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Outdoor Pollution Can Affect Indoor Air Quality

  The air pollution in the Toronto and GTHA in the last few weeks, in fact this summer, has been absolutely terrible! We had a terrible spring for seasonal allergy sufferer with some of the highest pollen counts to date. Now with summer in full swing we are having to contend with Northern Ontario forest fires affecting our outdoor air. Unfortunately, outdoor pollution will find its way in to our homes and condos and will affect the air we breathe in our homes.  Outdoor air pollution will affect the indoor air quality of the air you breathe indoors. Pollen, mould, bacteria, viruses, smoke, etc that is airborne outdoors will find its way indoor through natural and mechanical ventilation as well as cracks and crevices in the building envelope, windows and doors. In other words, what you breathe outdoors you will be breathing indoors. With COVID still in full swing and with Fall just around the corner (yikes time flies) it is extremely important that your home an condo apartment have prope
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Your Home Should Be An Air Quality Safe Haven

Outdoor air pollution in Toronto and Southern Ontario is very poor today due to the Northern Ontario forest fires. We had a lot of pollution this spring with higher than normal pollen counts leading to more serious allergic reactions. Now, asthma sufferers are having to deal with the high dust counts outdoors from the soot and smoke from forest fires. This is Climate Change folks and it’s here to stay. This is why your home should be an air quality safe-haven! How? It’s actually easier than you think. To control outdoor pollutants such as seasonal pollen, ragweed, and grasses as well as summer soot and smoke particles from forest fires as well as other outdoor issues such as exhaust from cars and industry…you need proper ventilation and filtration. Proper ventilation will help dilute, dissipate and exhaust indoor air quality pollutants such as Carbon Dioxide (from us breathing), chemical issues such as VOC’s (from building materials and contents), and control indoor humidity that could
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Bought A New House? Test Air Quality Before You Move

  So you just bought a new house or a resale house in the Toronto area or GTHA. Congratulations first of all! Hopefully you were able to get a reasonable sale price and you were also allowed to have a structural home inspection to ensure there are no surprises coming your way from a structural or mechanical perspective. What about the indoor air that you and your family will be breathing? The indoor air quality of a new residence is often overlooked or clients believe that the structural home inspection covers this…it doesn’t. The home (even brand new ones) could have had some water damage in the past, could have had mould cleaned up, could have chemical off gassing issues, could have inadequate ventilation, poor air purification and the list goes on. In a resale home, the previous occupants could have had a rodent or mouse issue, could have had pets and if you are allergic to pet dander, rodent allergens or dust mites, this could cause annoying and in some cases serious health issues
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What Do I Do If My Basement Is Wet?

  With all the recent rain in the Toronto and GTHA area recently we are getting lots of calls from people concerned about damp basements and recent water or moisture issues. Most callers want to know how they should dry out their homes and prevent mold. Here are some general tips on mold prevention. One of the first things that you should do is STOP and THINK. Don’t do anything in a panic. Many people when faced with moisture or mold panic and in many cases make the situation worse.   You should first determine if this is the first time the area got wet or if this has been a recurring issue. The reason for this is that if there is a potential that mould has grown in the past in the affected area and may still be there….or if you see mold…it is best to call a professional mold inspection or professional mould remediation company. Mold clean up is not a DIY project and can have serious and costly results if you don’t have the right equipment and don’t know what you are doing. You can mak
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What Do I Do If My Basement Is Wet?

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  Wet Basement? How Do I Dry It And Prevent Mold?   With all the recent rain in the Toronto and GTHA area recently we are getting lots of calls from people concerned about damp basements and recent water or moisture issues. Most callers want to know how they should dry out their homes and prevent mold. Here are some general tips on mold prevention. One of the first things that you should do is STOP and THINK. Don’t do anything in a panic. Many people when faced with moisture or mold panic and in many cases make the situation worse.   You should first determine if this is the first time the area got wet or if this has been a recurring issue. The reason for this is that if there is a potential that mould has grown in the past in the affected area and may still be there….or if you see mold…it is best to call a professional mold inspection or professional mould remediation company. Mold clean up is not a DIY project and can have serious and costly results if you don’t have the right equipm
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Bought A New House? Test Air Quality Before You Move.

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  Bought A New Home? Test The Air Quality Before Y So you just bought a new house or a resale house in the Toronto area or GTHA. Congratulations first of all! Hopefully, you were able to get a reasonable sale price and you were also allowed to have a structural home inspection to ensure there are no surprises coming your way from a structural or mechanical perspective. What about the indoor air that you and your family will be breathing? The indoor air quality of a new residence is often overlooked or clients believe that the structural home inspection covers this…it doesn’t. The home (even brand new ones) could have had some water damage in the past, could have had mould cleaned up, could have chemical off-gassing issues, could have inadequate ventilation, poor air purification and the list goes on. In a resale home, the previous occupants could have had a rodent or mouse issue, could have had pets and if you are allergic to pet dander, rodent allergens or dust mites, this could cause
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Office Air Quality Test

  As Ontario starts to reopen and get back to normal life, we have been receiving an increase in online and phone enquiries about indoor air quality testing in offices and workplaces. Business owners and landlords seem to be taking indoor air quality in offices more seriously. Indoor air quality testing in offices is important in making your staff, visitors as well as customers that will be coming to your office feel safe an comfortable.   3 Important Office Indoor Air Quality Levels for Good Indoor Air Quality Proper ventilation. The more air flow from outside and office environment has, the more diluted or reduced airborne allergens and pathogens become. More air flow mean less airborne pollution. Air from outdoors will push airborne pollution back outside. Proper Air Filtration. The right air handler filters as well as recirculated air and HEPA filters the lower the fine dust and allergens in the breathable air. More air flow and more filtration leads to better indoor air quality. S
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