Blogs
Most Air Purifiers Are Tested Behind Closed Doors. Ours Was Not.
TL;DR IIT Kanpur tested the Atovio Pebble in a 10 m3 room with the door kept fully open throughout all three trials, not in a sealed chamber. A sealed chamber test would not reflect how a wearable personal purifier is...
Atovio Pebble Works in Open Air Environment! The Only Actual Test That Matters.
TL;DR A wearable air purifier is not a room device. It is designed to reduce pollution in your personal breathing zone, wherever you are. IIT Kanpur tested the Atovio Pebble in a 10 m3 room with the door fully open,...
TL;DR Co-working spaces have a particular air quality problem. You are in a space where the occupancy changes constantly, the infrastructure is shared with everyone, and you have basically zero say over what is happening at the desk right next...
TL;DR Open plan floors have more pollution sources, worse air distribution, and no personal ventilation control compared to private offices. A shared unit in the corner improves average room air but does nothing for your immediate breathing zone. For high-density...
Does AC Purify Air? What Indoor Air Quality Monitor Data Actually Shows About Office Ventilation
TL;DR AC cools air. That is it. PM2.5, VOCs, and airborne bacteria all circulate freely through most HVAC systems as if the unit is not even there. Indoor air quality monitor readings inside AC-cooled Indian offices routinely come back worse...
Do Wearable Air Purifiers Actually Work? A Science-Backed Answer for Office Professionals
TL;DR Wearable air purifiers work, but the technology behind them matters enormously. Not every device in the category delivers the same results and some deliver almost none. Anion-based devices with independent lab validation are the ones with actual evidence behind...
TL;DR Meeting rooms are sealed, small, and suddenly fill with people. CO2 spikes within minutes. Airborne particles from multiple people in close proximity circulate with nowhere to go. Whatever air quality the room had before the meeting started is not...
How to Monitor Air Quality at Home When You Work From Home All Day - and What to Do About It
TL;DR Working from home means spending 8 to 10 hours in the same indoor space, breathing whatever it contains. And most Indian apartments, honestly, have worse air than people realise, even when the windows are closed and everything seems fine....
Is Your Office Making You Sick? Signs of Poor Indoor Air Quality and How Testing Confirms It
TL;DR Indoor air in sealed offices runs 2 to 5 times more polluted than outside. PM2.5 and CO2 accumulate continuously in closed spaces. Most people cannot identify the source until they actually test. What is quietly building up in your...