Indoor Air Quality
DID YOU KNOW? The average American spends 90% of their time indoors. Poor indoor air quality is ranked as one of the top five environmental risks to human health. With fuel costs on the rise, today's homes are sealed and insulated better than ever. While this helps reduce utility bills by keeping heated or cooled air from escaping, it can create uncomfortable or even unhealthy living conditions in the home. That’s because the same air is continuously circulated throughout. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to improve the quality of your home’s air. With better indoor air quality, your family breathes and feels better. Fewer particles and chemicals in the air can mean fewer headaches and allergy flare-ups.
Steps To Improve Your Home’s Air:
Filtration: An air filtration system can capture even the smallest contaminants, like pollen, mold and pet dander. For best results, choose a professionally installed, whole-house system.
Humidification: For optimal comfort and health, national studies indicate your home’s relative humidity levels should range between 35 and 50 percent. A humidity gauge or hygrometer from your local hardware store can help you monitor moisture levels. One way to manage humidity levels in the winter time is to have a whole house humidifier installed.
Ventilation: A lack of fresh air can make the air feel heavy, clammy or stale. It can also lead to humidity imbalances and put homes at risk for damage from mold. An energy efficient way to improve indoor air quality and air circulation would be to consider a ventilation system or air exchanger, which exchanges stale indoor air with fresher, cleaner outside air.
Green Thinking: Common houseplants like Boston fern and spider plants have been found to absorb toxic gases emitted by products like paints and solvents. Source: "How to Grow Fresh Air: Fifty Houseplants that Purify Your Home or Office," by B.C. Wolverton
Dave Lennox Signature™ Collection Pureair™ Air Purification System
- Industry-exclusive air purification technology
- Removes 75% of particles (First Pass contaminant removal) ranging in size down to 0.3 micron
- Removes 60% of bioaerosols (First Pass contaminant removal) ranging in size down to 0.3 micron
- Removes and destroys 50% of household odors and chemical vapors in a 24-hour period
Honeywell VisonPRO™ Thermostat
- Touchscreen interaction
- Easy to read, large clear backlit digital display
- Programming can be done on one screen
- Precise comfort control
Lennox Healthy Climate® Heat Recovery Ventilator
Effective ventilation for colder climates
- Provides cleaner, fresher indoor air
- Designed to provide comfort in colder climates
- Transfers heat from indoor air before it is discharged
- Will not restrict airflow for proper filtration
- Ideal for new homes which are tightly sealed or remodeled homes with energy efficiency upgrades
- All units come with a Healthy Climate® wall control
- No ozone emissions, a known lung irritant*
- Limited Lifetime Warranty on aluminum core
- 5-Year Limited Warranty on covered components
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: An Assessment of Effective and Health Consequences, August 2006.
Aprilaire® Automatic Humidifiers
- Delivers the many benefits of proper humidification with minimal maintenance
- Distribute moisture as a pure water vapor, there are no water droplets or mist that can carry impurities, like minerals or bacteria
- Comfort - delivers up to 50% more comforting humidity to eliminate dry nose and throat and itchy skin
- Reduces the risk of upper-respiratory problems caused by dry air
- Energy savings --- 50% more moisture means you'll feel warmer with lower, energy-saving indoor temperatures
Healthy Climate 16 Media Air Cleaner
- Provides whole-home filtration for optimal home comfort and air quality.
- Removes OVER 95% of particles
- Removes OVER 90% of bioaerosols and microorganisms
- No cleaning required
- 5-year limited warranty on covered parts