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Decent ventilation systems are ingeniously built: they remove ‘old’, used air and bring in fresh air that is high on oxygen. This is why mechanical ventilation systems are well worth the investment. Especially in new-build homes, which are often properly insulated – the rising trend of passive homes and near-neutral homes springs to mind – natural air flows often do not get the chance to circulate. This has an adverse impact on the indoor climate. Ventilation systems ward off damp and fungi, and as such all problems that come with that.
Plants are a natural and efficient way of improving indoor air quality. They convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and regulate the level of moisture inside your home. They are natural air fresheners that deliver the oxygen you need in the room where you work, eat or watch telly. However, there is nothing like a quality ventilation system. Plants do not bring in fresh air – ventilation systems do. Plants only add to an agreeable atmosphere inside your home. And having some green inside the kitchen or the living rooms also looks nice.
Going for a ventilation system is definitely a good start if you are looking to keep the air quality inside your home as pure as possible. But, depending on the type of ventilation system you decide on, there is even further scope to improve the quality of the air inside your home. Some systems also come with the added feature of allowing you to connect an air filter that will stop dust particles, thereby infusing the room with purified air. This sees you combining two rewarding interior items all in one: a ventilation mechanism that delivers fresh air into the home, and an air filter that goes the extra mile by also ridding the contaminated air from dust particles.
