Consumer Reports IAQ Dangers – Equipment Recommendations

As stated in the previous post, after reading the Consumer Reports article on IAQ dangers, I decided to share with you some general recommendations for protecting yourself, your family and your friends from health damaging indoor air quality (IAQ) problems (especially during this cold & flu season).  This first set of tips falls into the category of Indoor Air Quality Related Equipment.

Install Indoor Air Quality Related Equipment as Budgets Allow:

• Install a Carbon Monoxide alarm on each level of your home, including the basement.
• —Use an active air purification technology such as those produced by RGF Environmental, Green Tech Environmental, Best Living Systems or Vollara to address airborne particles, gasses, man-made chemicals, odors and biological contaminants (mold, viruses, bacteria, etc.).
• —Consider internal frame, antimicrobial coated, furnace/AC filters that contain no cardboard that could otherwise sustain mold growth.

That was a quick list, but having these 3 items in place can make a significant difference.  Do a little research and/or talk to an IAQ professional.  The “well worth it” costs can be from under $25 to over $1000 depending on which items you take on, depending on the size, age, architecture and other attributes of your home and depending on how the home is used (lifestyle factors).

Later I’ll share some tips on Maintaining Proper Indoor Moisture Levels, Filtration, Equipment Maintenance, IAQ/Mold Testing Remediation and Sanitization, Other IAQ Testing and lastly Other Lifestyle Practice Improvements.