We’re spending more and more time indoors, and while you might not be able to do much about the conditions in your office or workspace, there are some meaningful changes that Purcell Homes can help you make at home that can ensure you’re living in a healthy home.
A healthy house is not just going to make sure your home isn’t affecting your health, but it can also have an impact on the efficiency of your heating and cooling, and in turn, could reduce your energy bills – something all of us could use! By putting environmental sustainability and passive airflow at the top of your list of priorities, you can create a healthy household easier than you think.
What Defines a Healthy Home?
It sounds great to have a healthy house, but what exactly does that mean?
The key to a healthy home starts with air quality, and proper ventilation is the most important factor when ensuring you get as much fresh air coming through your house as possible. This can be as simple as airing out your home and allowing plenty of airflow through all of your rooms, but there are more factors at play here. Using a passive home-style air seal lets you control air flow with a cost-effective ventilation system that can be filtered, taking out allergens and further increasing the health of your home.
A healthy home is also a home that uses non-toxic materials, and eco-friendly designs so you can cut down on the risk of exposure to chemicals that can impact your health.
Benefits of Living in a Healthy Household
The benefits of living in a healthy house aren’t just that you can improve your air quality and enhance your family’s health, you can actually gain financial advantages too. By using more eco-friendly solutions for ventilation, and opting for energy-efficient heating and cooling, you can lower your energy bills without too significant a change to your home. Purcell Homes can help you design modifications and renovations to suit your budget that will transform your home into a healthy home.
How to Achieve a Healthy Home in Australia
So you’re interested in building or renovating a healthy home, but want to know specifics? With Purcell Homes’ expertise in sustainable building practices, and vast experience building passive homes, we can help you make the changes you need to improve your house. This can involve using improved ventilation to reduce moisture and mould problems, reducing temperature loss with improved insulation, window and door seals, or double- or triple-glazed windows, and using air filters to remove allergens from your home. You should endeavour to meet each builder once you’ve narrowed down your list. This will help you get a better idea of who is best qualified to handle your project and what they can offer you. Choose the builder that can best deliver your vision, within your budget, and within your timeframe. Builders need to earn your business, don’t just give it to them.
Start Building Your Healthy Home With Purcell Homes
With the amount of time, we spend in our homes, making sure they aren’t impacting our health or energy bills is important, and Purcell Homes can help you make the changes you need with our expertise in sustainable building and passive home designs. Whether you’re building and want to make the right choices, or are looking for a sustainable renovation, we can work with you to put a plan into action. Get in contact and we’ll walk you through how you can have a healthy home, a lot easier than you may think.
