The air quality inside your home can be 100X worse than the air outside and newer homes can be far worse than older ones says Mike Holmes in October 2009. Newer homes are designed and built more air tight to increase the energy efficiency. The result is that indoor air becomes trapped and the VOC’s ( Volatile Organic Compounds) that off-gas from furniture, building materials, carpets, mould and allergens build. The bad air leads to allergic reactions and health concerns.
There are many things we can do to improve the air quality inside our homes.
Change your furnace filter often and use a HEPA filter that will trap particulates.
Ultraviolet light can be used to kill bacteria, mould and viruses. UVC irradiates and breaks down microorganisms by disrupting their molecular bonds which makes them unable to reproduce and”kills” them.
Plants are another way to help the air quality. The top 5 plants, according to the University of Georgia, are:
- Purple waffle plant (Hemigraphis alternataa)
- English ivy (Hedera Helix)
- Variegated wax plant (Hoya cornosa)
- Asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus)
- Purple heart plant (Tradescantia pallida)
Look for natural cleaning products. There are lots of microfibres on the market which use water and the fibres to clean. Ha-Ra products are some of the best I’ve found.
We’ve also added a new product to our line, Home Fresh-N. 2 odour and VOC removing pouches that you can place in closets or around the house
