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ANDREA Air Filter Uses House Plants to Purify Indoor Air
ANDREA Air Filter Uses House Plants to Purify Indoor Air
The design concept for the ANDREA air filter, previously dubbed the Bel-Air, was featured on Inhabitat two years ago in its prototype phase. We're revisiting this savvy innovation since it recently came to fruition and became available for purchase this week. Invented by French designer Mathieu ...
ANDREA Air Filter Purifies Indoor Air with the Help of House Plants
ANDREA Air Filter Purifies Indoor Air with the Help of House Plants
inhabitat.com — We first reported on the conceptual design of the Bel-Air living air filter back in 2007, and... now everyone may breathe a little easier because it came to fruition as the ANDREA Air Filter and went on the market this week! The stylish air purifier, ... (more) ANDREA Air Filter Purifies Indoor Air with the Help of ...
Improving Indoor Air Quality
Improving Indoor Air Quality
easyecoblog.com — Indoor Air Quality refers to how clean the air indoors is. We spend 90-95% of our time... indoors. Often times the air outside is cleaner. This leads to health problems like allergies, asthma, etc. Consumer Product Safety Commission and EPA has a good guide on how to improve indoor air quality. EPA ... (more) Improving Indoor Air Quality
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ANDREA Air Filter Purifies Indoor Air with the Help of House Plants
INHABITAT — ... back in 2007, and now everyone may breathe a little easier because it came to fruition as the ANDREA Air Filter and went on the market this week! The stylish air purifier, invented by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur with Harvard professor David Edward elevates ...

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