms in your house, dusty or musty air that aggravates allergies, or high utility bills that leave something to be desired month after month? The bad news: You may have leaky ducts. The good news: Aeroseal’s duct work sealing technology has helped improve home comfort, overall air quality, […]

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Improving Indoor Air Quality

June 25th, 2016

We all know about how stack effect works in homes, but during presentations, I’m always surprised by how many hands are raised in response to the question: “How many of you think you can make a house too tight and cause problems with indoor air quality?” Generally, at least three-quarters of the room raises their […]

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Got Dust? The spots you might be missing…

May 24th, 2016

If you’re like most homeowners – dusting is not one of your favorite chores (are any chores fun?). We all like to give it the old “college try” and hit our tabletops, television, and maybe even our picture frames on a weekly basis. But, take a minute right now — look up at your return […]

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Does Spring Cleaning Seem Overwhelming?

April 20th, 2016

Finally, we can pack away our coats, gloves and winter boots and pull out our baseball hats, shorts, and tee shirts – spring is here!! If you’re like most homeowners you have a laundry list of things you want to accomplish this season: spring clean your home, finish those pesky projects you’ve put off all […]

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10 Ways to Ensure Good Home Air Quality

March 23rd, 2016

From the healthy home air experts at ASHRAE.org words words 

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Got Dust? You can do something about it.

December 9th, 2015

Don’t let the dust bunny be an issue during the holidays. With the holiday season in full swing, it’s time to start preparing the house for guests. Finding dust in your home is no fun, and no matter how much you clean it always seems to come back. Dust is made up of all kinds of particles including plant pollen, dead […]

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How to solve HOT and COLD rooms…

October 7th, 2015

Have you ever wondered why some rooms are not as comfortable as others, and sometimes an entire floor can be uncomfortable? This can be very frustrating however, the good news is it can be fixed. There are many reasons why this happens, but the most common issue is air flow. When an HVAC system is installed there are a lot […]

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