Ventilation: A Breath of Fresh Air for Your East Bernard Home and Indoor Air Quality

August 12, 2015

When you contemplate indoor air quality, you might dream of the fresh, clean spring air coming through an open window and a comfortable home—a feeling you may wish for all year. Unfortunately, the weather in East Bernard makes this difficult during the less pleasant months. Should you just give up this fresh air just because the weather isn’t playing fair? The answer is “no.” With good ventilation, your indoor air quality can be premium—despite what it’s like outside.

Ventilation is more than just opening a few windows or doors in your home. While it's definitely uplifting on beautiful, mild days, it’s not something you can do year-round in East Bernard. The positive is that technological advances have allowed us to replicate the benefits of refreshing outdoor air using your heating and cooling equipment.

By drawing in just the right amount of fresh, outdoor air, today’s ventilation systems provide you with the perks of standard ventilation like eliminating odors, chemicals and other contaminants from your indoor air. This process purges stale air from your home and generates nicer feeling air. It’s a good way to make your home’s air as comfortable as possible without wasting energy.

There are two types of ventilation systems available: Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) and Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs). Because of the climate, it's recommended that homes in most of the United States and all of Canada to use HRVs. ERVs are used most often in the muggy southern regions.

Enhancing ventilation is just one thing you can do to get better indoor air quality. We’ve got a number of other ways to help you improve indoor air quality, from using dehumidifiers to improving air filtration and utilizing air purification. Give E.B. Air, LLC a call at 979-335-4262. We are here to make your air cleaner and your home more comfortable.