Fitted carpets have been used in houses for many years as they offer warmth and soft flooring material for family members to walk on. Carpet is a magnet for allergens like dust mites, pet dander, mold spores and other potentially aggravating proteins. Allergens are antigens, typically proteins, that provoke allergic reactions like coughing and sneezing in people with hypersensitive immune …
Why Should You Consider a Healthy Home Audit?
Creating a healthy living environment begins in your home. Air quality and environmental hazards are something that many of us take for granted. If you don’t know what to look for then you may not know what to fix. What is the Healthy Home Audit? Our Healthy Home Audit was designed to help homeowners identify potential environmental health risks and …
Allergies and the HVAC system
What do allergies have to do with the HVAC system? Allergies are a very common thing with many people of all ages but most are attributed to food and nature. What about the environment in our home? Multiple allergens can be found inside a home. These include mould, dust mites, pet dandruff, cockroaches, mice, etc. All these can play a …