Educational Resources

Air Quality Intelligence,
Explained

Research-backed guides on indoor air quality, health impact, compliance standards, and what continuous monitoring means for the buildings you operate.

EducationSeptember 28, 2026

Classroom Air Is an Academic Variable: What the Evidence Now Says About Pollution and Student Performance

New research links PM2.5 and CO₂ in classrooms to lower test scores, and even lower earnings years later. Here is what school leaders need to know, and how to find out which of their rooms are affected.

EducationSeptember 18, 2026

Positive-Pressure Classrooms: Clean Air Is a Condition to Verify, Not a System to Trust

Positive pressure can keep polluted outdoor air from entering classrooms, but installation alone proves nothing. Schools need continuous data to verify that the protection holds during real operation.

EducationAugust 26, 2026

Two Years, One Mitigation System, and Still No Clear Answer: What the Gowanus School Story Teaches Us About Air Monitoring

A Brooklyn school sits one block from a Superfund site with a vapor mitigation system running — yet two years on, parents still lack a clear picture of the air inside. Here's what the case reveals about the gap between periodic testing and continuous monitoring.

EducationJune 20, 2025

New York's Assembly Bill A5347-A: What Every School Facility Director Must Know

Assembly Bill A5347-A would require all New York K-12 schools and pre-K programs to implement mandatory indoor air quality inspection, measurement, and continuous monitoring programs. Here's what it means for your facilities.

GeneralJune 15, 2025

CO₂, PM2.5, and VOCs: What These Numbers Actually Mean for Your Building

Your building's air quality dashboard shows numbers — but what do they actually mean for the people inside? A plain-language guide to the three metrics that matter most, and the thresholds that separate safe from risky.

DaycareJune 10, 2025

Is the Air in Your Daycare Center Actually Safe? What Directors and Parents Need to Know

Children breathe three times more air relative to body weight than adults — making poor indoor air quality in daycare centers a serious health and liability risk. Here's what the data shows, and what facility directors can do about it.