The Brief
The Foundation needed a permanent monitoring setup that would track the most common indoor air pollutants alongside comfort parameters across their office building, with a system to alert staff and management when readings exceeded safe thresholds.
What We Did
Airscan installed four permanent indoor air quality monitoring devices across the building, positioned to cover the key occupied spaces. Each device was configured to measure pollutant concentrations and environmental comfort parameters on a continuous basis, with a new reading recorded every ten minutes. Alongside the hardware deployment, Airscan set up an automated email alert system that would notify relevant staff whenever a pollutant or parameter crossed its corresponding threshold limit.
How It Works
The monitoring network runs continuously in the background, logging readings at ten-minute intervals and building up a detailed picture of how indoor conditions shift throughout the day and across seasons. When a concentration exceeds its threshold — whether for a pollutant or a comfort parameter — the alert system fires an email notification to designated contacts within the Foundation, allowing for a prompt response. That same stream of data also serves as an analytical resource: by reviewing trends in the device records, Airscan’s team was able to identify patterns in how the building’s heating, ventilation, and cooling systems were performing.
Outcomes
The alert system measurably raised awareness among Foundation staff, giving people working in the building a direct line of sight into the conditions around them rather than relying on assumptions. Beyond the alerting function, analysis of the monitoring data surfaced an opportunity to optimise the HVAC systems — adjustments that led to a reduction in both the building’s carbon footprint and its overall energy demand. Airscan has continued to provide support for indoor air quality improvement and maintenance since the initial installation.
