Micro offices, smart storage and color pops
As we approach a third year of the coronavirus, it’s clear the pandemic that changed the world also has changed how we live — and work — in our homes. People have had to adapt their living space into classroom space for kids, workspace for themselves and maybe a spouse and leisure and recreation space […]
Improve Indoor Air, Clean Your Air Purifier And Humidifier – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Even if the weather outside isn’t frightful, you might still be dealing with winter’s dry and dirty indoor air. Adding humidifiers and air purifiers can help, but they require some TLC. The experts at Consumer Reports reveal the secrets to keep them clean and running at peak performance. A humidifier can help keep the air […]
CDPHE offers tips to clean up homes impacted by smoke, ash from Marshall Fire
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo.— The level of chemicals measured in spared homes near the Marshall Fire burn area do not pose an immediate health risk, but residents should still use protective measures, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Fires leave chemicals behind in ash, soot and smoke, and the CDPHE said that could […]
Nine-year-old campaigns for cleaner air
Nine-year-old school pupil Jakub Kozlowski campaigns for cleaner air. Jakub has been campaigning to reduce the level of air pollution around his school after learning that it was located in one of the most polluted locations in Bristol. Parson Street Primary School sits on the corner of one of Bristol’s busiest junctions and the location […]
Get into artsy plant containers
Houseplants have been keeping a lot of us company during the pandemic, and the good news is there’s a plant for any home, big or small, well-lit or not. There’s also a virtual jungle of stylish containers in which to show them off. “I love incorporating plants into our interior spaces,” says designer Mel Bean […]
Research Finds Wildfire Smoke Makes Indoor Air Unhealthy Too : NPR
A warming climate means millions of Americans are exposed to wildfire smoke every summer. Seattle, Wash., and the Pacific Northwest experienced some of the worst air quality in the world in 2020. When wildfire smoke descends over a city or town, as it does increasingly often for tens of millions of people in the […]
Pots and perches to show off your houseplants in style
Houseplants have been keeping a lot of us company during the pandemic, and the good news is there’s a plant for any home, big or small, well-lit or not. There’s also a virtual jungle of stylish containers in which to show them off. “I love incorporating plants into our interior spaces,” says designer Mel Bean […]
80 air filters reduce Covid-19 transmission risk at Cambridge University Hospitals
Eighty air filter machines to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection for patients and staff have been installed across Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) following pioneering research by Addenbrooke’s. An air filter machine and Dr Vilas Navapurkar, who conceived and led the study. Picture: CUH A study at the hospital in January 2021, at the height […]
Ripley’s Aquarium installs air purification system that kills COVID-19
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies has installed an air disinfectant system throughout the Aquarium’s heating and cooling units. In a release, the aquarium said that the system purifies indoor air, killing bacteria, fungi, and viruses like COVID-19 with UV technology prior to the air being redistributed throughout the facility. Popular Gatlinburg […]
Air, groundwater quality not an issue at Front St. brownfield: city
Data ‘shows us that there is no risk to the current users or the general public … (and) that we’re being a responsible owner of a brownfield property,’ says city official The city and its hired consultants have been monitoring groundwater and air quality at the 70 Front St. N. property, and so far it’s […]