Due to poor indoor air quality, students are losing one or two letter grades every cumulative year

To date, there are currently no federal regulations for inspecting indoor air quality in schools. There is a handful of states that have adopted regulations, but it's not enough.

Teachers, students, and faculty members are subjected to school facilities where the HVAC systems are outdated or do not even exist. Studies have shown that these schools have indoor air pollution 2 to 5 times higher than outdoor levels. According to EPA, half of all schools in the US (55 million students and staff) had poor indoor air quality before Covid-19.

Current ASHRAE standards call for buildings to be built to a "stuffiness" standard measured by monitoring levels of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) of 5,000 parts per million (PPM). However, research by Harvard, Lawrence Berkley Laboratory, NASA, and many other respected experts in the field have now documented that the optimal level in a classroom should be around 750 PPM!

High levels of CO2, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and other particulate matter cause asthma and other respiratory issues resulting in increased student and teacher absence rates and a loss of state-federal funding.

With the Airify Monitor, Indoor Air quality data on CO2, CO, particles and VOCs is available 24/7.

  • Raise report card grades up to two letters

    Rising CO2 in indoor air lowers student learning and test scores. The Airify commercial-grade monitor provides accurate, reliable CO2 readings so School Facility Managers can ensure levels are optimal for learning.

  • Decrease student and teacher absenteeism

    While the Airify Monitor requires a small monetary investment, the rate of return often exceeds 20% annually because of a reduction in student and teacher absence (which requires spending money on substitute teachers while still paying the sick teacher – not including the increase in learning.)

  • Minimize the spread of covid-19

    We now know that there is no one strategy to combat Covid-19. Monitoring the 6 contaminants on the Airify dashboard will allow the facilities manager to use a combination of strategies such as increasing ventilation and maintaining an optimal humidity level in order to minimize the spread of virus particles.