Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month is observed each year across the United States during October. The month focuses on ways we can contribute to making our air cleaner. Total Indoor Environmental Solutions Air Ducts Plus (TIES360) and the Environmental Protection Agency have a renewed focus on improving indoor air quality.
TIES360’s primary goal is to educate homeowners (and dwellers of every indoor space) on why indoor air quality matters and how to take action with IAQ control solutions. The most crucial step this Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month is simply learning more about indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure.
Why Is Indoor Air Quality So Important? “One of the more popular statistics about indoor spaces is just how much time the average American spends indoors. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates it at 90%,” said Kay Lenard, president of TIES360. “Indoor air quality is also significant because of its role in health and wellness. There are many known adverse health effects from exposure to poor air quality.”
Healthy indoor air quality is associated with many benefits. Many solutions and strategies are available to ensure healthier, safer, cleaner, and breathable air in the indoor spaces you frequent.
1. Preventive Maintenance: This includes routine filter changes, seasonal HVAC maintenance, and performing system checks or IAQ testing to take care of problems before they get out of hand.
2. Healthy Home Habits: These are simple daily actions or routine practices to change to better control pollution sources. Source control tricks include not wearing shoes inside or cooking with windows open.
3. IAQ Upgrades & Control Strategies: Home system upgrades include air filtration, purification, humidity control options, and improved ventilation.
“Like everything else in your home, air ducts collect dust and debris over time. Dirty ducts cause respiratory health problems and serve as a breeding ground for dust mites, mold, bacteria, and other fungi,” said Lenard.
For more information, please call (941) 870-3302 or visit www.ties30.com
Photo ID: Kay Lenard, president of Total Indoor Environmental Solutions.
ABOUT TOTAL INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Total Indoor Environmental Services (T.I.E.S 360) is a family-owned and operated company servicing the Sarasota County, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Tampa areas with superior HVAC services. T.I.E.S. 360 is a member of the Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA). NADCA members possess general liability insurance, are trained and tested regularly, sign on to a code of ethics, and must clean and restore their heating and cooling system in accordance with NADCA standards so they provide a high level of security.
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