6 Tips to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home

Aug 09 , 2021 • 2 min read

Did you know that good air quality in your home can help you sleep better, keep you healthy, make you feel more alert and energetic, and can even help your home stay cleaner? Poor air quality, on the other hand, has been known to cause allergic reactions, headaches, and even prolong colds. Here are six quick and easy ways to improve the air quality in your home so you and your family can breathe easy, including whether or not it’s worth investing in high-efficiency air filtration systems.

Increase Ventilation

Getting the air moving freely throughout your home is essential, and there a few ways to do it. In the summer, it’s a little easier because you can open the windows to let the fresh air in. However, try to avoid running your AC with all the windows open, since this will only result in an unpleasant surprise when your energy bill arrives. Keeping interior doors open also encourages fresh air to circulate from room to room, especially in the colder months when it isn’t as easy as popping open a window.

Check Ducts and Vents

If your HVAC system seems to be lagging, you might want to inspect the ducts and the vents that allow air to circulate into your home. If your duct system was installed a long time ago, dust and debris could be causing a blockage, in which case it’s good practice to call in a professional to clear them. Return vents tend to collect dust as well, and this can be solved by simply wiping them clean regularly. Make sure that floor vents aren’t blocked by furniture, carpeting, or clutter. 

Keep Your Home Clean

This probably goes without saying, but cleaning your home regularly is a good way to keep the air clean, too. Vacuuming, dusting, and removing clutter that collects dust and other allergens will go a long way to helping you breathe easier. Just be sure to choose your cleaning products wisely. Some cleaning products contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are released as gases into the air when you use them. To avoid this, look for natural products, or at least ones that say, “low VOC” or “no VOC”, and try to choose those that are fragrance-free.

Reduce Allergens

The main goal of any air filtration system is to reduce allergens, as they’re often the number one culprit of poor air quality in most households. Pet dander, dust, pollen, and mold can all contribute to respiratory issues. Cleaning regularly will go a long way to keeping allergens in check, but there are a few extra steps you can take to further reduce the allergens in your home. If you have pets, bathing or brushing them frequently will lessen shedding and pet dander. Dust can build up not just on surfaces, but behind furniture, on drapes, and in corners that aren’t tended to on your regular cleaning schedule. Giving these areas a going-over once in a while can make a world of difference. A dehumidifier in the basement will also put off mold, which is both unhealthy and unsightly. You may also want to reevaluate your houseplants. While some plants are touted as miniature air purifiers, others can actually be allergy triggers, which may outweigh the benefits of having them around.

Invest in a High-Efficiency Air Conditioner

A central air conditioning system is one of the best ways you can keep your home cool in the summer and enjoy great air quality. A high-efficiency air conditioning unit brings fresh air in, cools it, and circulates it through the ducts in your home. It also helps to lower the humidity, an important factor in controlling dust mites, who love a humid atmosphere. The best part is, if you already have a duct system in place for use with a furnace, installing an AC unit is affordable and can be done in a few hours.

Consider Investing in an Air Filtration System

While all the suggestions above will make a positive difference in the air you breathe, nothing will have as much of an impact as home air filtration systems. An air filtering system

works with your existing HVAC system to give you the cleanest air possible using certified filters to remove allergens, pollution, and other harmful particles from the air. Furthermore, you’ll find that in addition to breathing easier, you’ll sleep better, experience fewer sore throats and other respiratory issues, and have less cleaning to do. At Simply Green Home Services, we offer only the best in-home air filtration systems, tailored to your household. Speak to one of our representatives about improving your air quality—and your quality of life—today! Click here to get in touch with us.

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Joining Simply Group’s executive team in 2018, Andrew Bowgen, PhD, brings an exceptionally analytical eye—he holds a PhD in Comparative Physiology from the University of Cambridge—along with years of leadership experience from some of Canada’s top financial institutions. As Simply Group’s Chief Risk Officer, Andrew has played a critical role in the company’s strategic growth by effectively identifying, evaluating, and managing risk factors and opportunities. He is also responsible for laying the groundwork for Simply Group’s strong risk management framework and cultivating a sound risk culture across the organization. Before joining Simply Group, Andrew served as Director of Risk Strategy at Flexiti Financial, where he was responsible for mitigating exposure and building an environment of risk awareness across the organization. He also previously worked as a Senior Credit Risk Manager at Scotiabank and spent five years as a Senior Credit Risk Manager overseeing risk governance at JPMorgan Chase.

