Make Indoor Air Quality a Priority This May

National Clean Air Month began as a week-long clean air initiative by the American Lung Association (ALA) in 1972, two years after Congress passed the Clean Air Act. Over the years and after enhancements to legislation that protects the air we breathe, by 1994, the full 31 days of May were designated as Clean Air Month. May 2025 is a chance to appreciate previous efforts made to achieve top-notch air quality, expand awareness of how essential clean air is to everyone, and learn how homeowners have the power to improve residential indoor air quality (IAQ) for themselves and their loved ones.

Healthy Indoor Air Quality Matters

Although clean, fresh air untainted by pollutants is important outdoors, we sleep, work, play, and generally conduct most of our lives inside. Concerns about pollutants in and outside center around the threat compromised air poses to humans and the environment. Focus on the health benefits of clean indoor air to you and those you live with and invite into your home by considering the following:

  • High indoor air quality supports healthy lung functions.
  • Breathing cleaned air boosts mood and improves general mental health.
  • The concentration and focus needed for task completion increase.
  • Mental and physical energy blossoms.
  • Serious life-threatening diseases, cancers, and uncomfortable, chronic, and limiting conditions can develop when IAQ is suboptimal. 
  • Allergy and asthma symptoms relent.
  • Blood pressure and heart rate are lower.
  • Immune system functioning improves.

Ways to Improve Your Home IAQ

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stresses three primary approaches to improve indoor air quality:

  • Ventilation—Exchange poor-quality indoor air for fresh outdoor air through various methods, from passive venting and open doors and windows to HVAC and air ducting systems that facilitate the exhaust of dirty air and intake of clean air. 

 

  • Air Cleaners and Filtration—Freestanding and heating and cooling system-integrated cleaning and filtration systems “scrub” stale and polluted air of contaminants.

 

  • Source Control—Removing or encapsulating sources of airborne hazards can be less intrusive and cost-effective. It can control pollutants while minimizing the loss of expensive heated or cooled air in climates that must manage indoor temperature.  

Role of Air Duct and HVAC Cleaning and Maintenance

Regular filter change, either by a homeowner or a professional, is inexpensive and effective. The clean operation of residential indoor air quality and conditioning systems is fundamental to improving IAQ. Periodic inspection and cleaning of air ducts and the internal heating and cooling equipment in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems is also vital. 

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Celebrate Clean Air Month by partnering with LightSpeed Restoration, a trustworthy company certified by the National Air Duct Cleaner Association (NADCA). Highly skilled technicians communicate transparently as they take the steps fundamental to clearing the source contaminants and fine-tuning heating, cooling, ventilation, and filtration equipment to deliver a fresh and healthy indoor environment. Clear Air Month champions.

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