Tag: Indoor Air Quality

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 […]

The builders’ merchant has also shared recent research that illustrates the physical and mental health problems caused by poor housing.

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)

Construction of UCL’s Controlled Active Ventilation Environment (CAVE) laboratory, designed to research climate and airborne hazards, has been completed and will be officially launched early in 2024. CAVE is the first facility of its kind in terms of its advanced capabilities to carry out research at full scale into air quality and ventilation challenges in […]

Amended Approved Document Part F (Means of Ventilation) of the Building Regulations is being seen as a vital step to improve indoor air quality as we head toward the Future Homes Standard on the road to Net Zero. For existing homes, continuous ventilation offers a simple way to comply, as Natasha King explains. Amended Part […]

UK schools are being encouraged to take part in an indoor air quality study. The Schools Air Quality for Health and Education project (SAMHE) – led by SEI York and Imperial College London – is looking for up to 2,000 schools to get involved. Schools will receive free air quality monitors which will measure CO2, […]

BSI has published a new Code of Practice for indoor environmental quality for non-domestic buildings, in what is being hailed as a major breakthrough for clean indoor air. The Code BS 40102-1:2023 Health and well-being and indoor environmental quality in buildings – health and wellbeing in non-domestic buildings aligns to the World Health Organisation’s new […]

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. […]

At the end of last year, Professor Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, published a report calling for indoor air quality to be a priority. The report said that there needs to be a better understanding of how we can prevent and reduce indoor air pollution and the importance of ventilation, stating: Ensuring good ventilation […]

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 […]