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Indoor Air Quality
Upgrade for IAQ platform
PURE AIR CONTROL Services has released IAQ Guard 2.0.
This managed indoor air quality monitoring platform utilises hardware monitors placed throughout a building that take real time read- ings and send them to a cloud-based dashboard for reporting.
The first version of IAQ Guard was released in 2019 and version two takes the product to the next level.
Pure Air Control Services chief scientific of- ficer, Dr Rajiv Sahay, said this next generation version of the platform is easier to set up, uti- lise and offers more connection and control options for other WIFI enabled air quality de- vices and is designed to be plug and play or hard wired.
The COVID 19 pandemic brought indoor air quality into sharper focus. IAQ monitoring is an effective tool for risk management. It collects en- vironmental data and visually displays results.
That way facility managers can easily spot downward trends in air quality conditions and take corrective action before problems occur.
It is useful for staying compliant with stand- ards such as LEED, UL and WELL to name a few. Air quality monitors that contain a cluster of sensors are strategically placed within a
building. They can be plugged into a standard outlet or hardwired into the wall.
These monitors are then configured by a phone-based app to assign them their account, building and location in the IAQ Guard 2.0 dash- board. The monitors route through a WIFI gate- way connected to the local network or a dedicat- ed cellular router.
“THIRD PARTY STANDARDS SUCH AS WELL CAN BE IMPORTED INTO THE PLATFORM.”
Sensor air quality thresholds for Temperature, Relative Humidity (RH), Dew Point (DP), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Particle Matter (PM) 10, 2.5, 1, To- tal Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) and Formaldehyde (HCHO) are set to default or cus- tomised based on building use.
Alerts are then configured based on these settings. Once data starts coming in reports can be generated and customised any way they are needed.
ABOVE: Data reports are sent to a cloud based dashboard.
ABOVE LEFT: Users can easily spot downward trends in air quality conditions.
Finally, other WIFI enabled devices, such as spe- cialised air purifiers, can be added and configured to turn on and off based on the system settings.
The biggest technological breakthrough for IAQ Guard 2.0 is its ability to create artificial in- telligence (AI) swarms of other WIFI enabled products like air purifiers.
The system through the autopilot control centre is programmed so IAQ Guard 2.0 can turn the con- nected devices on and off to remediate potential problems that the air quality monitors are reporting.
For example, if PM 2.5 exceeds the acceptable threshold, IAQ Guard 2.0 will turn on the air purifier in the same location to filter the exces- sive particulates.
Another new feature includes the ability to im- port third party standards, like WELL, and com- pare the building's IAQ data to them. Finally, IAQ Guard 2.0 has multiple app and browser-based op- tions to send a visually appealing aggregate dash- board of building conditions to lobby TV or Kiosk.
IAQ Guard 2.0 is currently available and ready for deployment.
Industrial grade monitoring device
AHMEDABAD-BASED ENVIRONMENT MONITORING technology solutions provider, Oizom, has launched AQBot an in- dustrial-grade, single-parameter air quality monitoring device.
The compact, lightweight, feature-rich device empowers industries & consultants with a smart monitor for specific and targeted pollutants.
The industrial-grade single-parameter air quality monitor provides trustworthy data in real-time for actionable insights for safety to the plant managers and helps initiate prompt action in advanced industrial set-ups.
AQBot is available in 14 variants which help detect a wide range of air pollutants such as SO2, NO2, NO, TVOC, among others in addition
to particulate matter like PM1, PM2.5, PM10, PM100 and noise.
Oizom's AQBot is communication-agnostic and resolves bottlenecks of existing solutions with greater efficiency. To avail prompt actiona- ble information, users can also rely on an on-de- vice display powered by web-based user-friendly software."
AQBot has wide-ranging applications such as Environment Health and Safety (EHS) monitor- ing, Indoor Air Monitoring (Industries), Process- control and Leak Detection, among others, mak- ing it an ideal choice for a variety of industries.
Oizom is currently building a local network of distributors across the globe to let its innovative products reach every corner of the world.
AQBOT is ideal for plant safety.
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