Improved Indoor Air Quality Boosts Your Family’s Health

Have you tested the air quality in your home? Is your family safe from the devastating effects of poor indoor air quality (IAQ)? A recent article in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that reducing air particles in the air (primarily from pollution) will increase your lifespan.*

Southern California has the dirtiest air in the U.S. Polluted air seeps into your home and contributes to asthma, allergies, heart problems, cancer, and numerous other health conditions. In fact, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology states that 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air.

Americans spend an average of 90% of their time indoors. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air is often ten times more polluted than outdoor air. The EPA also warns of the consequences of poor IAQ, including:

• 14 million missed workdays
• 2 million hospital visits
• $15 billion in annual healthcare costs
• Approximately 5,500 premature deaths

These statistics are frightening, but there IS a solution. Jasana can help you fight back against toxic air that leaks into your home through crawlspaces, walls, and attics. These areas contain the worst air quality in your home. Our IAQ experts can dramatically limit the harmful pollutants while saving you money on your energy bills.

IAQ Evaluation

A Jasana IAQ evaluation is the fastest and most effective way to determine the quality of the air you and your family breathe everyday. We’ll also provide services and install products to improve your IAQ. We can:

• Perform a blower door test to check the quality of the air passing through the interior shell of your home
• Seal air leaks/drafts to prevent insect-laden air from entering your home
• Add a whole house air filter to your heat/AC with a MERV 16 filter
• Provide for ten air changes per day circulation per ASHRAE 62.1-2004
• Reduce air circulation through dead air spaces that collect dust mites, cockroaches, pesticides, and other allergens left behind by cats, rats, and bats
• Replace carpeting with tile or hardwood—heated for your comfort—to drastically reduce dust and allergens lurking in your carpets
• Improve ventilation to decrease humidity levels that cause dust mites, mold, and mildew
• Test for harmful chemicals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, 4-phenycyclohexane (gives that new carpet smell), etc. that are dangerous to your health

Our IAQ solutions get results. We’ll help reduce or eliminate asthma and allergy attacks at home, all while saving you money through energy efficiency. Want to start breathing clean, fresh, healthy air in your home today? Call 949-375-6541 to schedule a FREE consultation.

*The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 360:376-386, January 22, 2009, Number 4