Peer-reviewed scientific research has shown conclusively that HEPA air purifiers capture over 99% of viruses, even viruses as small as the coronavirus. However, it’s important to remember that air purifiers are not a silver bullet for virus protection. Things to Look Out For When Using a HEPA Purifier to Protect …
Offices and the workplace can be breeding grounds for viruses such as COVID-19. In this article, we’ll present data that shows how improving office ventilation and airflow may lower the spread of viruses like the coronavirus in the workplace. Evidence of how Office Ventilation Affects Disease and Virus Transmission There’s …
Can plants be useful substitutes for air purifiers? Data shows that plants aren’t great at removing VOCs from the air. Despite a NASA study showing that some plants like ivy, spider plants, aloe vera and bamboo palm could reduce VOC levels, real-home data shows otherwise. But how well can plants …
Right after moving to their new office in the Chimes building in Gurgaon, Ford India was experiencing problems with outdoor particulate pollution (PM2.5) and chemicals (VOCs) off-gassing from new furniture, carpets, paints, and other remodeling work. To tackle these problems and protect the health of their staff, Ford India reached …
We’ve shipped over 50,000 of our simple, effective, no-nonsense DIY air purifiers since launching. That’s a lot of clean air, for a fraction of the market average price. In 2017 we launched the Blast and Blast Mini purifiers, which pump out huge amounts of clean air at very low noise …
If buying an air purifier is the first step to breathing clean air, then the second step is knowing the best way to use the air purifier! Here are the 4 most important things to know about how to use an air purifier, from where to place your air purifier, …
Ever since we launched the Blast and Blast Mini industrial air purifiers in 2017, we’ve wanted to get good data on how long hepa filters last. These filters are huge, 10-20 times the size of our DIY purifier filters in fact. We’d expect the HEPA lifespan to be much longer, but let’s …
Helping to fight air pollution in Gurgaon, one of India’s most polluted cities, Smart Air installed 91 Ladakh purifiers in the offices of India’s biggest food delivery startup: Zomato. In December 2018, Zomato was moving into their new 100,000 square foot office in Gurgaon, just outside New Delhi. Zomato needed …
There’s a lot of noise about how to remove formaldehyde and VOC chemical build up in homes. Here are three scientific, data-backed ways to reduce and filter formaldehyde in the home. Method 1: Open a window Researchers have found that even in developed urban areas, outdoor concentrations of formaldehyde are near …
An important question about formaldehyde is how long it takes for formaldehyde to off-gas in new homes and new furniture–how long will it take for levels to get back to normal? The best data I’ve seen suggests formaldehyde takes about two years to off-gas back to normal levels. Why We …
