We keep an eye on issues around the world that affect people and property in the built environment.
For the majority of European countries, air quality continues to be a problem, causing damage to human health and to the environment. Reflecting on this issue, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has now released an updated briefing (https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/managing-air-quality-in-europe) that details the air quality plans of …
Here at Sonitus Systems HQ, we are obsessed with making buildings healthier. We do this by helping owners and operators to monitor indoor air quality and noise levels. With the right data, the right actions can be taken to improve the performance of any building …
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of indoor air quality is now much more keenly understood as one of the most important contributors to a healthy workplace. With many companies keen to get workers back into the workplace, making indoor spaces free …
Both poor air quality and noise pollution pose significant risks to people’s health all around the globe. As well as ramping up efforts to tackle climate change, cities across Europe are also finding innovative ways to address these two silent health hazards. The team at …
The biggest health challenge for the workplace this century According to Amazon’s top doctor, as reported by CNBC, air quality is the single “biggest workplace health challenge of this century”. You can read the article in full here: why air quality is the biggest workplace …
Last month, Deputy Paul Murphy, of the People Before Profit-Solidarity party for Dublin South-West proposed a new Bill to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The Bill proposes to include a definition of fresh air based on CO2 levels in …
Recent data from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that improving indoor air quality in workplaces and offices could add as much as $20 billion annually to the U.S. economy (no comparable European statistic available). Since the outbreak of Covid-19, indoor air quality has been …
“Key to reducing transport pollution and improving air quality in Ireland is decreasing traffic volumes on our roads” EPA Poor air quality has been described by the WHO as the world’s largest environmental health threat, contributing to seven million deaths around the world every year. …
In a recent article on Mental Health Today, Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian posed the question: Can noise pollution affect our mental health? In the past, noise pollution both inside and outside the home has been considered a ‘nuisance’ or a mere annoyance, rather than a serious issue …
The Impact of Air Pollution on the Growth of Newborn Babies The issue of air pollution has once again come into sharp focus after new research shows it can have a detrimental effect on the growth of newborn babies. This latest study comes from a …