All studies show that poor indoor air quality has a direct impact on health and well-being. When we know that a European spends more than 90% of his time indoors, we understand the importance of measuring air quality, and putting in place appropriate measures to improve it.
Poor indoor air quality causes:
- Loss of concentration
- Nausea
- Headache
- Nasal irritation
- Difficult breathing (dyspnea)
- Dryness in the throat
For the Enterprise, this means lost productivity and sick leave. At school and in kindergarten, this can have a direct impact on children’s health.
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, if necessary, the importance of ventilation of interior spaces, in order to limit contamination linked to aerosols. In this context, most states recommend monitoring air quality through CO2 sensors, since it has been shown that indoor air pollution is directly proportional to the CO2 concentration.
This software module is part of our Smart Building solution. It allows measurement of different indoor air parameters, their long-term analysis, the generation of alerts in the event of an authorized threshold being exceeded, and the sending of automatic reports.
All this data makes it possible to act on air quality, both internally at the organizational level, and in interactions with the Facility Management teams in charge of ventilation, furniture and interior fittings.
Air Quality in Real Time
Monitor the air quality level in all your buildings.
- See the air quality in all areas of the building: hall, meeting rooms, workspaces, kitchens, warehouses, workshops…
- A view of the air quality floor plan helps improve understanding of potential issues
- Receive alerts in real time when predefined thresholds are exceeded, by email, notification on your smartphone, or by SMS
Air Quality Analysis
Air quality changes over time. Understanding these developments, depending on the time of day and day of the week, is essential if we want to improve the situation.
- Evolution in the time
- Understanding of events causing air quality alert thresholds to be exceeded: heavy crowds, weather, internal events, etc.
What air pollutants are measured?
Measuring the CO2 level (in parts per million – PPM) is traditionally the first parameter that we will consider for a sensor. CO2 is, in general, not considered a pollutant in indoor air (even if, in outdoor air, CO2 emitted by combustion engines is a pollutant…).
In an indoor environment, CO2 is produced by human activity (breathing). Measuring the CO2 concentration is a good approximation of the ventilation level in the building. So a first measurement of the level of pollution.
Beyond CO2, we generally measure:
The presence of micro particles (MP), mainly those with a diameter of 2.5 microns and 10 microns. PM2.5 and PM10. A very common source of pollution with various, often external origins
The presence of Volatile Organic Components (VOCs) – generated by solvents, cleaning products, cooking food, tobacco, paints, etc.
Pollutant present in glues/binders used in chipboard/plywood panels, insulating foams. Widely used in construction
Pollutant generally present in outdoor air, and present in buildings following poor ventilation
The presence of CO, especially if there is internal combustion in the building
Indoor Air Quality Sensors
There are many sensors for measuring air quality. The IOT Factory Platform supports more than 100. We have made an initial selection of sensors, depending on the pollutants we wish to measure. With or without display screen. On battery or external power supply.
Latest Air Quality News
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Our White Papers on indoor air quality
Download our free practical guide 2021 (PDF) on the installation of CO2 sensors: the motivations. Where to install them and how many to install. What to do when the threshold is exceeded?
Read our free report on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). It takes the different factors influencing the level of pollution, the impact on employees, inhabitants, visitors, and actions to take to address the problem.
