Maintaining comfortable and healthy indoor air can be challenging. Using exhaust fans in your Massachusetts home will make it much easier to remove pollutants, VOCs (volatile organic compounds), and other unwanted materials from your indoor air. If you're interested in installing new ventilation exhaust fans, here are a few key points to consider:

During our New England pollen season, sales of cold and sinus remedies rise with the amount of tiny spores floating in the air. There's little escaping it, other than taking some steps to make sure our homes are an escape from the onslaught outside. Pollen spores can be caught in our hair, on our clothes and we even track the tiny irritants inside on our shoes.

The right kind of air cleaner installed in your home helps ensure that the air you and your loved ones breathe is as free of pollution as possible. And it may offer a measure of protection against health issues, limiting symptoms caused by allergies and other respiratory conditions.

Each time the season changes, you should replace the air filter in your furnace. Air filter replacement is an important part of the regular maintenance required to keep your heating and cooling system operating at maximum efficiency. Changing the filter will also preserve the life of your furnace and save you money on your energy bills.

Changing the air filters in your heating and cooling system is a must for good indoor air quality and maintaining comfort in your home. Dirty filters can not only degrade the quality of the air, but they can reduce the function of otherwise well-operating heating and cooling units. This is why it is so important to have maintenance done on your HVAC system on a regular schedule.

A common perception about changing furnace filters is that once every three months is enough. Depending on the amount of activity in the home and the type of furnace filter, that may not be sufficient. The coldest winter months may be a time to change air filters once a month.

Optimizing your indoor air quality can benefit your health. Studies have shown that indoor air pollution contributes to respiratory conditions, including allergies.

Some key ways to improve the air quality in your home:

Most heating and air conditioning filters have instructions from the manufacturer to change them every three months. A great reminder of the time to change yours is the changing of the seasons. A good practice is to check the filter every month, just to make sure. A heavy pollen season, dry, dusty conditions and periods with unusually high humidity can often cause air filters to clog up faster than normal. So, do a quick check every month and, if all looks okay, change with the next season.

There are many things you can do right in your own home to considerably improve your indoor air quality. Here are 10 relatively simple and cost-effective strategies to get the best air quality possible: