25 Mar 2020

How Poor IAQ Affects Schools

The COVID-19 Pandemic is now inescapable. SO, How IAQ affects schools has never been more important to understand. With in person classroom education in the United States completely shut down, a shift to online learning is underway. Teachers and admin staff are all working from home. However, facility managers, engineers and custodians mostly are all […]

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10 Mar 2020

Healthcare IAQ and Infection Control

Understanding how humidity and temperature impact air quality in operating rooms, intensive care units, and throughout healthcare facilities is important to maintaining good healthcare IAQ. Controlling these levels is a concern for building engineers and facilities managers and they need to communicate this to clinical staff to prevent the spread of infections. What is Psychrometrics? […]

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25 Feb 2020

Reducing VOCs in Your Buildings: What Are They & How to Manage Them

Indoor air quality is always a concern for employers and facilities managers. Poor IAQ impacts the mental and physical health of building occupants. Volatile organic compounds, released into the air from both indoor and outdoor sources, also contribute to low IAQ. Understanding what VOCs are, where they come from, and how to reduce them, helps […]

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18 Feb 2020

How Particulate Matter Affects IAQ

Our understanding of how particulate matter affects indoor air quality and the well-being of occupants has improved in recent years. This has made issues of IAQ a concern for facilities managers and building owners. Better ways of tracking and interpreting health trends and more streamlined data collection has made it easier to identify the threats […]

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11 Feb 2020

Coronavirus Safeguards for Your Facility

Coronavirus was first detected in China in December of 2019. Nearly one hundred people died from the respiratory virus in a single day in February as the overall death toll in the country approaches 1,000. A rise in reported cases of coronavirus in the U.S. has prompted government officials to declare a public health emergency. […]

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28 Jan 2020

Prevent Legionella in Your HVAC System

Let’s take a look at how to prevent Legionella in your HVAC system. But before we do we must understand what this bacteria is and how it affects building occupants. Legionnaires’ disease is an infection of the respiratory system. It is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. While milder than pneumonia, […]

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01 Oct 2019

Healthy Lungs Benefit from Good Indoor Air Quality

October is Healthy Lung Month! Each year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Environments Division and the American Lung Association team up to highlight the importance of good indoor air quality (IAQ) to healthy lungs! There are many common environmental pollutants that affect indoor air quality. These contaminants when found in large quantities cause various […]

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10 Jul 2019

Preventing Mold Growth: 5 Ways to Better Building Health

Preventing mold growth in buildings is important to occupant well-being and performance. There are news stories everyday about mold in hospitals, offices and schools making people sick or worse. As a result, buildings shut down, occupants relocated, and costly repairs undertaken. Some organizations even face serious legal action. So, let’s take a quick look at […]

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