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Problems Weatherization Solves: Unhealthy Indoor Air

Did you know that, according to the EPA, indoor air is often 2 to 5 more polluted than outdoor air? It’s possible that you or family members have been suffering from poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Unhealthy homes are a serious problem, but there are solutions available, including no-cost weatherization assistance from CAC.

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What Causes Unhealthy Air in Maryland Homes?

  • Combustion appliances like gas stoves, furnaces, and gas water heaters
  • Off-gassing from building materials
  • Mold growth from humid air or water leaks
  • Chemicals from cleaning products, paints, and other common household supplies
  • Pollen and other allergens

How Do Air Pollutants Affect Your Health?

  • Common health effects from poor indoor air quality include:
  • Dry throat, coughing, sneezing, runny nose
  • Headaches, nausea, lightheadedness
  • Fatigue, lack of energy
  • More frequent allergy symptoms while indoors

In more serious cases, indoor air pollutants can even lead to respiratory diseases, heart disease, and cancer.

How Weatherization Makes Your Home Healthier and Safer

Weatherization improves your indoor air quality in several ways:

  1. Air sealing and insulation stop outdoor air pollutants and moisture from entering your home.
  2. Well running heating and cooling systems and hot water heaters lower the risk of indoor smoke or CO poisoning.
  3. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector installation help alert you to air pollutants.

Weatherization services also do more than just create a healthier home. Weatherization makes your home more comfortable year-round and lowers utility bills, saving you money. With CAC, weatherization is available at NO COST to income-eligible Maryland households—both homeowners and renters!

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Start Your Weatherization Application Process Online Today

With a few simple steps, you can upgrade your home at no cost with help from CAC:

  1. Check your  income eligiblity.
  2. Fill out our online intake form.
  3. Wait to hear from us. In some cases, the online intake form will give us all of the information we need for program approval. In other cases, we’ll provide you with a full application form.
  4. When your application is approved, we’ll schedule an in-home assessment to help us plan a successful, long lasting home upgrade.

Make your home healthier and safer for your family. Call us at (410) 313-6449 or email us to learn more about CAC’s no-cost weatherization assistance.