In the New Era of Green Conscientiousness, Indoor Pollutants will be on the Rise
While I am certainly grateful to the eco-friendly save-the-planet green conscientious era we are in, there is a flip side to a greener home or office; tightly sealed homes and commercial buildings cannot easily release pollutants back into the atmosphere, thus concentrations are higher indoors than out. The best way to begin the process of making a green home is to conduct indoor air quality testing.
Indoor pollution is potentially a far greater pollutant creator than the outdoor pollution at even the most industrialized cities across the planet. It is true that many pollutant levels from individual sources are not a serious health risk and they will not have a significant and detrimental impact all by themselves. But the cumulative effect of those pollutants can pose a real health risk. Immediate and future health risk is greatest for infants and children as well as chronically ill people and the elderly population.
So, with the many foreseeable changes in how we live our lives in relation to the planet and lessening our carbon footprint, there will also be a significant shift in how we build all future buildings, including our homes. With the New Age of Responsibility comes the responsibility of protecting our natural resources while repairing our planet healthier. We cannot lose sight of the fact that old structures around the world need our attention – all things must be constructed with new sustainable practices and guidelines as well as updating of the old.
Healthy indoor environments are equally as important as energy conservation. Indoor air quality testing is just a step in the process of protecting our resources and adding to the world’s conservation plight.
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