The United States Environmental Protection Agency has found that people spend a vast majority of their time indoors—most of it at home. Surprisingly, this accounts for our exposure to many different environmental pollutants. Renewal by Andersen® of Westchester takes a look at things that tend to adversely affect indoor air quality, along with window options that can help improve your home’s IAQ.
What makes your IAQ poor?
Believe it or not, our homes—which we consider the safest places in the world—can expose us to a lot of dangers that can affect our health. Before we look at these dangers and how windows in Connecticut are a great solution against them, we’ll dissect where they come from:
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs): These are the most common pollutants and come from building materials, household cleaning products, and even old furniture. These chemical emissions are harmful and can affect your health very adversely.
• Molds: Another very common pollutant, these are biological in nature and usually result from water and moisture problems at home. Like VOCs, these harm your health when their spores are drawn into your respiratory system. The mold itself is very difficult to deal with and often requires you to take care of the moisture problems—which can prove costly.
Worsening these problems is poor ventilation. This is almost always due to old, bad, or damaged windows. When they aren’t able to open properly, the air inside your home can slowly become stale because of the chemicals and biological particles that get trapped and linger.
What windows work?
Getting Andersen windows in CT can improve your home’s indoor air quality when you choose the right style. Casement or sliding windows are perfect choices because they can open up very wide and let a lot of fresh air in while allowing poor and stale air to cycle out. Just this simple choice is a big enough boost that helps improve conditions and your health as well.
One of the added advantages of getting windows from Renewal by Andersen of Westchester is that our options are energy-efficient. The frames are made from Fibrex® while the panes are made from High-Performance™ Low-E4® glass. Both of these resist heat transfer and lessen the stress placed on your HVAC unit, as well as lower your energy bills.
With the right kind of windows, you can deal with the problems that come from these pollutants. It’s all about improving the ventilation of your home. With enough fresh air drawn in, you never have to worry about your air getting stale. Give Renewal by Andersen of Westchester a call and we’ll be more than happy to help you pick out the options that will best fit your home.
