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  The state of the outdoor environment, or quality of air outdoors, has a direct effect on the quality of the air you breathe in your home. Outdoor pollution affects the indoor air quality of your home. The more polluted the outdoor air is, the higher the pollution levels will be in your home. The CDC has just released the latest scientific study in how poor the air quality can be in your city or neighbourhood. https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/air_pollution.htm The lung association also warns that outdoor air pollution can affect your health indoors and has published a guideline on how to protect yourself through the Air Quality Index report.   https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/air-quality-index Proper ventilation and air purification is crucial in keeping your indoor quality safe and healthy for you and your family. Polluted air will find its way into your home through natural ventilation through the building envelope as well as cracks and crevices in your d...

  Better Air Quality Better Sleep Did You Know Insomnia Can Be Due To Your Indoor Air Quality? Many of us have occasional nights where we either don’t sleep well or don’t sleep at all. This can either be due to having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or even in the worst case scenario sleeping very little or not at all. We need a proper sleep in order to feel rested, let our bodies regenerate and to be able to function both physically and cognitively the next day. A poor night’s sleep can rob us of our health, energy and performance at pretty much anything we do the next day. But did you know that the quality of your indoor air quality can have a major role to play in how well you sleep? Insomnia can be due to poor indoor air quality. In fact, ASHRAE which is the leading body in indoor air quality published an article on poor indoor air quality and insomnia  https://www.ashrae.org/news/ashraejournal/using-indoor-air-quality-tactics-to-sleep-better-at-night-perform-well-t...

  Were finally coming out of this cold and gloomy lockdown winter in the GTA. Time to look forward to better days. Sprint time in Toronto is also Air Quality Testing time. Now is the time to get your home ready for spring and summer and air conditioning season. Now is the time to change your furnace filters, inspect your HVAC system and make sure you have good indoor air quality. It’s time to test the air in your home! Seasonal allergies are about to begin where the outdoor air will have the usual pollutants such as dust and allergens. But, pollen and mould spores will also become part of the outdoor air as well. Whatever the air quality and allergens outdoors, these will find their way in the indoor air quality. Pollutants, allergens, dust, pollens and mould spores outdoors will have a significant impact on the indoor air quality in your home. Make sure your indoor air is free of these allergens and pollutants…have your indoor air quality tested. What Is Good Indoor Air Quality? 5...

  How To Safely Clean Up MouldUndoubtedly we’ve all seen some mould growth in our homes at some point. Whether it be some black spotting around windows, black or green growth on bathroom tiles or more significant mould growth on walls, it’s all mould. There is no such thing as a mould free environment with absolutely no mould growth and no airborne mould spore activity. However, a mould growth issue affecting the indoor air quality or a mould infestation is not normal either and is certainly not good air quality or healthy. So what are we to do when we see mould in our homes? How do we safely clean it up? They key is deciding how much mould you are dealing with and how much you will be agitating or disturbing. Think of mould as a microscopic dandelion. When you blow on the dandelion or disturb the seeds, they fly everywhere. This allows the dandelion to flourish and grow more dandelions somewhere else. Mould is very similar. By simply spraying a chemical, rubbing, cleaning or other...

  The housing market in the GTHA is red hot even during this third wave of the pandemic. Unfortunately, in hot housing markets many people forego the home inspection to be able to get a better deal or provide a cleaner and simpler offer to the seller. This can be a costly mistake should there be any structural, plumbing or electrical issues in the home. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/pattie-lovett-reid-from-first-time-buyers-to-luxury-homes-canada-s-real-estate-market-is-on-fire-1.5366979 However, the other factor that can cost quite a lot of money to fix and can cause serious and sometimes long lasting health effects is allergens and pathogens. If you’re buying a resale home, how do you know that is allergy or pathogen free? Answer: Have and indoor air quality test performed for allergens and pathogens as part of the offer process. Top 5 Allergens in Homes: Pet allergens (cat and dog dander) Rodent allergens (hidden rodent feces) Dust Mites (feces as part of the airstre...