Healthy indoor air quality

Normally homes & indoor spaces should be ventilated with outdoor air, but what should we do when It's smoky outside? How to protect our health when our high efficiency homes have HRV, ERV or Central Aircon Systems. How to protect indoor air quality from smoke during wildfires in homes with HVAC? As we move towards…

Natural paint is non-toxic, cheap and easy to make & provides a beautiful texture to walls. Ditch the VOC's & improve interior air quality for your family with these tips on making Eco-friendly natural paint at home. Making eco-friendly paint at home is easy when you know how If you want to decorate your home with…

Adding insult to injury - trying to mask the smell of airborne contaminants with more airborne contaminants is pretty much a nonsense idea - an in-depth look at commercially available plug in diffusers and aerosols and the effect on health and air quality. Given that we spend about three quarters of our time indoors…

Bring nature into your home with a living green wall, but don't count on it for air purification. It is well-documented that the indoor air in homes is filled with contaminants, mostly due to cooking (specifically burning) and improperly vented combustion appliances like woodstoves and gas ranges. Other significant…

Removing dust, smoke, allergens like pollen and mold spores, viruses and contaminants using an effective air purification unit fitted with a proven HEPA filter improves air quality in homes and will improve the health of those living in the house. Indoor air quality is often worse inside homes than outside Indoor…

One of the more common plastics used inside and outside of our homes is so toxic it is banned in many countries in Europe. Is vinyl flooring safe in homes or toxic? The production of vinyl (also known as PVC- polyvinyl chloride) accounts for approximately 40% of the chlorine gas produced in North America. Vinyl is…

We spend an average of 90% of our time indoors, where air is usually 3 to 4 times more polluted than outside air. Building practices and building materials can lead a building up of VOCs, chemicals, mold and mildew in our homes. Mold in homes is a bad sign, so how to get rid of it or prevent mold in drywall? Mold…