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The Health Index · Residential Edition

A new way to connect indoor air and human health, at home.

Most homes have never been measured. We turn weeks of continuous, clinical-grade air data into language a family can act on, built on the Health Index framework developed by Dr. Stephanie Taylor at ThinkLite Air.

The Health Index is a clinical framework developed by Dr. Stephanie Taylor, MD, in partnership with ThinkLite Air. WholeHome Solutions is the channel partner bringing this approach into single-family homes.
Meet the framework's architect

Dr. Stephanie Taylor

A physician, architect, and global advocate for healthier buildings — and the clinical mind behind the Health Index.

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Dr. Stephanie Taylor
MD · M.Arch · CIC · FRSPH
Medical Adviser, ThinkLite Air. More than 30 years studying how air quality affects the human body, from infection control to long-term wellness.
Recognition ASHRAE Presidential Award
USGBC Technical Advisor for IAQ
Harvard Medical School Incite Fellow
Founder, Building4Health

A lifelong commitment to health and innovation.

Dr. Taylor trained as a physician and spent years caring for patients before turning her attention to the spaces those patients live and work inside. Her path from medicine into architecture is unusual — and exactly what makes her framework so useful for the rest of us.

Bridging medicine and architecture.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Taylor has studied how indoor air affects the body — from the spread of infections, to the disruption of mucosal immunity at low humidity, to the long-term respiratory and cognitive impact of sustained exposure to particulates and volatile gases.

Most air quality conversations stop at "is the air clean?" Dr. Taylor's work asks the next question: clean for which body, in which room, doing what?

A clinical framework, partnered with ThinkLite Air.

The Health Index is Dr. Taylor's translation layer. It takes the continuous data streaming off ThinkLite Air's Flair monitor — more than 30 indoor air quality factors — and reframes it through the lens of the human body: brain, cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, immune, and reproductive systems.

The result is something rare in indoor air science: data a non-expert can act on, without dumbing it down.

A global voice for healthier buildings.

Dr. Taylor's work spans hospital infection control research, ASHRAE standards committees, USGBC technical advising, and IWBI WELL certification frameworks. Her partnership with ThinkLite Air brings that body of expertise into a product line that field professionals can actually deploy.

WholeHome Solutions is one of those field professionals. We're bringing the Health Index into single-family homes — the environment where most families spend most of their hours, and the one most often left unmeasured.

How the Health Index works

Four steps. One framework.
Designed for the home.

The Health Index makes air quality understandable, turning weeks of complex data into clear, room-by-room guidance a family can act on.

Step 01 · Measure

What's actually in your air, week after week.

The ThinkLite Flair — a clinical-grade indoor air quality monitor — sits in your home for a continuous four-week period. It tracks more than 30 air quality factors, including particulates down to 0.1 microns, gases, humidity, CO₂, ozone, and VOCs, second by second, day and night. A one-hour inspection captures a snapshot. The Health Index captures how your home actually breathes.

Step 02 · Analyze

Clinical context, applied to your home.

Dr. Taylor's framework translates raw readings into physiological impact. Humidity below 40% dries out airway defenses. Particles below 2.5 microns reach the bloodstream. Specific volatile gases impair cognitive performance. We pair the data with the framework so the readings stop being numbers and start being answers.

Step 03 · Communicate

A report your family can actually use.

The deliverable is a written report, walked through on a follow-up call. Clear visuals. Plain language. Room-by-room, day-by-day. Behavioral fixes first — ventilation, sources, habits — because most homes don't need a $5,000 purifier; they need to know which window to open and which candle to retire.

Step 04 · Remediate

Investigation before remediation.

Our philosophy: don't sell what you haven't measured. When the data points to a real issue, we connect you to trusted, vetted contractors in the relevant trade — moisture, HVAC, encapsulation — without taking a commission. The Health Index gives those contractors a clear scope so they're fixing the right thing.

The hardware behind the framework

Built on ThinkLite Air's
IAQ stack.

