Unfortunately, construction projects and sick people do not mix. Construction dust is full of harmful substances such as wood dust, silica dust, and sometimes even asbestos, mold, and lead. This cocktail of toxic debris is harmful to healthy, robust...

HEPA filters don’t last forever. Even ones that are supposedly “permanent” will still need cleaning to remain effective, and it’s possible to damage them during the cleaning process. To keep the air clean, HEPA filters need to be replaced from time...

The better the air, the better the school performance. There’s a reason that people go outside to get “fresh air.” Indoor air quality can often be worse than outdoor air with 2 to 5 times the pollutants, and even up to 100 times the pollutants! Even...

  Get the sick well and keep the well healthy. Hospitals are, by their nature, under a constant influx of germs. It’s up to the staff, all the staff, in the hospital to keep those germs out entirely, quarantine them if they get in, and destroy them...