Spring and summer in Georgia can bring some seriously humid conditions. You might spend an hour fixing up your hair and then it turns into a frizz ball as soon as you walk outside. An air conditioning system is vital during these brutal summer months. However, there are times that central air … [Read more...]
6 Easy Steps for Cleaning Your Home Humidifier
Cold winters bring dry air, causing numerous inconveniences and health issues - from chapped lips and dry skin, to static cling, asthma and breathing difficulties. Humidifiers help reduce these issues by putting moisture back into your home or office. These machines are extremely convenient, but … [Read more...]
How Allergy Sufferers May Benefit from an Air Purifier
Do you find yourself dreading the fall and spring because of the onslaught of pollen, mold and other allergens? Have you wondered if splurging on a fancy air purification system might help? According to the experts, air purifiers may fall short of completely eliminating allergy symptoms, but they … [Read more...]
Maintaining Healthy Indoor Air Quality with Air-Purifying Plants
Air-purifying plants are a great way to clean up the air indoors. Since plants naturally absorb harmful toxins and replenish the air with oxygen, indoor plants are a natural solution to fighting indoor air pollution. The benefits of using air-purifying plants include energy efficient low costs … [Read more...]
Suffering from Dry, Stuffy Air? Here are 3 Possible Causes
Do you wake up day after day feeling like your eyes are dry and your nose is stuffy? While the cooler winter temperatures of Georgia give us a little break from the humidity of summer, the lower humidity that cold weather brings, combined with poor indoor air quality, can leave any Atlanta resident … [Read more...]
Check Your Indoor Humidity!
It's that time of year in Northern Georgia when many homes are done with air conditioning, but the heat isn't always on. With the thermostat switched to off and with frequent high humidity outside, it's important to keep tabs on your home's humidity. Both air conditioning and furnaces dry out your … [Read more...]
Faulty A/C Damages Irreplaceable Piece of Art
In Italy's Galleria Borghese art gallery, a faulty air conditioning system has led to severe damage of a priceless work of art. Raphael's Deposition, painted in 1507, is one of the museum's highlight paintings, according to artnet news. This summer however, it fell victim to high temperatures and … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Study Reveals Heat is America’s Deadliest Weather Disaster
Heat – not hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes – is the deadliest natural disaster facing America, killing more people than the other top deadly environmental calamities combined. According to a recent study out of Georgia Tech, a large portion of these heat-related deaths occur in cities, which … [Read more...]
Pollen-Proofing Your Home
It’s nearly springtime which means allergy season will be in full swing in just a few short weeks. And while we happily welcome the warm days and greenery after months of frosty temperatures and leafless trees, the cloud of pollen and other allergens that engulf the South every year around this time … [Read more...]
Whole House Humidifiers: An Answer to Low House Humidity
Winter can be a beast. Not only is it more than a little chilly outside, but even inside you might be warm but feeling a little less than comfortable. Turning up the heat in our homes can have the indirect consequence of drying out the air, especially when outside temperatures remain below forty … [Read more...]
