Tag: iaq

This year’s World Ventil8 Day – on November 8th – will draw a direct link between failure to invest in improving ventilation and serious health problems linked to buildings.

Mark Bouldin, Clean Air Expert at Johnson Controls, on air quality legislation. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has fast become a priority for many businesses. Current ESG legislation ranges from corporate sustainability reporting and legal requirements to monitor Scope 3 supply chain emissions to equality and fair pay acts – but soon another law could […]

Speakers at the BESA Conference have urged the building services industry to pursue better buildings in the face of government row-backs, not only to reduce carbon but to improve occupants’ wellbeing BESA president Claire Curran opened the conference with a call to improve buildings for social reasons as much as environmental ones. She said: “It […]

This year’s BESA conference is taking place on 12th October at the Novotel London West. The event will be filled with enriching technical sessions and a host of exclusive launches and industry insights. The conference will centre around three primary areas: addressing business challenges and finding solutions, engaging in technical sessions with actionable insights, and […]

The Building Engineering Services Association has launched a ‘basic awareness’ online training course for indoor air quality (IAQ)

Climate solutions manufacturer, Zehnder Group UK, has launched the ComfoAir Flex, an MVHR system boasting a heat recovery efficiency rate of 96%.

IKEA is introducing VINDSTYRKA – a smart sensor to measure indoor air quality. Available from April 2023, the sensor will allow measuring and monitoring of indoor air pollutant levels. Henrik Telander, Product owner at IKEA of Sweden, said: Although we spend most of our time indoors, many of us tend to forget about indoor air pollution. […]

Professor Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has published an air quality report and said that tackling indoor air quality should also be a priority. The report notes the progress that has been made on outdoor air quality since the 1980s, and outlines achievable solutions to make further improvements. It also states that indoor air […]

A UNISON survey has revealed that, amid fears over rising energy costs, there has been a significant drop off in good ventilation practices in schools. The survey was conducted among UNISON members working as school support staff across the UK, of whom 1,644 responded. The results showed that: on CO2 monitoring, only 26% said that their […]

Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has been a persistent issue in learning environments, but there are effective solutions, says Erik Boyter. There’s little doubt that having access to clean air within scholastic institutions creates a comfortable environment that benefits both staff and pupils alike. However, delivering it seems to be a different story. A recent […]

#WorldVentil8Day was created by a coalition of scientists, academics, and engineering bodies to promote building ventilation that supports health, well-being and productivity. Here, Nathan Wood explains the campaign. The first annual World Ventila8 Day offers an opportunity to highlight the crucial role of ventilating our homes and buildings, especially as we head into colder months. […]

Six trade unions have urged 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 highlighted the extent of the air quality crisis in school buildings – exposed by the wider use of CO2 monitors. They said schools […]