{"id":39,"date":"2009-02-12T16:46:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T16:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filtersfast.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2010-05-26T19:49:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T19:49:45","slug":"is-your-home-or-office-building-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filtersfast.com\/blog\/is-your-home-or-office-building-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your home or office building sick?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your home or office building probably doesn\u2019t cough a lot. It doesn\u2019t register a fever, nor does it complain of a tummy ache or go through a box of tissues every hour.
\nIt doesn\u2019t convey any sign of illness, but your building may very well be afflicted with Sick Building Syndrome <\/a>(SBS), according to the Environmental Protection Association. The EPA uses the term to \u201cdescribe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified.\u201d
\nSBS could be to blame if building occupants are plagued with the following symptoms:
\n\u2022 Headaches
\n\u2022 Coughs
\n\u2022 Irritated eyes, nose or throat
\n\u2022 Dry or itchy skin
\n\u2022 Difficulty in concentrating
\n\u2022 Fatigue
\nMost of these symptoms go away very shortly after leaving a sick building. One of the more common causes of SBS is inadequate ventilation. Since most indoor air pollution comes from sources inside the building\u2014carpeting, upholstery, copy machines and manufactured wood products, just to name a few\u2014it is critical to ensure your building\u2019s HVAC system operates at local standards.
\nOften this means increasing the ventilation rates or adding local exhaust ventilation. But there are other ways to clear the air. More efficient air filters, such as our MERV 11<\/a> and MERV 13 <\/a>filters, can trap the smaller particles inexpensive filters cannot.
\nSo while the building you live or work doesn\u2019t show signs of illness, the people inside it might. If you or others in your home or office display any of the symptoms above and don\u2019t know why, consider upgrading to a MERV 11<\/a> or MERV 13 <\/a>air filter..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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