Indoor Air Quality

Mountain air is dry, and a tightly built home at altitude concentrates that dryness indoors — you feel it as static, dry skin, cracked wood trim and restless sleep. Whole-home humidification adds moisture back into the air in a controlled way, so the home feels more comfortable and finishes and furnishings hold up better through a long, dry winter.

The same tight construction that makes a modern home efficient also seals in stale air, cooking odors and everyday indoor pollutants. A heat- or energy-recovery ventilator (HRV or ERV) brings a steady supply of fresh outdoor air into the home and exhausts stale air, while recovering most of the heat so you are not throwing away energy to breathe fresh air.

Filtration is the third piece. High-efficiency filtration and air purification integrated with your heating and cooling system captures dust, pollen and finer particles as air circulates, which matters even more during wildfire-smoke season when outdoor air quality drops.

Air quality works best when it is balanced and designed as a system rather than bolted on. We evaluate how your home breathes and design humidification, filtration and ventilation to work together with your heating and cooling — quietly, in the background, without you having to think about it.

If your home feels dry, stuffy or dusty, or you are building new and want to get the air right from the start, reach out and we will put together a plan.