Category: CLEAN AIR

Dreo’s New Air Purifier Banishes Pet Hair & Dander Quickly and Efficiently

To refresh the air quickly, the Dreo Macro Pro Air Purifier features TurboPure™ Technology, combined with a pioneering new air duct design. Room air is circulated in no time as a 360 degree pressurized air intake system quickly moves the air. Independently verified by AHAM, the Dreo Air Purifier is capable of 4.8 air changes per […]

$13.5 million available to help Vermont schools upgrade air quality systems

AOE program, administered by Efficiency Vermont, builds on 2020 success Vermont Business Magazine As Vermont continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to build resilience for future challenges, schools across the state are investing in ventilation systems to improve indoor air quality and make classrooms healthier for students and staff. This spring, the […]

LEED and SITES Certs for the Colby College Facility

Sasaki and Hopkins Architects recently announced the Colby College Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center has received both LEED Platinum and SITES Gold certification status. Awarded by the U.S Green Building Council, Platinum status is the highest LEED certification a project can attain. SITES Gold is awarded by SITES, a comprehensive rating system designed to distinguish sustainable landscapes, measure performance […]

Brownfield Redevelopment: Hurry Up and Wait

An infusion of $21 billion in new federal spending to clean up brownfields and Superfund sites is expected to spur the remediation of hundreds of brownfields in prime industrial locations. In addition to cleanup, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will fund infrastructure needed to access brownfield sites, increasing their value for adaptive reuse; the […]

Colorado readies regional haze plan, some improvements hailed

Colorado will meet revised federal deadlines to strengthen regional haze plans that protect views in Rocky Mountain National Park and other western treasures, state officials and environmental groups say, sidestepping a new Sierra Club lawsuit demanding sanctions on Colorado and dozens more states.  The Sierra Club lawsuit says the Environmental Protection Agency failed to enforce […]

THE PRODUCERS Opens At Music Mountain Theatre This Week

Music Mountain Theatre presents the Mel Brooks’ hit musical, The Producers, on weekends from April 29 – May 22. Show Times are Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, Saturdays & Sundays at 3 PM. The most Tony Award winning musical of all time, The Producers sees Max Bialystock and Leopold Bloom come up with a […]

CT teachers wear red today to urge lawmakers to pass key education bills

Connecticut schools may see a lot of red Wednesday. Educators statewide are donning red to show their solidarity for the Connecticut Education Association’s #RedForEd Day of Action campaign. Through the campaign, educators are urging lawmakers to pass legislation they say will ensure student success and help retain and recruit more teachers. The Connecticut legislative session […]

‘canairi’ air monitor detects CO2 levels in your home

  ‘Canairi’ combines simple narrative + technology to detect indoor air quality    ‘Canairi’ is an award-winning fresh air monitor that uses a combination of narrative and technology to monitor indoor air quality and encourage people to ventilate their homes. Launched on Kickstarter by co-founders Andreas Sørensen and Hans Augustenborg, it is stripped from unplesant sensors, blinking […]

Welcare’s PureAir – A Breath Of Fresh Air – channelnews

First there were the bushfires, then there was the pandemic. By the time the Welcare PureAir Household Air Purifier made its way to my house, we were in the midst of the heaviest run of March rainfall in Sydney’s history. And that’s not even taking into consideration the usual levels of pollution found in a […]

The Conversation: Vaccination, masks and better indoor air are our best protections against long Covid

Long Covid can have major impacts on those afflicted. Photo / 123RF Many patients recover from Covid within a week or two, but at least one in five experience persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after first being diagnosed. Long Covid is a growing concern. But we still don’t have a clear definition […]