How Poor Air Quality makes you More Likely to Get Sick
The recent virus scare in Rockland county and Long Island may still be fresh in our minds as the mosquito-borne illness Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) made headlines and had people taking extra steps to avoid mosquitoes and control the insect pest population. But EEE isn’t the only viral threat in the state. As we near December […]
Bursting the Carbon Dioxide Bubble: Why Monitoring CO2 Levels in Your Building is Critical
The conventional design of buildings as airtight spaces with minimal outdoor air exchange was primarily done to improve energy efficiency. Reduced ventilation can result in energy savings because outdoor and indoor air exchange is controlled thus having a lesser need to heat or cool buildings inside. Having less ventilation, though, can also lead to an […]
How Does an Ionizers Work and Does it Kill Viruses?
During this Covid-19 era, you are probably looking for different ways to keep your home and your family safe. Who can blame you? The disease is legitimately dangerous, and while the chances of infection aren’t dangerously high given the social practices we’ve incorporated into our lives, you can never be too careful, especially when it’s […]
Which Cleaning Products Kill the Coronavirus?
We’re almost at the fourth quarter of 2020, but the novel coronavirus is still a presistent threat that we all must live with. One of the key elements of disease prevention is proper hygiene. This is why handwashing, social distancing and using surgical masks to prevent the spread of the virus are important. So what […]
The Dirty Truth – Bacteria And Viruses In Your Home
Bacteria and viruses are all around us. They’re the causes of Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) such as colds, sinusitis, and sore throats. Where do these bacteria linger? The answer may surprise you, as these items are your “precious.”
How Air Quality affects Home Schooling
As we move further into 2020 and schools are still closed, more and more parents are turning to homeschooling to continue their children’s education. It’s certainly a huge load off of parent’s minds that their children aren’t at risk for COVID-19 infection, and with more and more professionals today working from home they are perfectly […]
The Deadly Link Between Air Pollution & COVID-19
For the first time in history, the world has been shook by a global outbreak of disease on an unprecedented level. There have been dangerous and deadly outbreaks before, but none of them have gripped the world’s attention the way Covid-19 has. And with all that attention comes a flood of knowledge on the viral […]
Your Immune System and the Air you Breathe
Staying at home during quarantine is the big reality of 2020. Amidst concerns of Covid-19, people have been living and staying at home more than they have for years. But staying at home has its disadvantages. Aside from the usual logistics problems with working, shopping for groceries and getting access to services like the barber […]
uHoo Virus Index
Health is one of the biggest concerns of 2020, all because of the novel coronavirus. Never before in the history of mankind has the entire world come together in a concerted effort to stay healthy and fight off the infectious COVID-19 disease. Here at uHoo, we believe in using modern technology to make people’s lives […]
uHoo Launches the uHoo Virus Index – world’s first real-time assessment of virus survival based on air quality
uHoo launches today the “uHoo Virus Index” – the world’s first real-time assessment of virus survival (such as COVID-19) based on air quality. The “uHoo Virus Index” is a patent-pending technology that analyzes air quality data, monitored by uHoo, and provides you an assessment on the risk of viruses surviving in your home or workplace, […]