Aging windows have poor seals, reducing their ability to prevent outside air from entering your home and to keep your indoor temperature consistent. Furthermore, leaky windows and doors can lead to high indoor humidity, encouraging the growth of molds and promoting poor indoor air quality. These are just some of the reasons why it’s important to ensure your windows are in good condition.
The building materials used in your home can have an impact on your indoor air quality. For instance, if your windows are difficult to operate or they simply can’t be opened and closed, you won’t be able to introduce fresh air into your space, and stale air won’t be able to escape. To prevent indoor air pollution in your home, it is important to regularly ventilate your spaces by opening your windows.
Continue reading to find out how windows can improve your indoor air quality.
Improve Airflow
Windows that can open and shut smoothly allow fresh air to enter your space while letting stale air or bad odors flow out of your home. They encourage proper airflow, which is crucial to having good indoor air quality.
Remove Allergens
By opening your windows, fresh air would flow in and dilute the pollutants and allergens circulating throughout your indoor spaces. This also flushes out some of the pollutants in your indoor air and enables fresh air to be introduced into your HVAC system.
Reduce Your Exposure to Carbon Monoxide
Being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide poses a serious risk to your health. You can reduce any short- or long-term effects of indoor air pollution by opening your windows regularly.
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