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Dirty Air Filter

How an air filter should not appear.

Mold Prevention Tip

Do you want to prevent mold in your home or office? We want to help you.

It costs less to prevent mold from growing than it costs to clean up mold. And, the health costs caused by mold growing in our homes and offices can be astronomical - fiscally, physically and emotionally.

Let's take steps to prevent mold from growing, most of which are free.  Please share these tips with people you care about and please share this blog with them.  Together we can make a difference in people's health.

Our first tip is - Let's be sure to change our air filters regularly. If you don't know where it is, you're way overdue!  Every breath we take passes through those dirty filters. Ugh!

Changing our filters regularly improves our health and helps prevent mold growth.

To your health!

Infrared Heaters - Blast the Cold

The alarm rings, you roll over in bed, trying to warm your very cold nose, realizing the temperatures outside have dropped really low during the night.  There's a definite chill in the air!  Whether your heat source is a wood stove, and the fire went out during the night, or a heat pump that is running non-stop to try and keep up with the frigid 4.5 degrees above zero outside --- you definitely don't want to get out from under those nice warm blankets!!




 Jerry said his mom always came over to his house to get warm because he has a wood stove and she could never feel warm enough in her home.  The first morning after plugging in her infrared heater, he went by to see her on his way to work, and she couldn't believe what this little box could do in her house.  No cold nose when she woke up!  Nice even heat throughout her home.  Since his mom's visits to his home included housecleaning and warm meals --- Jerry is wondering if getting her this heater was such   a good idea after all? 

Welcome to a more comfortable, efficient way of heating your living spaces during cold weather!  How do these neat little boxes work their magic?  

• They heat using a cutting-edge PTC (Positive Thermal Coefficient) element that heats the air efficiently without drying it out. Some heaters have elements with up to an 80,000 hour life expectancy. That's close to 10 years, running it 24/7.
• Safety is a key feature... put your hand on it, in front of it and you won't be burned. A PTC heating element warms to only a few hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Traditional ceramic heaters, in contrast, heat to thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. In comparison, the lower element heat amounts to a more even heat, lower energy costs, as well as eliminating the risk of fire.
• The heat is very evenly distributed throughout the environment as well.
• Some of the infrared heaters have a great feature, which is that when the weather is warm it can still be used as an air purifier. Just press the purifier button and enjoy the vast benefits of active air and surface purification year-round! 
• When used in a zone-heating strategy, some of these heaters can reduce your winter energy bills by up to 50%!

 

Click here to request specification sheets and comparison sheet

The Results Are In!!!
And the winners are — the employees and visitors of the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce and the Mount Airy Visitor Center!!! They can all breathe cleaner air, thanks to Air Oasis™ Air Purification Systems supplied by Healthy Technologies of Pilot Mountain. Four of these systems were purchased by Rick Vaughn, Manager of Historic Downtown MA, LLC/Granite Development, LLC in September of this year. They were mounted in the HVAC supply ducts of the Chamber and Visitors Center by Pilot Mechanical, also of Pilot Mountain. The affordable, state-of-the-art systems are “The Electronic Solution to Indoor Pollution™”, using no filters or harmful chemicals.

Air samples were collected to compare the Indoor Air Quality, prior to installation of the air purification systems and again on December 7. The air samples were sent to an independent, accredited laboratory in Greensboro for analysis.

The laboratory reports show a 76% improvement in Indoor Air Quality!
These systems can be easily installed in homes and commercial buildings with HVAC ductwork. Attractive portable systems are available for buildings without HVAC ducts or with special Indoor Air Quality problems. Call 336-499-2505

The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Military Foundation (Foundation) co-hosted the 2009 North Carolina Military Construction (MILCON) Summit at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center on October 27, 2009.

The purpose of the event was to connect government officials with prime and specialty contractors, designers and construction suppliers in North Carolina. Businesses in North Carolina will develop contacts and information critical to leveraging $5-7 billion in MILCON opportunities in North Carolina by 2013.

Attending the Summit from the Mt. Airy/Pilot Mountain area were Steve Loftis from NCFI, Donnie Fletcher from Omega Construction, Glen Coleman and Florene Miller, both from Healthy Technologies, Inc.,

Airborne Infectious Diseases

Airborne Infectious Diseases - ASHRAE Position Document by ashrae.org
This position document has been written to provide the membership of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and other interested persons with information on the health consequences of exposure to airborne infectious disease and on the implications of this knowledge for the design, installation and operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. In this paper three methods of transmission of Airborne Infectious Diseases are discussed, namely through direct contact, large droplet contact, and inhalation of droplet nuclei.[FULL STORY]

Swine Flu (H1N1) Contingency Plan
Many agencies recently announced that employers should develop a contingency plan to prepare for the Swine Flu outbreak. This plan explains what to do when an employee contracts Swine Flu and how to prepare for large numbers of absent employees. You can view some of these tips by clicking here. What was failed to be mentioned is how to help PREVENT Swine Flu in the work place, outside of washing your hands and not talking face to face. Air and surface sanitizers are a great PREVENTATIVE measure!

Breakthrough UV Air Sanifier™ Technology! www.healthyti.com
The Air Oasis technology is proven effective against MRSA and may be part of the answer for many more of today's "Super Bugs", such as Swine Flu.
Studies conducted by West Texas A&M university at BSA Hospital confirm that Air Oasis Air Sanifier™ technology not only purifies your air, but sanitizes surfaces. This study measured reductions in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA on surfaces.
This study also measured reductions in other microbes and fungus. There was a 75% reduction in microbes and fungus in only 8 hours of use. Other studies show an almost complete eradication over longer periods of exposure.
Studies have also proven effective treatment on the concentration of indoor aeroallergern concentration.
Current ongoing studies are aimed at proving reductions in VOC and odors. These tests will be conducted against formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide and more. We also plan to conduct studies on additional contaminants.
View lab studies on our Air Sanifiers™

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