Depending on the month, my kitchen AQI averages between 1-4, representing PM2.5 values of 0.1 - 0.8 ug/m^3. Bedrooms are likely better as they don't have the gas stove.
CO2 while occupied is generally under 750; I'd prefer to keep it under 700 but we also balance that with energy efficiency for that make-up air; I don't have an ERV, so we suffer a little there.
(We don't live by a freeway but - (a) Pittsburgh's air isn't great; and (b) the canadian wildfires were pretty bad here at times this summer, and that was what caused that 0.8 ug/m^3 pm2.5 spike).
We have, um, a lot of air filters left over from covid, though, so we're a little spoiled in terms of being able to manage AQI easily.
I don't get this comment, are you joking? 0.8 micrograms per cubic meter "isn't great"?
Typical concentrations of pm2.5 in outside air in winter time where I live are roughly 200-250 micrograms during the day, and into high hundreds (400-800) to thousands (highest I've seen is 3000) in the evening.
Yes, this is correctly measured by multiple sources.
This is what "isn't great" looks like, not your less than 20% of the latest WHO recommendation.
Unless it's just a mixup/typo.
You're mis-reading my post. _Pittsburgh_'s air isn't great. The air inside my house is great, thanks to a lot of air filters.
The greater Pittsburgh region is #11 on the most polluted cities in the US by short-term particle pollution: https://www.lung.org/research/sota/city-rankings/most-pollut...
It's not Mumbai. But it's bad by US standards.
The thing that's not fully optimized are the CO2 levels in my house. As I've continued improving the air sealing in the house to reduce my heating and AC costs, it's something I want to address a little more in the future through active ventilation.