Identifying Contaminants & Concentration Levels

Identifying contaminants and their concentration levels

If you’re concerned about the air you breathe inside your home or at work, you may be familiar with the term indoor air quality or IAQ. Since we spend most of our time indoors, the air inside is important to our health. Many times the air inside contains more pollutants than the air outside. To […]

How to Test Dust in Home to Reduce Allergens

How to Test for Dust in the Home

Many Americans suffer from allergies in the home. Common household allergens include mold, pollen, and pet dander. Pollen is a seasonal allergy, mold can be prevented, and owning pets is a choice, but dust is everywhere. Making a home 100 percent dust-free is not an option, however, knowing what is in the dust helps eliminate […]

Smoke Damage Insurance Claims: What to Know

smoke damage insurance claims

Your Guide to Smoke Damage Insurance Claims The problem of wildfires continues in the United States. At the start of November, over 47,500 wildfires had burned in the U.S. And it’s not just residents of California, Oregon, and Washington who are affected. In fact, at one point in the summer of 2020, wildfires burned in […]

Healthy Homes Month Spotlight: Indoor Air Quality

June is Healthy Homes Month

June is Healthy Homes Month The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) has declared June as “National Healthy Homes Month”.  Its main focus is to bring awareness and action to a variety of health issues caused from within a home dwelling. HUD estimates that […]