Indoor Air Quality: The Situation

In light of ever-increasing energy costs, Americans are sealing their homes and buildings with better windows, insulation, and moldings.

We've effectively created structures that cannot breathe, causing stale air to circulate over and over without ever being "cleaned."

When homes and other buildings are sealed, mold can begin to grow inside ductwork.  As air passes through these ducts, the mold - along with chemicals given off by paints, cleaners, glues, pressed board furniture, pesticides, and of course, cigarette smoke - is picked up and circulated throughout the structure.

According to the World Health Organization, 40% of all buildings are a serious hazard to our health because of their polluted air.

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