Indoor Air Quality

Six education unions have called on the government to find more money to help schools tackle growing indoor air quality (IAQ) problems. In a joint statement, the ASCL, GMB, NAHT, NASUWT, NEU and UNISON all expressed alarm at the extent ...

With COVID-19 cases still high and the threat of a worse-than-normal flu season looming, employers will be keen to do all they can to look after the health of their staff this winter. As workers make a gradual return to ...

Air Quality Data Gives Insight Into Virus ‘Survival’ Following the release of its latest white paper, uHoo, the developers of a best-in-class commercial air monitor, has today confirmed that all its uHoo Aura devices will now include Virus Index, an ...

As the UK continues to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, ABM has launched ‘EnhancedFacility’ a comprehensive programme of services designed to help businesses improve indoor air quality. Providing solutions which consider variables such as square footage, occupancy levels, movement of occupants ...

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has released two new pieces of guidance on reducing Covid-19 transmission through ventilation and air cleaning technologies.  The new guidance reinforces CIBSE’s message that good ventilation is essential to reduce occupants’ exposure ...

The return of office workers presents a new challenge to businesses seeking to protect their staff and visitors from the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2, its variants, and other microbiological hazards. “It’s not as simple as turning up the ventilation, or ...

The removal of most Covid restrictions in the UK has increased calls for clearer practical guidance and the setting of specific indoor air quality (IAQ) contaminant targets to support the health and wellbeing of building occupants. The Building Engineering Services ...

Renowned French laboratory Institut Pasteur de Lille concludes from its tests that Daikin’s range of air purifiers eliminates more than 99.98% of the human coronavirus HCoV-229E in 2.5 minutes*. According to tests performed in the laboratories of the Institut Pasteur ...

More than a third of workers (35 per cent) are still concerned their offices aren’t COVID secure, according to new research from Mitie. With COVID-19 restrictions set to end on July 19, more than half (52 per cent) of British ...

Public funding is urgently needed to ensure schools, hospitals and thousands of homes can benefit from improved awareness of the role played by mechanical ventilation systems in reducing the risk of airborne disease, according to the Building Engineering Services Association ...