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Indoor air quality certification

A Global Benchmark for Indoor Air Quality.
Health, Wellbeing and Social Value Solutions Air quality

Problem Addressed

A sustainable built environment is one that promotes the health and wellbeing of its occupants. However, many indoor spaces are extremely polluted and there is a distinct lack of awareness and understanding when it comes to the causes and effects of poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). In a recent survey听础颈谤搁补迟别诲听commissioned, only 22% of respondents stated that they are knowledgeable about air quality.听

Solution Overview

The AirScore aims to solve the challenge above by evaluating one of the most important components for health, productivity and wellbeing: air. 础颈谤搁补迟别诲听support its听clients in promoting healthy environments for their building occupants by raising awareness of IAQ and providing strategies for air quality improvement.听

AirRated has established a global benchmark for IAQ. Its听pioneering certification, the听AirScore, uses the latest sensor technology, cutting-edge research and a data-driven approach to assess indoor environment health. An听AirScore听enables landlords, developers and employers to easily communicate the health of indoor environments to their tenants, residents and employees and ensure their wellbeing remains a priority.听听

Implementation involves a rigorous three-week environmental survey, whereby听础颈谤搁补迟别诲听gathers information about the building鈥檚 IAQ. The sensor monitors five key parameters: humidity, temperature, PM2.5, TVOCs and carbon dioxide. Data from outdoor environmental stations is also analysed, as this can significantly impact IAQ. An AirScore is then determined and听clients are provided with a detailed report analysing their IAQ, alongside any suggested remedial actions.听听

The benefits of an AirScore include attracting occupants, enhancing marketing campaigns and responding to changing expectations for indoor spaces; fundamentally, an AirScore听considers the wellbeing of people within indoor environments. The effectiveness of听the听solution also lies in its ability to accelerate leasing campaigns and reduce void periods.听One听client, an asset manager of a large building in Europe, was leasing commercial office space during 2020. This was a difficult time for many but was also a time when potential occupiers became more aware of the importance of IAQ.听The听AirScore听served as a simple and effective way to illustrate the building鈥檚 capability to provide healthy and productive indoor spaces. It accelerated their leasing campaign, with a prospective tenant taking space as a direct result of the certification.

The cost of an听AirScore听varies, however听the听three core offerings are priced as follows:听

Commercial听AirScore: 拢2,250 & 拢0.05 per sq. ft. (+VAT) Includes tiered rating, plaque, executive IAQ summary and 5 hours of marketing support. This includes an in-depth overview of your building鈥檚 air quality in relation to听the听5 parameters with听recommendations. 听

Commercial听AirScore+: 拢4,500 & 拢0.05 sq. ft. (+VAT) Everything included in the standard听AirScore, as well as an extra 30听hours听deep dive into the findings of your听AirScore听and simple remediation strategies. 听

(Sq. ft. measurements are taken听from NIA. In the case of Residential听AirScore, the same base fee applies with the addition of 拢0.05 per sq. ft. of communal space and a charge per apartment being monitored.)听

AirScore听D&O 拢7,500 (+VAT): Includes tiered rating, full report and 5 hours of marketing support. This includes an in-depth review and assessment of your building鈥檚 HVAC system and other innovations to improve indoor air quality, with听recommendations for optimisation.听听

听There is no maintenance cost involved. The only recurring fee听is to renew the听AirScore, which comes at a cost of 30% discount on the original Year 1 fee.听

听The ROI will vary based on each specific client. Common tangible benefits include:听

  • Accelerating leasing campaigns听
  • Reducing void periods听
  • Employee attraction and retention听
  • Increasing occupant productivity听
  • Increasing occupant health听
  • Reducing sick days听

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Company name

AirRated

UK availability

Yes

Solution launch date

March 2020

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Case Study

The success of the solution lies in the AirScore鈥檚 ability to communicate data to the end user in a clear and accessible way. This was particularly valuable in a recent project with The Future Works; they needed a solution to optimise the IAQ of their building whilst empowering building occupants with knowledge of their environment. 听

AirRated wanted to communicate its findings through KPIs that would make sense to the everyman, so The Future Works鈥� residents understood their wellbeing was prioritised. It incorporated QR codes alongside the AirScore certification around the building. When scanned, the users saw detailed descriptions of the building鈥檚 score, the components that had been measured (what they are, their sources and impacts), and how thoughtful design and operation continues to deliver a consistently healthy and productive space to work.听

This demonstrates the way in which听the听solution can not only help to make spaces听healthier, but听increase awareness and understanding of IAQ.听

听You can see how clients have used the听AirScore听to raise awareness of IAQ here:听

  • /Ashby Capital听

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