In recent years, there has been a heightened awareness among the public regarding air quality and its profound impact on our health. From the COVID-19 pandemic to rising rates of wildfires and pollution, we have come to realize the critical role that air quality plays...
Amid the worst wildfire season in modern Canadian history, thousands of people have evacuated and so far, over 34 million acres have been burnt. With the ability to travel great distances, Canadian wildfires have brought record-breaking pollution to the United States...
In 1972, the American Lung Association declared May as Clean Air Month, marking the beginning of a transformative initiative. What started as an awareness campaign to support pioneering air quality legislation has now evolved into a global public health movement....
Three years ago, COVID-19 began making a significant impact on how we live and work, and there’s no question it’s had a lasting influence on how we view public and individual health. Among the many changes that COVID-19 caused, the pandemic placed a higher emphasis on...
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is becoming top-of-mind for many organizations and building owners/operators as they look to create healthier, safer building environments following the COVID-19 pandemic. Just last week, the White House held a Summit on Indoor Air Quality to...
With the September 7 being proclaimed the International Day of Clean Air by the United Nations (“UN”), it’s an opportunity to reinforce the importance of cleaning the air we share and the significant consequence of poor air quality. In fact, the World Health...
The push for cleaner indoor air in our workplaces has been led by public health researchers, national associations and the White House, which have all recognized the role employers, contractors and consultants can play in designing and improving workplaces for better...
Wildfires are becoming an increasingly devastating force that not only impacts property and life from the fires themselves, but the secondary effects of wildfires, including the tremendously negative impact they have on air quality, can even be more destructive. And...
For millions of allergy sufferers, the turning of seasons from the humdrum of winter to the spring awakening is no cause for celebration. Instead, the coming of spring marks congestion, wheezing, coughs, sniffles and the rundown feeling that one gets from allergies....
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