Few people have the desire to go and explore the dark underbelly of the home that hides beneath their floorboards. And why should they? Most crawl spaces are bare dirt and exposed ductwork, with scarcely the room to crawl about, much less walk with ease. Unfortunately, this lack of easy accessibility results in many homeowners […]
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 […]
Allergies, Asthma, Health, Healthy Homes, Indoor Air Quality, Respiratory Issues, Ventilation
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Air Cleaner, Air Duct Cleaning, Allergies, Asthma, Clean Home, Filtration, Healthy Homes, IAQ, Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation
A Heat Recovery Ventilator efficiently sends fresh, healthy air into a tightly sealed home, while removing stale air that can cause a slew of health problems. And it does all this while capturing the heat of the discharged air and warming the fresh clean air at the same time. This article from 360Chestnut accurately describes the importance […]
Clean Home, Duct Problems, Energy Efficiency, Green Living, Home Performance, Ventilation
All the fancy air quality control tools in the world are useless if you don’t have a good ventilation system to circulate air through your home each day. An air filter removes larger particles like dust, dander and pollen, and an electronic air filter removes smaller particles like bacteria, mold, and gases. However, your indoor […]
ACH, Air Changes, ERV, Home Performance, HRV, Sick House, Ventilation, Whole House Fans
You Are What You Breathe… “Crazy, crazy stuff! I am going back to my bubble now…” – Wes 9 out of 10 breaths we draw are likely drawn indoors; at school, the workplace, restaurants, movie theaters and home. The average person breathes in 50,000 pollution particles a day, and takes 20,000 breaths a day. Poor […]
Healthy Homes, IAQ, Indoor Air Quality, Poor Air, Positive Pressure, Ventilation
