With unprecedented wildfires in Canada and the increased likelihood for future wildfire activity across North America, experts from Buro Happold offer advice on minimizing contaminants in buildings and effective HVAC systems strategies for AECO...
Tag: Indoor Air Quality
The renewed interest of outdoor air’s importance to commercial building occupant health and indoor air quality (IAQ) is one major positive rising out of a pandemic that has negatively impacted the globe for nearly...
Combating radon with scientific research
(04/17/2017)
Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, enters buildings through foundation cracks and other openings in contact with soil and rocks.
NAFA honours 32 recipients with clean air awards
(09/01/2015)
The National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) has announced the winners of its 2015 Clean Air Awards. The award is presented each year to building owners and managers in Canada and the United States that...
The advantages of designing for IAQ
(03/01/2012)
There are many advantages to having an effective indoor air quality (IAQ) strategy, which may not always include the obvious––breathing clean air. After all, most people now spend an average of 90 per cent...
Walls, ceilings, and indoor air quality
(09/01/2011)
By its very nature, indoor air quality (IAQ) is fragile and fickle—easily disturbed by the most minute of changes to the built environment, whether during construction or occupancy. In fact, even the seemingly innocuous...
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