Our blog covers indoor air and air quality
Our blog is a guide, a reference, and an information source all in one. Here you’ll find well-grounded knowledge, practical tips and current studies about air quality and a healthy indoor climate.
Ventilating Correctly: The Best Tips
Stale room air needs to be exchanged so you stay healthy and productive. Just opening a window isn't enough. Because improper ventilation can lower indoor air quality, cause mold, and waste heating energy. We've put together how to ventilate correctly and the most common questions about ventilating.
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New Product: air-Q Now With New Sensors
We're constantly refining our air analyzer, so you keep benefiting from new features and improvements to the air-Q. Our new sensors, which you can order individually and integrate into your existing air-Q, now provide even greater well-being and optimal safety. Discover our new products now.
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Winter Season = Mold in the Home?
Mold in the home is harmful to health. Often, however, the danger isn't immediately visible to the naked eye. Nevertheless, mold spores in the air negatively affect health and ideally shouldn't be allowed to form in the first place. We explain how you can detect, and even prevent, possible mold infestation based on air components.
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Carbon Monoxide Risk From Pellet Storage?
Heating with pellets is modern and a good alternative to oil. But be careful: the wood pellets can produce an odorless, non-irritating, and thus undetectable, yet deadly gas — carbon monoxide. Anyone who inhales too much of it risks fatal poisoning. Our article shows how to still heat safely with pellets.
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Air Quality in Classrooms – Why the CO₂ Traffic Light Matters So Much
Not just during pandemics is classroom air quality usually inadequate — the air is often stuffy. The recommended CO₂ concentration is quickly exceeded. Since ventilation isn't always adequate, infection risk also rises for students and teachers. CO₂ traffic lights provide relief and ensure better air quality.
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Electrical Fires – The Underestimated Danger
For many people, it's a quiet horror scenario in the back of their mind — the electrical cable fire. It can happen at any time, and there are hardly any ways to protect against it. But what causes a cable fire, and can early signs be detected through air measurements, preventing the fire?
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Poisoning Risk: Three Carbon Monoxide Sources Especially in Summer
Carbon monoxide is a highly toxic gas produced, for example, during combustion processes like in stoves and fireplaces. However, there are also carbon monoxide sources in summer that can become dangerous and pose a risk to people indoors.
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air-Q Now With Many New Features for Air Quality Monitoring
We're continually working on new features and improvements for the air-Q. The device's hardware still offers plenty of room for this — so there will be many more updates for better air ahead.
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Wood as a Building Material – Does It Ensure Healthy Air, or Not?
Wood has been used as a building material for thousands of years and is considered especially eco-friendly due to the fact that it's a renewable resource. But what effect does wood have on air quality?
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VOC Sources in the Household
It's not always easy to fully grasp everything covered by the term VOCs. This is because many different substances fall under this broad umbrella term, which trace back to a wide range of sources. So what can VOC sources in the household be?
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The air-Q on Trial: Particulate Matter and Aerosols in the Crosshairs
Indoor air quality is currently of particular importance, since aerosols that can carry, for example, the COVID-19 virus or other colds quickly build up there. In public spaces with many people, this plays a big role. The air-Q was summoned — to be put on trial in court.
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Put to the air-Q Test: The Dyson Pure Humidify + Cool Air Purifier & Humidifier
We tested the stylish humidifier, air purifier, and fan Dyson Pure Humidify + Cool. The device is large, heavy, and promises pure performance. We primarily examined the device's air purification function in relation to aerosols, using two air-Q Pro units with 14 sensors each. Among other things, we measured particulate matter, VOCs, and humidity.
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