Joseph Krimker Co-founder, EVP, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

As co-founder and Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, Joseph Krimker has played a critical role in building Simply Group to the entity it is today. After graduating from the Schulich School of Business in 2013, with a wealth of entrepreneurial experiences throughout his youth, Joseph joined his brother, Lawrence, to start Simply Green Home Services™. Due in part to Joseph’s incredible success in sales, the company exceeded $30 million in annual revenue in just the first three years of business. Today, Joseph is responsible for identifying new avenues of strategic growth for Simply Group, as well as maximizing the company’s operating performance.

Joseph proudly maintains a “lead by example” leadership style, while subscribing to a “servant leadership” philosophy. A true salesperson at heart, he is well known for his competitive nature, infectious positive energy, and a warm and empathetic personality. Having grown up with a single, immigrant mother in a Toronto co-operative housing complex, Joseph believes in continually giving back to the communities we operate in and conducting business with a high degree of humility and integrity.

Jerome Peeters Chief Operating Officer

Jerome Peeters is an accomplished business executive with over 22 years of Financial Industry experience leading business operations and transformation in various B2B and B2C organizations. With his entrepreneurial vision and disciplined data-driven approach, Jerome continuously propels growth and energizes organizations to drive results in changing environments. Prior to joining Simply Group in 2019, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Flexiti Financial, where he led the strategy and operational growth of the FinTech company. Jerome also previously served as Vice President of Operations and Client Services at Laurentian Bank and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience for Sears Canada. Prior to this, Jerome played a pivotal role in the growth of President’s Choice Financial as Senior Director of Marketing and Change Management for this award-winning brand.

Lawrence Krimker Chief Executive Officer

Lawrence Krimker has become one of North America’s most accomplished business leaders. As Chief Executive Officer of Simply Group, he has managed to revolutionize the residential and commercial energy sector, successfully disrupting and transforming an industry that had grown complacent. Through strategic acquisitions, innovative business tactics, and the creation of a specialty financing model that has made high-efficiency energy appliances more affordable for homeowners and businesses, Lawrence has amassed over $1.45 billion in assets for his companies and has helped hundreds of thousands of Canadians reduce their carbon footprint.

Simply Group was born from Lawrence’s vision to change the way Canadians think about home comfort. In seven short years, the company, which started as Simply Green Home Services, successfully expanded into the financing and lending sector, making Simply Group one of Canada’s largest non-bank suppliers of consumer credit. Lawrence continues to push the company forward with a strong focus on innovation and an unwavering commitment to building mutually beneficial relationships with its dealer network, OEMs, and consumers. With his strong leadership, vision, and passion, Simply Group has been celebrated as being Great Place to Work-Certified™ for six years in a row.

Lawrence’s ambition, drive, and strong work ethic hail from his humble beginnings. The son of a single mother—an immigrant to Canada who relied on multiple jobs and subsidized housing to make ends meet—Lawrence grew up seeing the value of these qualities firsthand. He started his first business at only 16 years old while still in high school. He then attended the Schulich School of Business on a full scholarship and in his spare time, he launched a window-cleaning business that went on to gross $2 million in sales with over 34,000 customers, 80 employees, and operations in three locations. After profitably selling the company and graduating at the top of his class, Lawrence went on to launch Simply Green Home Services in 2013.

Raymond Tam Chief Treasury Officer

Raymond Tam is a seasoned finance professional with over 15 years of experience in strategic planning, financial governance, merger and acquisition execution, and business analysis across a spectrum of businesses, including entrepreneurial start-ups, mid-sized businesses, and large established corporations. In his current role at Simply Group, Raymond manages all lender relationships, as well as overseeing the treasury and securitization functions across the organization. Before this, he headed the Merger and Acquisition team at Simply Group, where he was responsible for leading the due diligence efforts on the company’s portfolio and business acquisitions, the most recent being SNAP Financial Group and Dealnet Capital Corp.

Prior to joining Simply Group, Raymond helped to launch a private label consumer financing technology start-up; he was responsible for the development of the company’s accounting and financial operations. Raymond also spent five years as the Divisional Chief Financial Officer for Sears Financial Services, the credit card-issuing arm of Sears Canada. Raymond holds his Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Schulich School of Business.

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