Contrary to what many people think, the inside air quality is on average +10 times worse than the air quality outside of our home. The reason behind this is that we pollute our homes by cooking, showering, heating, cleaning, sweating and even breathing.
The second reason is that outdoor pollution accumulates in our home due to the lack of ventilation. Outside, we have the wind, and from time to time it cleans our polluted air, but this is not happening in our homes where the pollution always increases because of the lack of a quality ventilation system.
Research shows that people who sleep and live in a good oxygen level environment are fitter and more energetic. On the other hand, people with poorly ventilated areas, offices and homes are more likely to be tired and have more headaches and similar symptoms.
In our grandparent’s time, the houses were leaky, but with our modern building technologies, we reduced the natural ventilation in our homes. Starting from the 80s we improved a lot in our buildings, with better insulation and less heat loss, but a few years later we saw an exponential increase in allergy and asthma related problems.
In a modern home, opening a window will not work because the house is so tight there is no air circulation. And not only is it inefficient, it costs money with heat loss.
The key here is control. We want to reduce heat loss and uncontrolled ventilation while improving indoor air quality. Modern mechanical ventilation systems, like those available from EcoAer, offer the best solution for modern homes and buildings. EcoAer are ventilation specialists working with the residential and commercial market. They recommend intelligent ventilation systems with in-built sensors which detect pollutants and adjust levels according to the conditions at different times of the day – giving you peace of mind and healthy quality air.
