Indoor Air Quality: Health and Comfort

Have you ever considered your home might be making your family sick?

 

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) poor indoor air quality is among the top global environmental health risks.

Indoor air quality and home air pollution can have a big effect on your family’s health.

Unhealthy homes can not only harm adults but also children are especially vulnerable to environmental health hazards, they breathe more per pound of body weight than adults. A result of poor indoor air quality for your children can not only be all the below-mentioned points but also learning and behavior difficulties and reduced academic achievement.

A constant supply of fresh air in the indoor spaces in which we spend about 90% of our time is vital to our health. Zehnder Comfosystems comfort ventilation systems provide an assurance that an equal amount of stale is being replaced by filtered air 24/7.

RESULTS OF UNHEALTHY HOMES: Number of Potential Health Issues

Respiratory Complications: Emotional/cognitive changes:
3 More exposure to asthma triggers Feeling lethargic, tired, depressed
breathing problems Mental fogginess
Wheezing Mood changes
Irritation of the mucous membranes Sleepiness
And more Frequent headaches
Sanitary issues: Other physical issues:
More pollen and dust Effects on attendance and performance, lower productivity
More mold Allergies
More mildew Fatigue
More bacteria Nausea
Higher risk of illness Skin rash
May visit physicians more frequently Chronic illness
More medication use Sneezing
Miss school or work more often Itchy, red, and watery eyes

Ventilation is one of the most important considerations for good indoor air quality.

A high-quality ventilation system such as an ERV or HRV from Zehnder America can help to ensure that air quality is optimized by continuously removing stale indoor air and replacing it with fresh air from outdoors.

The ERV or HRV balanced ventilation systems from Zehnder have a lot of advantages versus an exhaust only solution. By creating negative pressure, exhaust fans are replenishing the air by sucking in uncontrollably unfiltered, often humid and unconditioned air from the outside.

Benefits from good indoor air quality.

Comfort Benefits

  • Feel happier
  • Better sleep quality
  • Higher concentration and productivity
  • Optimum oxygen supply and draft-free air promote well-being

Health Benefits

  • Better Breathing
  • Reduction of allergy symptoms
  • Reduction of respiratory disorders
  • CO2 content below max. 1000ppm

Fresh air promotes well-being, healthy sleep, concentration, and productivity. Draft-free air helps to prevent colds and is good for your health. Thanks to optional filters (High-efficiency particulate arrestance [HEPA} F7 / MERV13 or G4 / MERV7-8 filters), which capture fine dust and pollen, even allergy sufferers can breathe easily. An enthalpy heat exchanger for moisture recovery can prevent the air from getting too dry in winter.

 
  • Why Care About IAQ?
  • Prevent Mold and Bacteria
  • What Steps to Take
  • Benefits of HRV’s

Preventive healthcare and wellness improve quality of life.

The EMA-CARE approach is a switch from conventional practices in that the care plan and analysis are completed before the patient’s health declines. The goals and objectives focus on making our patient’s life easier, secure, more pleasant, by improving well-being and quality of life, not just quality of care. For more information: EMA-Care