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  Test Your Indoor Air To Prevent Flu Poor Air Quality Can Contribute To Flu…Get Your Air Quality Tested  Winter officially starts today. In the GTA we will likely have roughly 4 months of bitter cold. With this wintery weather comes cold and dry outdoor air. This can lead to several indoor air quality challenges in our homes. Poor air quality can contribute to seasonal flu which is why now is ever more important to have your air quality tested. Dry outside air also leads to dry indoor air. Normally comfortable indoor relative humidity is 55%RH. However, maintaining an indoor relative humidity in winter at this level will lead to excessive condensation on walls and windows which can lead to mould growth. Most Toronto area homes will need to manage their indoor relative humidity closer to the high 30% to low 40% range. As soon as you see condensation on your windows, your relative humidity indoors is too high. However, even balancing your indoor air quality at the high 30% rang...

  What are Winter Allergies? Only enough they are allergic reactions to spending too much time indoors in winter months. Winter Allergies can have a significant effect on your health, short term as well as long term. Winter Allergies can also impact the enjoyment of your home and relationships. Winter Allergies can come from a variety of indoor sources and can have a variety or degrees of effect on people’s health. Air quality testing our homes to prevent Winter Allergies is key to keeping our families healthy. Top 5 Sources Of Winter Allergies: Dust Mould Carbon Dioxide Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) Bacteria Dust:  Indoor or household dust can contain numerous allergic triggers. Indoor dust is composed of skin cells, fabric fibres, pet dander, pet hair, rodent droppings, human hair, insulation materials, fragments of drywall dust, wood dust, asbestos, mould fragments, bacteria and viruses. Mould Growth:  Indoor mould growth can produce thousands to hundreds of thous...

  Prevent Winter Allergies - Air Quality Test What are Winter Allergies? Only enough they are allergic reactions to spending too much time indoors in winter months. Winter Allergies can have a significant effect on your health, short term as well as long term. Winter Allergies can also impact the enjoyment of your home and relationships. Winter Allergies can come from a variety of indoor sources and can have a variety or degrees of effect on people’s health. Air quality testing our homes to prevent Winter Allergies is key to keeping our families healthy. Top 5 Sources Of Winter Allergies: Dust   Mould Carbon Dioxide Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) Bacteria Dust:  Indoor or household dust can contain numerous allergic triggers. Indoor dust is composed of skin cells, fabric fibres, pet dander, pet hair, rodent droppings, human hair, insulation materials, fragments of drywall dust, wood dust, asbestos, mould fragments, bacteria and viruses. Mould Growth:  Indoor moul...

  Indoor Mould growth With the weather getting colder and winter starting in the GTA, we should start thinking about indoor mould growth. Indoor mould growth in your home can be costly, as well as detrimental to your health. Indoor mould growth can be avoided. Mould needs 4 things to grow: Mould spores Food source Moisture Time Mould spores are all around us and they are part of a normal healthy outdoor environment. Outdoors moulds keep other moulds in check and help decay fallen trees, leaves and other cellulose materials and organisms. So the first item ‘Mould Spores’ are already a part of our indoor environment as well through natural ventilation, opening of windows and opening of doors to enter and exit the home. Indoor plants also contribute to a normal and healthy, balanced indoor ecology of mould. Mould free does not exists. Where indoor mould growth becomes a problem is when mould begins to grow in a large amount indoors and changes the natural ecology of the indoor air by ...