Weekly Update August 1, 2022 – DIY air filter aims to rid COVID from indoor spaces
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DIY air filter aims to rid COVID from indoor spaces
The device uses fans and filters to pull contaminants — including smoke, dog dander and the unwelcome coronavirus — out of indoor air. The problem is that indoor air is “very hard to regulate,” Siegel said. Building codes are typically used when a structure is first built or undergoes major renovations, he said, and then “it’s never looked at again unless something stops working.”