- 41% of U.S. schools districts have air handling and ventilation issues in at least half of their schools. Source: Education Week per GAO (Government Accountability Office)
- Mold spores and mycotoxins (toxic gasses given off by growing mold) can irritate eyes, nose, and throat, and even cause skin rashes. They can cause asthma attacks and exacerbate allergy symptoms. Long-term exposure can lead to devastating health consequences.
Fact: When air quality goes up, standardized test scores go up and absences go down.
Clean air in the classroom.
“This is the first time that I can breathe freely. I no longer have to use my inhaler in the classroom. I no longer have watery eyes. The symptoms that I have experienced over the years are gone. Having this device in my classroom has changed my life and now I can continue to impact the lives of our children.”
Ms. Beverly Claybrooks
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Hospital-Proven
The absolute best technologies deployed in hospitals to manage viruses and bacteria are the best tools for managing mold spores and mycotoxins, plus other respiratory irritants and asthma triggers.
Turn-Key Air Quality
Point-of-origin (in classroom), in duct technologies, VOC reduction strategies, air purification systems for buses, and monitoring Technologies. Kids learn better when air the air is clean!
Portable – Redeployable
Use at point of origin for mold before and during mold remediation following flooding — then redeploy to improve IAQ (indoor Air Quality) in older schools.
A Layered Approach
Portable low-energy active air disinfection systems working in concert with persistent antimicrobial surface treatments and VOC-free disinfectants and sanitizers. Cleaner air. Safer Solutions.
“The person who manages your building has a greater impact on your health than your doctor.”
Dr. Joseph Allen, Associate Professor, Harvard University,
T. H. Chan School of Public Health
T. H. Chan School of Public Health
“Staff members would arrive on Monday mornings and develop symptoms that spanned headaches, sneezing, watery eyes, burning sensations in the back of the throat, and hives by the end of the day. I also had some of these symptoms. We certainly suspected a problem, but the results of our tests were eye opening. With the devices running, there is no longer a connection between getting to work and the symptoms listed above.”
Whitney Pile, RN
Health Services Coordinator, Murray Head Start
“…improving IAQ improves the performance of office work by adults and schoolwork by children.”
The researchers suggest the harms of air pollution could stay with children years into the future.
“Impairment of high cognitive functions has severe consequences for school achievement,” they write. “Thus, reduced cognitive development in children attending the most polluted schools might result in a disadvantage in mental capital, which may have a long-lasting life course effect.”
Association between Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Schools and Cognitive Development in Primary School Children: A Prospective Cohort Study
Jordi Sunyer, et al. PLOS Medicine, March 2015.
Water Problems = Air Problems
Fact: 27.7% of U.S. schools districts need to repair or replace roofs in half of their schools.
Health issues associated with mold & mycotoxins include:
- Irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat.
- Headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, and more.
- Respiratory diseases, heart disease, and cancer.”
EPA
More On Improving Indoor Air
1st Line of Defense: Portable air disinfection and cleaning systems deactivate and destroy all harmful airborne microorganisms including mold & mycotoxins.
“Contaminated central air handling systems can become breeding grounds for mold, mildew and other sources of biological contaminants, and can then distribute these contaminants.” Source: EPA – Indoor Air Quality
MAKING AIR QUALITY VISIBLE
Healthy Buildings.
Healthy People.
Airthings for Business delivers the ability to visualize IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) to establish cause-and-effect relationships between indoor air quality improvement initiatives and what is actually happening in classrooms, offices, commercial buildings, and healthcare facilities.
Data-Driven IAQ Improvement
COMPREHENSIVE , MEANINGFUL, AND ACTIONABLE AIR QUALITY DATA
6energy Solutions™ is an Airthings® strategic partner.
20.6% of districts need to update or replace systems for monitoring indoor air quality in at least half their schools.
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL SHORENSTEIN CENTER ON MEDIA, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
How indoor air quality in schools affects student learning and health
Contact us to learn more about monitoring the air quality in your facilities.
Half of U.S. Schools Have Poor Indoor Air Quality
“Impairment of high cognitive functions has severe consequences for school achievement. Thus, reduced cognitive development in children attending the most polluted schools might result in a disadvantage in mental capital, which may have a long-lasting life course effect.”
Avg Time That
90%
Americans Spend Indoors
U.S. K-12 Days Absent
10,500,000
Due to Asthma
U.S. Schools With
50%
IAQ Problems
Schools With
28%
Mold & Moisture Problems
Why breathing better matters.
“ … improving IAQ improves the performance of office work by adults and schoolwork by children.”
IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVES THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICE WORK AND SCHOOL WORK AND PROVIDES ECONOMIC BENEFITS
CONFERENCE PROCEEDING by ASHRAE, 2008
“From a public health standpoint, poor asthma control among college students can have dire consequences on physical, academic, and economic well-being.”
Mark Levy
College Students With Asthma: The Perfect Storm, Respiratory Care Journal, 2015
“Our results suggest that upgrades in indoor air quality in schools is relevant besides reduction of the spread of viral diseases, such as COVID-19, and supports children’s cognitive capacities, precisely at a critical age for human capital accumulation and skill formation.”