Thread by @latimes, Wealthy home buyers are spending big on air filtration systems

Wealthy home buyers are spending big on air filtration systems — while wildfire smoke contributes to acute illnesses in low-income areas.

@SamAugustDean reports: https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe">https://www.latimes.com/business/...

The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe

Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes and cars as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe

CA is burning through its worst fire decade on record, with smoke choking most of the state for much of the last month. The next decade is likely to be worse.

For wealthy consumers, peace of mind can be bought in the form of deluxe air filtration systems. https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe">https://www.latimes.com/business/...

The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe

Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes and cars as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe

The comfort of luxury air doesn’t come cheap.

On a recent 12,000-square-foot project in the Bay Area, the cost of the ventilation system alone ran to nearly $200,000. https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe">https://www.latimes.com/business/...

The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe

Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes and cars as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe

There& #39;s been an unequal distribution of bad air for decades in L.A.

Clean air access has long been a perk of expensive real estate. Workers have historically lived close to factories & highways, while bosses lived in the hills above the coughing crowds. https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe">https://www.latimes.com/business/...

The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe

Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes and cars as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe

For the majority of Californians who live in older, unventilated housing, sticking with an affordable portable air filter is a good bet, experts say.

Are you having trouble finding one? Here& #39;s how to make your own air filter: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-09-17/best-air-filters-sold-out-how-to-make-diy-purifier">https://www.latimes.com/environme...

DIY air filters can be safe, simple and inexpensive. Here's how to make one

If air purifiers are sold out or out of your budget, a simple air filter taped to a box fan can filter harmful particulate matter and keep it out of your lungs and bloodstream. Here’s what you need...

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-09-17/best-air-filters-sold-out-how-to-make-diy-purifier

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