Furniture can impact system performance and air quality in your house. Here are a few examples of HVAC effects caused by furniture.
How Does Furniture Affect Your HVAC?
How Does Furniture Affect Your HVAC?
January 26, 2021
How to Celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week as a Homeowner
How to Celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week as a Homeowner
February 8, 2020
It’s Air Quality Awareness Week! This annual EPA-sponsored event is meant to promote the value of clean air and how to make it better wherever you are. When resting, the average adult breathes about 11,600 quarts of air daily. Everything that’s in the air goes into your lungs where it affects your health.
How to Banish Airborne Bacteria and Improve Your Air Quality with UV Lights
How to Banish Airborne Bacteria and Improve Your Air Quality with UV Lights
September 4, 2019
UV (ultraviolet) lights do a remarkable job at improving air quality indoors with little effort on your part. These light bulbs mimic a spectrum of sunshine that acts as a disinfectant for bacteria, viruses and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The UV lights clean by reducing their populations. When the organic materials are exposed to the …
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Is Your Air Purifier Broken?
Is Your Air Purifier Broken?
February 19, 2019
Air purification technology can be a real help in improving your home’s indoor air quality. But how do you know if you’re getting the benefits your air purifier is supposed to deliver? How do you know when it’s not working as well as it should, and that it needs some maintenance?
Why You Need to Properly Ventilate Your Craft Room
Why You Need to Properly Ventilate Your Craft Room
February 12, 2019
Few things are as rewarding as crafting. Spending hours at a time in your craft room, making fun new things for yourself and others, always brings a smile to your face. But it can also be dangerous, if you’re not careful. That’s why it’s essential to ensure your craft room has proper ventilation.
Indoor Air Quality and Christmas Trees
Indoor Air Quality and Christmas Trees
December 18, 2018
There’s something about a fresh Christmas tree that evokes the holiday spirit. However, if you suffer from allergies the moment the tree enters the home, you might want to find another centerpiece for your holiday celebration.
How to Keep Guest Comfortable at a Football Watch Party
How to Keep Guest Comfortable at a Football Watch Party
October 9, 2018
One of the most exciting things about football is having guests over to watch some of the games throughout the season. Before you pick up your phone to send a Facebook invite, however, there are certain party comfort concerns that you need to tackle. It basically comes down to two primary areas:
Jack O’Lanterns: How to Preserve Them With Your HVAC
Jack O’Lanterns: How to Preserve Them With Your HVAC
October 4, 2018
If you’ve ever put a lot of work into carving a pumpkin, only to see it shrivel up into a wrinkled mess before you get to set it out for Halloween, you may have realized you haven’t done something right. Take heart, however — there is an art to Jack O’Lantern preservation and it’s not …
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Can Grilling Affect Your Home’s IAQ?
Can Grilling Affect Your Home’s IAQ?
September 20, 2018
It’s not summer without throwing something on the grill. A lot of people bring the grill indoors, barbecuing right in their kitchen. But be careful: indoor grilling can have negative effects on IAQ.
Ventilation Needs for Bathrooms
Ventilation Needs for Bathrooms
July 12, 2018
Most residential building codes for new homes now mandate adequate bathroom ventilation by a powered exhaust fan. However, if your house was built before 2003, a bathroom window that could be opened by hand may have been the only venting requirement. There are good reasons behind changes in the code.