Indoor Air Quality

The EPA states that the quality of our indoor air is commonly worse than the air outside. This makes sense if you think about it. All air originates from the outside. And, most houses contain things that offgas chemicals into our living environment (furniture fabrics, dry cleaning, wood finishes, paints, cleaning products, etc.) There are also particulate pollutants, such as dust, animal dander, mold spores, and pollen that enter our homes through leakage in the home's walls, floors, ceilings, or ducts (collectively referred to as the home's "envelope").

Through proper construction or renovation, a home can support healthy living by:

• Creating an airtight boundary between the inside and the outside (including spaces like attics & crawlspaces).
• Eliminating duct leakage and zonal pressure issues related to poor air distribution (both increase infiltration).
• Filtering the air with high MERV air filters (without restricting airflow through the ductwork).
• Providing pre-filtered/conditioned fresh-air ventilation to dilute indoor air pollutants.
• Providing exhaust ventilation to remove pollutants at the source (bathrooms, cooking stoves,etc.)
• Ensuring safe operation of all combustion appliances by verifying safe operation during worst-case-depressurization and verifying low CO levels.
• Using materials that have low levels of (or zero) off-gassing chemicals, commonly referred to as "low VOC" products.

Our building performance specialists understand the variables of a high performance home. We'll work with you by assessing the as-is performance of your home, identifying the corrective measures, implementing the retrofit work, and fine-tuning the systems for optimum performance upon completion.

Start your home performance retrofit process by contacting us to schedule an appointment.