Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality

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We all know that heating and air conditioning systems are essential to the comfort of our homes and work spaced. Yet the “V” (for ventilation) in HVAC may be something of a mystery, what is ventilation and why you need it?

The Simple reason is, ventilation (also referred to as Air Distribution) is required for both HVAC comfort and good air quality. without enough ventilation in your space, you will eventually (and sometimes quickly) experience comfort issues and even health problems. These could range from having trouble sleeping in a stuffy bedroom to experience Sick Building Syndrome in a commercial space.

So What is ventilation exactly, and how does it work with heating and air conditioning systems to maximize your HVAC comfort?

According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), an HVAC system should “Heat, Cool, clean, Ventilate, humidify, and dehumidify as needed to provide health and HVAC comfort.”

If you live or work in an older building, it’s likely that outdoor air is seeping inside through leaky ducts, poorly insulated walls, and poorly sealed windows and doors. in a way this is a good thing because you are getting sufficient ventilation to ensure HVAC comfort.  However it comes with a price: lost energy efficiency. When outdoor air can easily travel in, it makes your air conditioner work harder in the summer and your heating system work harder in the winter, which drives up your energy bills and of course, it also works the other way around: all you expensive conditioned indoor air that is just the right temperature is also leaking out.

Fortunately there is alternatives and different solutions for all this issues and relying on your building to “breathe” through every available crack and opening to get enough ventilation for HVAC comfort.

All these explains how important your ductwork is and how it reflect on your energy expenses.

 

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Indoor Air Quality

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Indoor air quality (IAQ) refers to the air quality within and around building and structures, specially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. Understanding and controlling common pollutants indoors can replace your risk of indoor health concerns.
Health effects from indoor air pollutants maybe experienced soon after exposure or, possibly years later.

Some health effects may show up shortly after a single exposure or repeated exposures to a pollutant. These include irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, headaches, dizziness and fatigue. Such immediate effects are usually short-term and treatable.

Other health effects may show up either years after exposure has occurred or only after long or repeated periods of exposure. These effects, which include some respiratory diseases, heart disease and cancer, can be severely debilitating or fatal. It is prudent to try to improve the indoor air quality in your home even if symptoms are not noticeable.
While pollutants commonly found in indoor air can cause many harmful effects, there is considerable uncertainty about what concentrations of periods of exposure are necessary to produce specific health problems. People also react very differently to exposure to indoor air pollutants. Further research is needed to better understand which health effects occur after exposure to the average pollutant concentrations found in homes and which occurs from the higher concentrations that occur for short periods of time.

There is several methods to clean and purify the indoor air of your home. Give All-Star Mechanical a call and talk to one of our experienced technicians about your options.

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