Specialty and Architectural Lighting — Indoor Air Quality

Background Building: 3-story - 1st story retail, 2nd & 3rd story offices Building Completed: 2021 Windows: Sealed, Inoperable HVAC: Rooftop units - provide both heating and cooling with economizer control Indoor Air Quality Monitor: Kaiterra Sensedge Mini The focus of this case study is one 24 hour period for a 100 sq ft office equipped with an air quality monitor. The office is conditioned with supply air from the HVAC system. For this 24 hour...

Managing indoor air quality in the workplace is an important tool for business owners and office managers to improve employee productivity, reduce sick leave and boost employee attitudes about coming to work every day. A Forbes study showed that over 65% of employees said they were more productive in office environments that promote a healthy environment. In this same study, air quality was reported by employees as the most positive influence on wellness in the...

The importance of indoor air quality for work and classroom environments has become, with a strong push from the COVID virus, a top-of-the-list priority for building owners and managers as workers and students return to offices and schools. The strategies for cleaning indoor air of pollutants that adversely affect occupants differs depending on the contaminant. For protecting occupants from a virus or bacterial infection, a common approach is to use ultraviolet germicidal (UV-C) equipment to...

Interest in indoor air quality in public buildings such as offices, schools and other institutions has increased as the demand for lower energy consuming buildings has resulted in tighter building envelopes that reduce uncontrolled leakage of heated or cooled air. Tight buildings place a premium on the importance of ventilation. When air change rates and air filters are not adequate, the chance of health impacts on occupants increases. Indoor Pollutants Tight buildings can save energy....