Science & Air Quality
Good practice fits
on one page.
Objective, free, jargon-free handbooks to improve the air where children live and learn. Applied science, checklist in hand.
The collection in production
Three titles open the collection, all launching free on this page:
The Breathing School Handbook
Classroom ventilation, cleaning routines that don’t raise dust, when and how to measure CO₂, and what to do with the result. For principals and teachers.
The Healthy Bedroom Guide
Humidity in the right range, dust-mite control in mattresses and plush toys, mold in wardrobes and the link between bedroom air and children’s sleep. For families.
The Home Air Checklist
A quick room-by-room assessment: what to look at, what to smell (yes!), what to open and what to move away. Fifteen minutes, whole house.
Five practices to start today
While the handbooks are on their way, these are the best cost-benefit interventions in the literature — all free:
01
Cross ventilation
Open windows on opposite sides of the room for 10 minutes, 2–3 times a day — even in the cold. Changing the air is worth more than heating it.
02
Air the bed
When you wake up, leave the bed open for 30 minutes before making it. Dust mites hate dry, moving air.
03
Contained kitchen
Cook with the kitchen door closed and window open: frying and open flames are major indoor particulate sources.
04
Mold is not painted over
A mold stain is solved at the cause (humidity) before the paint. Painting over only hides the problem — and it comes back.
05
Plants don’t filter
Plants are great for many things, but they don’t replace ventilation. The study that suggested it was done in a sealed chamber, not a real home.
“Good air does not require expensive equipment. It requires knowing where to look — and that is exactly what a good handbook teaches.”
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