Is Getting Fresh Air Indoors A Myth?
When the air in your house feels stale and stuffy, your first thought is probably to open a window. It makes sense—opening a window will let fresh air in so you can breathe easier, right?
Not necessarily.
The air outside might feel fresher than the air inside your home, but it isn’t always healthier. Outdoor air carries pollutants that can impact your indoor air quality. But indoor air can be polluted, too. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air is often 2 to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air.
So is it possible to get clean air in your house?
Absolutely. The solution is good ventilation. Bovio Rubino Service is a local family-owned business that offers professional indoor air quality services to improve your home’s ventilation and air quality. We treat our customers’ homes like we treat our own, and can help you upgrade to healthier and safer indoor air!
What Causes Poor Indoor Air Quality?
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) is caused by pollutants that accumulate in your home and get sucked into your HVAC system, which circulates them through your living spaces. There are many pollutants that can contribute to bad IAQ, many of which you probably have in your home right now.
Some of the most common indoor air pollutants include:
Moisture
Moisture isn’t a pollutant in and of itself, but it is the chief cause of mold growth. Mold releases spores into the air that can trigger allergies and cause health issues for you and your family.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
VOCs are harmful gasses that are released into the air from certain products. Many common household products, including cleaning supplies, paint, air fresheners, and more, contain VOCs. Furniture and building materials like flooring and carpeting can also release VOCs. The “new car smell” new furniture tends to have is actually the smell of VOCs being released into the air.
Combustion Byproducts
Combustion appliances like furnaces, boilers, water heaters, gas stoves, woodstoves, and fireplaces can create harmful byproducts, including carbon monoxide. If they are not vented properly, these byproducts pose serious health and safety risks.
Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution
Your indoor air quality impacts your health! Bad IAQ can cause a number of symptoms, including:
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Eye, nose, and throat irritation
- Allergy and asthma attacks
- Respiratory diseases
How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality
The best way to improve your indoor air quality is to make sure your HVAC system is properly designed, installed, and maintained. A properly functioning HVAC system will filter pollutants out while distributing clean, fresh air throughout your home.
Follow these tips to improve the ventilation and air quality in your home:
- Have your HVAC system serviced twice a year (our Maintenance Protection Plans make it easy!)
- Clean and replace HVAC air filters regularly
- Install exhaust fans in bathrooms and kitchens
- Install an air purification system
- Install a whole-home humidifier or dehumidifier
- Schedule duct cleaning and dryer vent cleaning
If you’re experiencing indoor air quality issues, it’s also a good idea to have your HVAC system inspected by a professional. Bovio Rubino Service can inspect your existing HVAC system to make sure it is sized properly for your home and installed correctly. We’ll find any underlying issues that could be hurting your IAQ and recommend the right solution.
Bovio Rubino Service is a family-owned and operated business that delivers honest-to-goodness HVAC and home services. Since 1974, we’ve been helping make South Jersey homes comfortable, affordable to heat and cool, and healthy—find out why we’re 180 degrees different from any other HVAC company you’ve worked with before.
Keep your family safe and healthy. Call (856) 272-7000 or contact us to learn more about indoor air quality services.
South Jersey Rising Juniors and Seniors were Treated to Productive Day of Career, Academic and Personal Exploration for the Future
The temperature was more than 100 degrees outside, but it was cool and comfortable inside the offices of Bovio Rubino Service in Voorhees where the independent, family-owned HVAC and plumbing service company was hosting its Young Women’s Leadership Conference on Wednesday, July 15.
Fourteen South Jersey rising juniors and seniors applied to attend and six accomplished women professionals representing different industries presented and led small group workshops at the Conference. There was also a community service initiative with the young women and presenters making 250 sandwiches for homeless guests of Cathedral Kitchen in Camden before their lunch break.
Bovio Rubino Service President Angela Rubino Hines created and personally hosted the Conference. After being named one of the top 12 women in HVACR (Heating, Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) in 2025 by ACHR News Hines was inspired to pay it forward in her own community. Hines is also a mom to two young women, one in college and one in high school.
Hines was fueled by her own lack of role models in a male-dominated industry with a miniscule number of female workers and even fewer business owners. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) women made up 1.5 percent of HVAC mechanics and installers in 2021. Even fewer women own and run HVAC and plumbing service companies independently. Hines had few women role models coming up in the business.
Young Women Representing Eight South Jersey High Schools
Young women attending the Conference included three students from Lenape High School, Jillian Bak, Angelina Hines and Sofia Nathani, three students from Haddon Heights High School, Lucelia Durand, Tessa Ferraro and Allison O’Brien, two students from Shawnee High School, Laural Cattani and Ella Perry and two students from Cherry Hill High School East, Sophia Park and Nishka Taneja. Madison Barnett from Maple Shade High School, London Reevey from Collingswood High School, Madalyn O’Neill from Camden Catholic High School and Yesha Sethu from Cherokee High School were also selected to attend the Bovio Rubino Service Young Women’s Leadership Conference.
Subject matter experts presenting at the Conference in addition to Hines were CEO of ACCU Staffing Elaine M. Damm, Senior Investment Manager at Aberdeen plc Zoe McCormick, Jennifer Nagle, Vice President of External Affairs and Special Projects, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Senior Product Manager at SimpliSafe Molly Nugiel, Founder of Higher Minds Laura Rubino and Dr. Barbara Winfield, owner of Family Practice Associates of Voorhees.
“Coming up in the HVAC and plumbing service industry, I lacked women mentors,” Hines said. “Giving young women in my own community every opportunity for success as they advance in life motivates me. The Conference was one way of paying forward the success I enjoy as a successful, independent business owner.”
The Bovio Rubino Service Young Women’s Leadership Conference is the program highlight of the HVAC and Plumbing Service company’s 2026 community cause “LeadHERship in ’26” which advances opportunities for young women through career readiness, entrepreneurship, community betterment and a personal health and wellness mindset.
About Bovio Rubino Service
Mom-owned and values-driven, since 1974 Bovio Rubino Service is family-owned and independently operated. Driven by accountability and principles, Bovio Rubino Service promises to treat its customers with honesty and integrity while providing South Jersey homeowners with high-quality HVAC and Plumbing products and service including installation, maintenance and repairs. With morals and good manners, we take care of our customers with highly skilled technicians, always striving to do what is right with unequaled passion. For additional information, contact Lisa Simon of SPRYTE Communications, lsimon@sprytecom.com, 856.857.6555 x22 or visit Bovio Rubino Service.
