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 […]
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 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, […]
7 Ways to Cope With Cabin Fever While in Quarantine
The lockdowns have been going on for weeks now around the world, and even in places without a mandated lockdown there are many people in self-quarantine. Covid-19 has really changed the way we live our lives, and we’ve learned best practices for keeping ourselves clean and safe from infection. On the other hand, the extended […]
4 Ways to Ensure Your Air Quality is Safe While Your Family is in Quarantine
As concerns over Covid-19 shake the world, it’s important that we find ways to safeguard ourselves and our families from the novel coronavirus. More and more people are staying home instead of going to the office. Malls, offices and entire buildings are being shutdown to help prevent the spread of the virus. We need to […]