Did you know that your indoor air quality is an extremely important part of staying healthy? Research shows that your indoor air quality can be up to 10x worse than outdoor air quality. The EPA even rates indoor air pollution as one of the Top 5 environmental risks to public health.
Poor indoor air quality in your home and workplace can affect your health, comfort, and well-being, which leads to chronic health problems and reduced productivity. Poor air quality in schools can even impair learning.
Indoor air pollution is a problem and there’s something you can do about it!
While it’s not as easy to make changes to improve the indoor air quality in your workplace or child’s school, we’ve got a few tools you can use to improve the air quality in your home.
There are a few indoor home air quality testing kits out there, but we believe it’s a good idea to continually keep tabs on how your indoor air quality is doing. We carry a variety of air quality monitors that will keep you updated on the quality of your indoor air.
Here are a few of our favorites:
The Aprilaire Wifi Thermostat offers much more than temperature management– it also adjusts humidity, air purity, and air freshness. This smart thermostat will not only save you money on energy costs, but it also keeps track of your home’s air quality and will even let you know how your equipment is doing.
The Awair Air Quality Sensor is designed to keep you in the know by tracking any chemicals and toxins that are in your home’s air. You can view your current air quality on the Awair app and get notified when something isn’t right. Awair also makes recommendations to ensure that your home’s air is the cleanest and healthiest it can be.
The Awair Glow Plug-in is here to help you keep tabs on your indoor air quality! With the Awair app you can easily keep track of your home’s indoor air and get notifications when things change. Awair will also give you recommendations for what you can do to help improve your indoor air.
The Wynd Halo Air Quality Monitor will help you know exactly what’s in your air. It features 10 sensors that monitor allergens, smoke, germs, pollution and more. The Wynd Halo comes equipped with a new technology called Air ID which can determine the actual composition of your air. It will show you the state of your air and identify specific irritants like pollen, pet dander and even smog in your environment. After identifying the airborne contaminates, it will let you know how you can take action to fix it through its easy-to-use app or easy to read digital interface. It can also connect seamlessly with your smart home devices like the Amazon Echo and Nest thermostat.
Do you have a question about indoor air quality? Let us know in the comments below.
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