Ambitious plan to transform Newton Armory into affordable homes
The firms chosen to transform the Newton Armory into a historically sensitive, environmentally progressive development of 100 percent permanently affordable housing, answered community questions this week about the project. More:Newton plans ahead for transformation of armory into affordable housing With an “aspirational but realistic” design, Metro West Collaborative Development (a nonprofit) and Civico Development said […]
Which Pollutants Affect Indoor Air Quality? Envirotech Online
In recent years, much has been made of the dangers of exposure to air pollution, especially in big cities and other urban environments. But despite the fact that indoor air quality has been proven to be up to five times worse than that found outside – and that most of us spend around 90% of […]
Airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission beyond home isolation rooms may pose infection risk to others
A Rutgers study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests that airborne transmission beyond the isolation rooms in homes may pose a risk of infection to other home occupants. The study, […]
Federal officials seek better rules about schools’ indoor air quality
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is drafting new guidance about indoor air safety in schools, administration officials said, as a group of scientists, engineers and experts warn that schools have spent hundreds of millions of federal dollars on electronic air cleaning devices that are scientifically unproven and could produce harmful chemical byproducts. At least 250 […]
The Pandemic Has Suddenly Shined Light On Long-Neglected Indoor Air Concerns
For more than 25 years, Tom Smith has run 3Flow, a company whose sole mission is to make sure people don’t get sick from airborne hazards in their workplaces. He suddenly has the attention of a lot of employers who never really gave thought to it before the pandemic. Typically, Smith’s team focuses on how […]
EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely
August 27, 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities, families and business owners to be aware of conditions that could lead to poor or dangerous indoor air quality following Hurricane Ida. Most importantly, always operate portable generators according to the instructions and always run them outside, far away from buildings. Running a portable […]
Coronavirus Ventilation: A New Way to Think About Air
Updated at 3:00 p.m. ET on September 7, 2021 When London vanquished cholera in the 19th century, it took not a vaccine, or a drug, but a sewage system. The city’s drinking water was intermingling with human waste, spreading bacteria in one deadly outbreak after another. A new comprehensive network of sewers separated the two. […]
Schools are getting creative as they strive to improve indoor air quality
After shouldering responsibilities for keeping students and staff safe and healthy in a global pandemic – you may have felt the weight of the world on your shoulders for the past several months or still feeling this with expectations for next year. The changes and demands of the past year are a lot for school […]
Boston Properties Adopts Senseware IoT Platform for IAQ Monitoring
Senseware has announced that Boston Properties will be implementing Senseware’s solution for real-time indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring across BXP’s portfolio as a part of the company’s healthy building strategy. Senseware’s monitoring technology is the latest addition to BXP’s healthy building initiatives. BXP is the largest publicly traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in […]
Teknos interior paints provide “better indoor air quality”
Dezeen promotion: Finnish paint brand Teknos has released a range of paints designed to improve resident’s wellbeing by purifying indoor air. Named Biora Air, the paints absorb and neutralise aldehyde pollutants such as formaldehydes from interior spaces. According to Teknos, air contaminants are odourless, which makes them difficult for residents to detect before noticing health effects, […]