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We share our perspective and that of industry leaders in our blog. Explore the posts for the latest on indoor air hygiene.

Back to the office? Make sure your staff are protected

Todd DeMonte, Chief Innovation Officer at the Indoor Air Hygiene Institute, answers questions about indoor air quality (IAQ) as we return to offices nationwide Q: Can the pandemic lead to …

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“Peak Week”: 3 ways that hygienic indoor air can lower asthma risks

This week marks the official start of fall, and with leaves beginning to turn it’s definitely feeling like a new season. Unfortunately, however, the third week of September is also …

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Higher education deserves higher quality indoor air

As the COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness of the importance of indoor air quality, attention has rightly turned to schools, elder care homes and office buildings — any place where …

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Facilities managers: far more than custodians of bricks and mortar

Facilities managers are often viewed as being in charge of the ‘bricks and mortar’ of a building alone. If you ask someone what they associate the profession with, answers such …

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What breathes but doesn’t live? A wildfire

According to statistics compiled by the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), from 2011 to 2020 there were an average of 62,805 wildfires each year in the US, impacting an average …

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When Variety Isn’t the Spice of Life

Indoor Air Hygiene Purging COVID Variants The devastating coronavirus pandemic continues to outpace the global vaccination program designed to stop it in its tracks. As global health authorities ramp up …

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Are they ready for the return? Take a deep breath and find out

Nils Gustavsson, President at the Indoor Air Hygiene Institute, looks at three key areas schools can address in terms of indoor air quality to further safeguard against Covid-19 risks As …

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Where Indoor Air Quality Is Today and Where it’s going

The importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) has become known to a large percentage of the global population through the dangers of COVID-19. As the understanding of bad or even …

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Oh no, the hero is running out of air!

Everyone has seen the movie scene where the hero or the victim is locked inside an airtight room, slowly running out of air and suffocating. Yikes! Except… they aren’t really …

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How’s your air diet?

Each day, you consume over 28 lbs. of air. More than five times the consumption of all other nutrients combined! And unless you are working outdoors, 90% of that air …

50% of all illness is caused by poor indoor air quality

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