Posted in Asbestos, on June 07, 2017
When moving into or renovating an old home, keeping your indoor air quality free of contaminants is an important, and often forgotten, step of the construction process. Your indoor air quality isn’t just affected by dust, paint, or sealants, but can be very seriously affected by the materials used in construction itself.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on May 31, 2017
Spring is a great time for freshening up your home; giving everything a deep cleaning, doing repairs, and maybe retouching a wall or two - there’s nothing like a fresh coat of paint to liven up a room. Spring is also a great time to be thinking about your indoor air quality, and many of these spring activities, especially room painting, can have a hidden effect on your indoor air quality.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on May 23, 2017
It’s all around us - air. Comprised of nitrogen and oxygen and other trace gases, our atmosphere keeps us going, circulates weather, and transmits sounds and smells. But bad air, and therefore bad indoor air quality, is an increasingly dark part of the world we live in.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on May 15, 2017
We generally think of things that affect our indoor air quality as coming from outside or inside our home. Outdoor factors that affect our indoor air quality include pollen, exhaust, or other industrial emissions. Indoor factors, like a poorly functioning HVAC system, smoking, or cleaning materials can all contribute to poor indoor air quality.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on May 05, 2017
In recent years a green wave has overtaken our stores: you can get environmentally friendly soap and disinfectants almost everywhere.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on April 25, 2017
Your indoor air quality is effected by factors both inside and outside of your home or business. Inside your home, indoor air quality culprits, like chemicals, volatile organic compounds, or moulds can be fixed or controlled, but outdoor causes of poor indoor air quality - such as allergens - are something we’re often at the mercy of.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on April 21, 2017
The level of outdoor pollution is a growing concern in cities around the globe. But our indoor air quality can have just as big an affect as does the outdoors. Household indoor air quality is usually the focus - protecting our elders, children and family members from the toxic effects of VOCs or mould growth is at the top of many minds.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on April 17, 2017
Your indoor air quality can be affected by many things both inside - such as house plants - and outside of your environment, and when it becomes poor, your indoor air quality can have a serious effect on your health.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on April 03, 2017
Mold can be a major factor in poor indoor quality in your home or business. Recently a very common sample of household mold was sold at auction for more than $14,600. This mold, Penicillin, is relatively harmless - the sample was from Dr. Alexander Fleming’s laboratory, where they first discovered its lifesaving properties.
Read MorePosted in Air Quality, on March 27, 2017
The link between air quality and health is well known, but a recent study found that air pollutants and poor indoor air quality might make a bigger contribution to cognitive decline and diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s than previously thought.
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