buildings

July 13, 2023 – 2 Min

The failings of ventilation – when outside air is not clean air

Clean air is important for human health, so buildings are ventilated, bringing in “clean” outside air for humans to breathe, expelling the polluted indoor air to the outside. But outside air is not always clean, and ventilation can worsen the … more

December 22, 2022 – 3 Min

Air purification should be central to the White House’s Federal Building Performance Standard

On December 7th 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its Federal Building Performance Standard (BPS), setting an ambitious goal to cut energy use and electrify equipment in 30% of the Federal government’ building space by 2030. The ultimate goal is to … more