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.
4 Tips Against Humidity in Your Home: What Tenants Should Know
Humidity in the home can lead to mold and health problems. As a tenant, you're obligated to prevent mold growth in your home – but sometimes the moisture lies in the building fabric itself. We explain how to reduce humidity, prevent mold, and prove that you've fulfilled your duty to prevent mold.
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Poor Air Quality at Oktoberfest — These Readings Were Deficient at the 2023 Wiesn
Munich's Oktoberfest is known for its atmosphere and beer specialties. Beyond all the fun, one issue comes to the forefront: the poor air quality on the festival grounds and in the beer tents. Air measurements reveal alarming values — especially regarding the climate gas methane. We take a closer look at the air readings and their origin.
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Why Should You Measure Air Quality in the Office?
Air quality in offices is crucial for the health and well-being of employees. It's therefore important to monitor and improve indoor air. We look at reasons for measuring it and introduce the air-Q office guard device, which helps companies optimize air quality in their premises.
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Ozone in Summer: How Dangerous Is the Gas?
In the stratosphere, ozone acts as a protective layer, preventing dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun from reaching us. Down on Earth, mixed in with the air we breathe, ozone is harmful instead. Ozone levels at ground level rise especially in summer. We explore the causes and explain why the gas is so dangerous.
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Briiv – The Most Sustainable Air Filter? We Tested It in the air-Q Lab!
Clean indoor air through plant power: that's the promise of the Briiv air filter, made of 90 percent natural and renewable materials. We measured with our air-Q air monitor whether this self-proclaimed most sustainable air filter in the world lives up to these high expectations. Read the test results here.
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Green Billboards for Clean City Air – How Effective Is CityBreeze Really?
Green City Solutions GmbH promises clean, fresh air for all city residents. Regenerative bio-tech filters made of moss are meant to purify ambient air. Whether this actually works is what we tested with our air monitor at a CityBreeze billboard in Leipzig. Find the results here.
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Heat Wave in Germany – Does THIS Trick Actually Help?
Many anti-heat tricks are currently circulating online, mostly focused on trying to cool down. We tested a fan tip from the internet and measured whether room air actually cools down. We've also summarized more heat tips at the end of the article.
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air-Q Alarms: The Alarms Our Air Quality Monitor Offers
In critical situations, every second counts: for example, when gas leaks, a spark starts smoldering, or someone gains unauthorized access to your property. The air-Q monitors air components down to the second. If certain values fall below or exceed set thresholds, the air-Q sounds an alarm. We explain in detail which alarms the device offers.
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Healthy Office Air With the air-Q: The MeetingMETER for Productivity & Health at the Workplace
For optimal performance in the office, air quality has to be right. Only healthy office air protects against reduced concentration, fatigue, and infection risk. A CO₂ traffic light alone isn't enough. After all, room air consists of more substances than carbon dioxide. The air-Q supports you here as a comprehensive "MeetingMETER."
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Repairability Index & Sustainability: How Sustainable the air-Q Air Quality Monitor Is
Before buying electronic devices, do you ask yourself how long the products will last and whether you can easily repair them yourself? The repairability index provides good guidance for these questions. We explain what the index means and how the air-Q air quality monitor scores.
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Remote Monitoring for Properties: Reliable Burglary Protection with the air-Q Measuring Device
Do you want to know — even when you're not on site — whether everything is in order in your apartment, camper van, vacation home, or second home? Unauthorized entry in particular needs to be detected. With the air-Q measuring device, you can achieve real-time remote monitoring. Find out here how to use the analyzer as burglary protection.
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Measuring VOCs with a PID Sensor – What Can the air-Q Do with the PID Special Sensor for Volatile Hydrocarbons?
Volatile Organic Compounds (so-called VOCs) can be measured in the air-Q using various VOC sensors. Depending on the use case, a higher-grade PID sensor can be chosen, which allows precise measurements, even of individual VOCs, in the lab or industrial production.
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