All About Indoor Air Quality

One of the biggest concerns people have in their homes and offices alike is the indoor air quality (IAQ), which refers to the quality of the air that the occupants breathe.   The quality is impacted by the presence of both naturally occurring items as well as man-made pollutants.  Examples of items impacting indoor air quality include plant pollen, mold spores, germs and fumes given off by building products.   All of these items ultimately impact the health of the building’s occupants with such items as asthma and other respiratory conditions. 

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are three means to improve indoor air quality in homes.  They include source control, improving ventilation and air cleaners.  A qualified HVAC contractor that specializes in both commercial and residential HVAC service and repair can assist in improving indoor air quality by limiting the source, improving ventilation and air cleaners. 

While the complete elimination of the sources of both naturally occurring, as well as man made pollutants is not possible, they can be greatly reduced by a modern HVAC system that brings in fresh air continuously to condition the air within the home or office building.  As the air is brought in and continuously distributed thru the HVAC system, where it is filtered using modern air filters or state of the art electronic air filters.  This process is continuous, resulting in cleaner and cleaner air for the occupants to breath, which ultimately improves the indoor air quality positively impacting the occupant’s health. 

HVAC contractors have a great deal of experience in designing and installing complete modern HVAC systems that will result in improved AIQ.   In addition, they can also make recommendations to improve and existing system quickly and economically.  There is no need to suffer from the results of bad indoor air quality!