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You’ve put it off for way too long, and now is finally the time that you need to replace that horrible flooring in your home. Whether it is worn out, has unpleasant odors trapped in the material, or even if you are looking to change the aesthetic of your home, new flooring will be your go -to option. The decision, however, will be a difficult one due to the numerous types of flooring available, but when it comes down to selecting a flooring there is something else you will want to consider ahead of the actual look of the flooring in your home – the hazards that the flooring contains and releases into your personal indoor environment. The installation of new carpeting inside your home will leave the room with a new sleek look, as well as a strong putrid odor that is produced into the air from this newly added flooring. Flooring in general is a challenging item to select for inside your home, with numerous different types, styles, and material that are used that can all bring with ...

Mold, a fungus that rapidly grows throughout an environment can be a real pain to deal with when it comes to your heightened allergies that flare at the slightest exposure to any type of mold allergen in the air. In a home that is growing mold, it may become unbearable for a person with allergies to be exposed to – as mold can produce very small, pesky allergens that will enter into the body and elicit a potentially severe bout of allergy-symptoms followed by an array of other possible health effects. Mold spores are tiny, microscopic spores that are produced from mold in an effort to reproduce and grow on other surfaces within the environment. These tiny mold spores are very offending pollutants that travel in the air and can contribute to allergy-symptoms when exposure and/or inhalation takes place in the human body. A mold allergy is commonly associated with these produced spores that float in the air and are therefore the main driving force behind a mold allergy. In this art...

Building a new home or renovating the home you currently reside in will leave you with many decisions, some of which will be critical to both the air quality in this environment and the health of those that are exposed to this tainted air on a daily basis. Building materials are among one of the most hazardous items to an indoor environment – as they are packed full of potentially toxic materials that will overtime release dangerous chemicals into the air of this enclosed area. From new paint, new furniture, wall additions inside the home, and even the removal and replacing of new flooring can all be potential sources of the entrance of hazardous chemicals into the indoor air of your home. New flooring has been found to contain a large quantity of different chemicals within its composition that when installed into an indoor environment like a home it will off gas and release these chemicals into the air of this enclosed area – leading to a dangerous level of pollution in the air that ...

As a homeowner it is our job to stay up-to-date in replacing and maintaining the necessary items inside of the home. Whether that be keeping an eye on your roof and the weathering it has undertaken over the years, replacing appliances that are on the way out, and even stay regular with the everyday care of your air handling system when it comes time to replace your air filter. Often times, homeowners will let little things fall by the way-side and this will unfortunately include the regular changing of your air handling filter every month. The air filter inside of your air handling system is a crucial component to your AC system and can be vital to the overall life of the system. If you start to notice a reduction in air flow inside your home or even a spike in your electric bill, this could all be a result of insufficient air filter changes within your home. In this article we are going to discuss the important truth on how often you should be changing out the air filter in your hom...

You have said over and over again that your office is making you sick, with many people scuffing it off as a dramatic statement that many people loosely throw out in contempt with their current feelings about their employment. However, your claim may ring true as there are potential factors that can influence your health in relation to your office building. A sudden wave of dizziness, nausea, and overall altered mobility that you experience within your office could mean that the building itself is affecting your health and potentially other employees within this structure – this is known as sick building syndrome. According to a report conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) in 1984, it was found that up to 30 percent of new and remodeled buildings across the world were subject to excessive complaints related to the indoor air quality of the office building. Indoor air quality, along with SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) have become both an increasing issue as we learn more and more ...

When it comes to the inside of your home, there are a number of different things that can contribute to the accumulation of allergens in the home that will impact the air quality within this indoor space. If you are someone who experiences a dust allergy, the smallest traces of dust in the home can have your symptoms spiraling out of control. And even for those who are not afflicted with dust allergies, the dust can still significantly impact the air quality of your indoor living space. When dust is present in your house, the components of the dust can have an affect not only on the air quality and on allergy symptoms, but it can also impact your lungs and overall health from exposure. The overall effect of dust will depend on several factors such as where you live, the amount of people living in your home, how frequently you clean the environment, and even other allergens present in the home like pets. Although dust have potentially hazardous effects, one thing is for sure, with the ...

Growing up we learn the importance of washing our hands often in practice of good hygiene. The rule of thumb is to wash our hands before meals, after using the restroom, and any time that we may think our hands are dirty. This can lead to multiple hand washings a day – which means a lot of soap being used to properly clean and eradicate the bacteria and odors left on your hands. However, sometimes after multiple hand washings we can form a skin rash on hands. In a study conducted with 1,300 people, it was found that 35% of the people experienced a hand rash from skin irritation, while 20% had atopic dermatitis and 19% had allergic contact dermatitis. Dermatitis is any inflammation of the skin that leads to redness, scaling, itching, or tiny fluid-filled blisters. This can stem from an allergic reaction to certain chemicals that your body is exposed to like hand soap. The fastest way to develop allergic contact dermatitis is by applying something you are allergic to directly onto your ...