Although most consumers would
rather spend their last housing dollars
on a Jacuzzi than on an air cleaner, the
benefits of clean indoor air are fast
becoming a sales plus. Indoor air quality
has become a frequent topic on the
evening news and in glossy home magazines.
It's a safe assumption that aircleaning
systems will take a bigger percent
of the hvac market as
manufacturers increasingly promote
them, particularly in move-up and luxury
homes.
Anne Drake, a spokeswoman for
Honeywell, which manufactures a variety
of air-cleaning and climate systems,
says the company's goal is to have
"total climate control" systems, including
air cleaners, in 25% of all new construction
in the next decade. Right
now, only about 5% of new