The Health Index is only as honest as the data underneath it. Every Health Index deployment runs on ThinkLite Air's clinical-grade hardware — the same monitors and purifiers used in healthcare, education, and commercial facilities across the country.

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In-Duct Flair
In-line · HVAC integration

In-Duct Flair Monitor

The duct-integrated version of the Flair, designed for direct HVAC system monitoring. Useful for homes with central air where understanding what the system is circulating matters as much as what's in any one room.

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Airlytics® Dashboard
Software · Data layer

Airlytics® Dashboard

The visualization layer that brings the Flair's data to life — clear charts, real-time alerts, and the structured outputs that feed directly into the Health Index analysis and your final report.

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ICON M Air Purifier
Optional · Remediation

ICON M Air Purifier

When the data warrants active filtration, the ICON M is ThinkLite Air's residential-scale purifier — engineered without ozone byproducts. Deployed only after measurement justifies it.

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ThinkLite Purilux
Optional · Light + air

ThinkLite Purilux LED Air Purifier

A purification system integrated into an LED light panel — ceiling-mounted, continuous, and out of the way. The clinical-grade version of "set it and forget it" indoor air management for spaces that need it.

Why this matters at home

Healthy air is not a luxury.
It's a daily input.

We spend roughly 90% of our lives indoors, and most of those hours are at home. What we breathe at home shapes how we sleep, how we focus, how we recover from illness, and what we hand down to our children.

i.

Your family's health

Indoor air quality is a major determinant of respiratory, cognitive, and immune health.

Healthy air supports sleep, immunity, and recovery. Poor indoor air is consistently associated with asthma, allergies, sinus issues, fatigue, and disrupted sleep — particularly in children, older adults, and anyone with an underlying condition.

ii.

Cognitive performance

The air in your home shapes how you think in it.

Elevated CO₂, low humidity, and sustained VOC exposure all measurably impair concentration and decision-making. For families with kids studying at home, or adults working from home, the room's air is part of the workspace.

iii.

Building longevity

Air that's hard on you is also hard on the house.

Sustained high humidity drives mold growth, structural decay, and pest pressure. Sustained low humidity dries out wood, finishes, and seals. The Health Index protects the people inside the building — and the building itself.

iv.

What you can't see

The most consequential particles in your air are invisible to the eye.

  • PM 0.1–2.5: reach the bloodstream, bypass mucosal defense
  • VOCs: off-gas continuously from finishes, products, candles
  • Mold spores + fragments: often present long before they're visible
  • CO₂ buildup: the quiet driver of brain fog at home
v.

A record that travels with the home

Continuous data is an asset, not a one-time receipt.

Four weeks of clinical-grade air quality data becomes part of the home's record — useful for resale, insurance conversations, allergy specialists, pediatricians, and your own future reference. Not a one-and-done report. A baseline.

vi.

Peace of mind, on real data

The strongest output is the one most families never had: clarity.

"Is the air in my home okay?" is the most common question we hear from homeowners. The Health Index gives the actual answer — not a guess, not a generic guideline, not a sales pitch for equipment you may not need.

Expert perspectives

Dr. Taylor on health and indoor air.

Selected writing and research from Dr. Taylor's body of work at ThinkLite Air and beyond.

Article · ThinkLite Air

How the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air Is Redefining Public Health

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Article · ThinkLite Air

How Indoor Air Particles Are Impacting Our Health

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Article · ThinkLite Air

Is Poor Indoor Air Quality Fueling the Next Pandemic?

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Research · ThinkLite Air

Is Low Indoor Humidity a Driver for Healthcare-Associated Infections?

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Article · ThinkLite Air

LEED v5 and Occupant Health: What You Need to Know

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Research · ThinkLite Air

Impact of Indoor Air Quality on Patient Infections in Healthcare Environments

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Start the conversation

Bring the Health Index home.

If you'd like to talk through what a four-week Health Index deployment looks like in your home, send a note. We'll be in touch within one business day.

Prefer to talk first? (774) 722-9761 · info@wholehome.solutions