Indoor Air Quality in Maryland Homes: The Hidden Risk Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, where concentrations of some pollutants are often two to five times higher than outdoor levels, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Now add Maryland’s humid summers, aging housing stock, and wide seasonal temperature swings. Many homes...
Today’s green building techniques are resulting in tight building envelopes. This allows homes to be more efficient than ever before and helps keep energy bills low. Today’s building science also requires home ventilation to be looked at in new ways. Tight building envelopes require proper air exchange to manage indoor air quality. With today’s homes...
Do you think most of the pollutants you breathe come from outside your home? Think again. The majority of our exposure to air pollutants comes from the air we breathe inside buildings — our homes, offices, schools, etc. In fact, indoor air can be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. The EPA...
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