How Airthings can help you reduce your building’s environmental impact
by Emily Moschowits The global carbon footprint of the built environment The environmental impact from buildings can be broken down into different categories. One way of distinguishing it is by looking at the impact from constructing the building versus the energy needed for everyday operations. Overall, the lifetime use of the building accounts for 28%…
Read MoreHow you can earn more WELL points with Airthings for Business
by Marie Bannister – Airthings Does Airthings for Business help toward compliance with the WELL healthy building standard? Did you know we spend 90% of our time indoors, where the concentrations of some pollutants are often two to five times higher than usual outdoor concentrations?[1] For a growing number of businesses and facility managers, this…
Read MoreHow we RESET certified Airthings HQ : Case Study
Marie Bannister – Airthings How do I use Airthings for Business solution to RESET Air certify my building? That’s a question we get a lot, and today we are going to show you how in this case study, with relevant links! Background At Airthings, we want to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.…
Read MoreUse Airthings for Business towards The WELL Building Standard
Marie Bannister – Airthings What is the WELL standard? The WELL Building Standard (WELL v2™) takes a holistic approach to health in the built environment addressing behaviour, operations and design. WELL is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact human health and well-being, through air, water, nourishment, light,…
Read MoreWhat can I do to reduce PM levels in my workplace?
Marie Bannister – Airthings The healthier the air, the less Particulate matter (PM). So what can you do to reduce PM levels in your workplace? We provide our curated list of tips to improve the air in your business in this handy infographic. Particulate matter is a range of particles of dust, dirt, and liquids…
Read MoreHow can indoor air quality monitoring help your school? Infographic!
We’ve discussed many times before why indoor air quality should be everyone’s priority. And Airthings will continue to do so to help ensure students and staff breathe the fresh, clean air they deserve. Taking steps to improve indoor air quality in schools has been shown to have a positive impact on key aspects of student performance. …
Read MoreCarbon dioxide monitoring: why we need to stop breathing in other people’s breath
Marie Bannister – Airthings Why is regulation being formed around Carbon Dioxide (CO2) right now? With research suggesting that the Covid virus is mainly transmitted via airborne particles, governments worldwide are seeking to improve air quality in schools. We break down for you the latest approaches from across the globe, why legislators are getting involved, and…
Read MoreAtmospheric Chemistry – “Detergent of the atmosphere”
Dr Katja Riedel and Dr Keith Lassey Explain how OH, the hydroxyl radical, works to cleanse the atmosphere of harmful trace gases. What happens to the millions of tonnes of gases that nature and humankind lob into the atmosphere every year? Fortunately, their rate of accumulation is countered by the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself…
Read MoreStudy on the Effect of a MySpace Hydroxyl Generator on a Staphylococcus Aureus infection.
WARNING – Some images of wounds may be distressing By: Novus Coeptus – South Africa Abstract:The objective is to demonstrate the use and effects of a MySpace Hydroxyl Generator on a person who had a severe Staphylococcus Aureus infection in an open wound. A Brief History:Allow me to introduce you to Chris Moolman. He is…
Read MoreDecomposition of Volatile Organic Compounds by Atmospheric Hydroxyl Free Radicals: Understanding the “Cascade” Effect
By HGI Industries Incorporated Although it may be difficult to visualize how hydroxyl radicals can totally decompose volatile organic compounds (VOCs) throughout the treatment space, it is a process that is very well understood and documented in over 25 years of chemical literature. (1‐5) The decomposition of volatile organic and inorganic compounds by hydroxyl radicals…
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