EPA / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Wildfire Smoke & How to Keep it Outside Homes
Healthy indoor air quality

How to keep wildfire smoke out of homes with mechanical ventilation systems

...EPA recommends an N95 or P100 respirator mask with a NIOSH label. Cloth, tissue and paper masks do not provide effective protection against wildfire smoke. wildfire smoke in cities image via Boston Globe The importance of an airtight building envelope Buildings benefit from an airtight envelope, since it allows bette...