{"id":5196,"date":"2014-06-24T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T20:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2014-06-24T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T20:51:08","slug":"details-merv-14-air-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/24\/details-merv-14-air-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference in the Details &#8211; MERV 14 Air Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5230\" src=\"http:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/diff_schellter_header-660x327.jpg\" alt=\"Schellter advanced building science\" width=\"660\" height=\"327\" \/><br \/>\nDid you know the Environmental Protection Agency ranks indoor air quality one of the greatest but least recognized risks to public health?<br \/>\nMost existing, and even some new homes, contain materials that emit harmful chemical pollutants. At Schell Brothers, we take this risk very seriously and have included numerous features and construction techniques in our homes to ensure a healthy environment for our homeowners and their families.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #444444;\">\u2018Cold weather makes you sick\u2019 is the number one health myth during the winter season. \u00a0But actually, germs are what make us sick and air filters remove these yucky germs from the air. That&#8217;s why at\u00a0Schell Brothers we install advanced filters in our homes.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Pop Quiz!\u00a0What does MERV stand for?<\/strong> Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value or MERV is a number from 1 to 16 that is relative to an air filters efficiency (the size of it&#8217;s hole\u00a0in the filter that allows the air to pass through).<br \/>\nA typical residential filter is less than MERV 5 and unlike your golf score, the higher the score the better. We use MERV 14 air filters, which\u00a0are rated high enough to be used in hospitals! So take a deep breath and relax. We\u2019re committed to helping you and your family breathe easier.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Difference in the Details discusses the advanced building techniques Schell Brother uses in order to build our homes. Each post will feature a new element of our <a title=\"Schellter Advanced Building Science\" href=\"http:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/different\/schellter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schellter Advanced Building Science<\/a> and how we use\u00a0<span style=\"color: #222222;\">smart technology to provide you with the ultimate high performance home.<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know the Environmental Protection Agency ranks indoor air quality one of the greatest but least recognized risks to public health? Most existing, and even some new homes, contain materials that emit harmful chemical pollutants. At Schell Brothers, we take this risk very seriously and have included numerous features and construction techniques in our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[64,322,568,755,1038,1062],"class_list":["post-5196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-communities","tag-advanced-building-sciences","tag-delaware","tag-home-builder","tag-merv-14-air-filters","tag-schell-brothers","tag-schellter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}