Improving IEQ for Students & Faculty Starts at the Ceiling
By the time a student graduates from high school, they will have spent an estimated 15,600 hours in a school building. That fact, paired with the statistic that we spend 90% of our lives indoors, shows the great need for improved indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in school facilities. Armstrong Ceiling Solutions has been a trusted […]
Masks now optional for travelers, employees at Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Masks are now optional for passengers and visitors at Gerald R. Ford International Airport following a federal court ruling and announcement that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer require mask use. A federal district judge in Florida on Monday struck down federal mask requirements on planes, trains, buses and other public transportation. Since then, […]
How air pollution alters lung tissue, increasing cancer susceptibility — ScienceDaily
Scientists have identified a mechanism that explains how fine air pollution particles might cause lung cancer, according to a study published today in eLife. The findings could lead to new approaches for preventing or treating the initial lung changes that lead to the disease. Tiny, inhalable fine particulate matter (FPM) found in air pollutants has […]
Compass Datacenters Selects ActivePure For New Workplace Health Initiative
Protecting Jobsites and Facilities with Less Worker Downtime DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / April 19, 2022 / ActivePure, the global leader in surface and air purification, today announced a partnership with Compass Datacenters. Compass will work in conjunction with ActivePure authorized distributor Workplace Elemental Technologies (WET) to implement advanced air purification measures at their jobsites […]
How Indoor Air Quality Became the New Wellness Fixation
Ozone, too, can have an adverse effect on our health. Up high in the atmosphere, it plays an important role in protecting us from ultraviolet radiation. But at ground level, especially indoors, it can react with various chemicals. The result, sometimes, can be temporary paralysis of the cilia that help expel phlegm from your throat. […]
Forcing civil servants back to the office is the opposite of ‘living with the virus’ | Kit Yates
Things are not the same as they were before the pandemic. We have a new highly transmissible disease in our midst and we can’t expect that doing the same thing as before coronavirus will lead to the same results. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for government efficiency, has written to all secretaries of state asking them […]
NYC skyscraper to reach new heights in sustainability
Foster + Partners has designed a new, state-of-the-art skyscraper, slated to be built at 270 Park Avenue in New York City. Photo courtesy Katy Harris Foster + Partners has designed a new, state-of-the-art skyscraper, slated to be built at 270 Park Avenue in New York City. The 423-m (1388-ft), 60-story building will be one of […]
How to Make Smart Decisions About COVID Risk-Benefit
As COVID cases declined across the U.S. in recent months and mask mandates were lifted, more people returned to restaurants, concert halls and offices maskless. But the novel coronavirus’s Omicron subvariant BA.2—which caused another wave in Europe and China—and related variants threaten to reverse that progress here. Earlier this month dozens of attendees (including high-ranking […]
Government urged to think again over air quality targets
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for the government to show “be more ambitious” with its proposed changes to air quality standards. The Environment Act 2021 requires the government to set at least one long-term target for air quality; water; biodiversity; and resource efficiency and waste reduction – and one specifically for fine […]
Southwest Minnesota Girl Shot In The Head
Lynd, MN (KROC AM News) – A young girl was shot in the head in southwest Minnesota Monday. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office responded to the shooting Monday afternoon. Sheriff Eric Wallen says deputies were called to a residence in rural Lynd around 1:30 pm to check a report of an individual who had been “shot […]