Indoor Air Quality Market

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Left untreated, mold will continue to grow and spread and can damage walls, ceilings, carpeting, and more. Every time the house is closed up and the a/c is turned off, the moisture creeps back in and the mold begins growing again.

Kevin Barnum, vice president for the 50-year-old privately held HVAC distributor, received the partnership plaque that honors Victor’s continuing business loyalty and sales success selling Fresh-Aire UV’s BlueTube, AHU Series, APCO lifetime carbon system, and commercial products over the last decade.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) announced its partnership with the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) to produce the first-ever Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Practitioners Body of Knowledge (BoK).

Commercial building codes are mandating higher volumes of fresh-air intake than ever before. To help meet these ventilation requirements, more and more HVAC contractors and building owners are turning to dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS). 

Most of the time, it will be possible to come up with a solution to an IAQ problem, and contractors should take that opportunity to educate consumers on the health and comfort benefits of IAQ products.

The U.S. air purifiers market is projected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 10 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to the TechSci Research report “United States Air Purifiers Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020.”

The report includes market projections and demand forecasting, and is intended to provide cutting-edge market intelligence to help decision makers make sound investment evaluations. 

The global air filters market is projected to surpass $19 billion through 2020, according to a TechSci Research report, “Global Air Filters Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020.” Following the recent recession, the market has been recovering due to increasing disposable income coupled with rising concern regarding IAQ and related health effects.

Not all ventilation installations are designed and executed properly, and it is not uncommon to find improperly performing ventilation systems. 

ASHRAE announced that it is seeking public input into a proposed revision of its residential IAQ guideline. ASHRAE Guideline 24-2008, Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the companion guideline to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2007, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings.