Indoor Air Quality
During the winter months we spend a great deal of our time indoors, up to 70% - most of that at home.
But what if the home we live in is cold and damp?
Most of us are aware that healthy living conditions in the home have a great impact on our health and wellbeing. Cold and damp homes typically support mould and fungal growth, air pollution, mites and cockroaches: all of which play a role in the development and continuance of asthma and other chronic respiratory illnesses.
Click for free fact sheets on managing mould and indoor air pollution.
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Page updated 10 Jan 2012
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