A Breath of Fresh Air

Seems like most of the country has missed out on a normal spring -- going from the chill of a nasty winter right into a hot and sultry early summer. As a result, the house has been closed up for weeks and the air is getting stale.

There are plenty of air filtration products on the market -- some good, others, not so much. The best solution is a whole-house filtration system like the HEPA Air Filtration Systems manufactured for BEAM. Two models are built-in systems that connect to the air return of forced air heating and cooling equipment. A portable model also is available. The systems provide three levels of filtration and removes 99.97 percent of particulates 0.3 microns or larger -- particles as small as smoke and many airborne viruses. The result is indoor air quality that is as good or better than most hospitals.

In fact, Stuart Krawll owner of BEAM of St. Louis, arranged to have two systems installed to treat the air in tents that were set up in a parking ramp to handle emergency room overflow of H1N1 and other respiratory patients at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Here's the full story.