Category: Healthy Indoor Air
June 22, 2011
We Applaud EPA Mandate for Tougher, More Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels
By Joe Castner - VP Marketing
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) requires major changes to the manufacturing, sales and marketing of tobacco products. Yesterday, the FDA announced perhaps the most public and noticeable of these changes: new graphic warning
read onJune 21, 2011
Indoor Allergies – A List of the Usual & Unusual Suspects
By Joe Castner - Marketing VP
If you want to better understand the causes of indoor allergies, some of the best places to go on the internet are the websites of companies that sell air filters, carpet and furniture cleaning products, and drugs that treat allergy symptoms.
I came across an
read onJune 20, 2011
Do Real Men Read O Magazine? I Certainly Do!
By Joe Castner, VP Marketing
Health is a major topic of discussion in O Magazine. I’ve already mentioned that I’m a big fan of Dr. Oz (Oprah’s protégé and the heir apparent to her daytime TV kingdom). I don’t have much opportunity to actually flip through the pages of her magazine but I do keep my
read onJune 20, 2011
The You Docs Nail the Causes of Poor IAQ but Don't Mention Indoor Air Filtration in their Proposed Solution
By Joe Castner - VP Marketing
You have probably heard of The You Docs – Dr. Mehmet Oz (The Doctor Oz Show) and Dr. Mike Roizen. They publish a very popular syndicated column and they recently published their take on the city-by-city air pollution expose (www.stateoftheair.org).
I follow the good
read onJune 01, 2011
Chemicals Found in Nail Salons Pose Risks to Employees and Customers
By Mike Gunion, President & CEO - AspenAir
People love to be pampered from time to time and it occurred to me that simple pleasures are sometimes not so simple. For example, today I read an article about nail salons, indicating that there are over 375,000 nail technicians working in over 57,000
read onSeptember 09, 2009
AB 811 SCEIP Financing Available for AspenAir Inside’s Filters
By Joe Castner
We just learned that the AspenAir Inside Filter Grille and the Furnace Mount models qualify for funding under California Assembly Bill AB811 in Sonoma County as a part of Sonoma County’s Energy Independence Program (SCEIP). This didn’t happen because we do an outstanding job of
read onAugust 18, 2009
Most Indoor Air Dirtier Than the Dirtiest Outdoor Air
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By Joe Castner
So I'm sitting on the sun porch of a cozy log cabin on the shores of Payette Lake, in McCall Idaho, breathing cool, clean mountain air, reading the Idaho Statesman, when I come across a newspaper article entitled, "Small Particulates Can Be a Big Problem In Your
read onMarch 06, 2009
Study shows cleaner air adds months to your life
By Joe Castner
I just read an article in my Contra Costa Times newspaper that said cleaner air over the past two decades has been attributed to adding nearly five months to the average American's life expectancy. The article, written by Alicia Chan of the Associated Press, details a study
read onNovember 06, 2008
Choosing the Most Efficient Air Cleaner for Your Home
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
Choose the Most Efficient Air Cleaner for Your Home
You can get a whole home air cleaner if you have a forced air system, meaning you have a furnace or furnace and air conditioner. Then you already have a basic mechanical filter. That’s your first, crude level
November 06, 2008
Take the First Steps to Cleaning Your Air at Home
By Mike Gunion and Joe Castner
Take the First Steps to Cleaning Your Air at Home
- Avoid or reduce the use of certain products and other materials in your home
- Change how you clean and maintain your home. (No it won’t take over your life).
- Install the technology that can keep you safe and
