KNOW THE AIR YOU’RE BREATHING
MAINTAINING HEALTHY INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Prolonged exposure to poor indoor air quality can decrease one’s performance and ability to concentrate,trigger existing health issues like asthma and allergies and increase the risk of developing long term respiratory and cardiovascular health issues. Fine particulate matter, off gassing from carpets and furniture,people breathing,combustion from heating sources, too high or too lowrelative humidity levels and high temperatures all contribute to the quality of indoor air.
Poor outdoor air quality can contribute to poor indoor air quality if the building envelope is not properly weatherized, door sand windows are left open and the building’s HVAC system is not sufficiently reducing the levels of particulate matter with proper ventilation and filtration. Poor air quality
can go unnoticed if it is not being monitored as many of
the contributing factors are not visible and have no odour.
Continuously monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter levels can show if the HVAC system is working properly or if added measures are needed to improve the quality of of the air in the building.
Early detection of unacceptable levels help ensure the ventilation and filtration system settings are adequate and the system sare functioning properly,especially during high occupancy times and wildfire season. Energy,operation and maintenance costs are kept to a minimum when the system is operating efficiently and only when needed.v
