Dear Smart Air breathers, Ten years. Wow! Who would have thought a DIY project would become a global social enterprise? I sure didn’t. And it wasn’t my intention either. I just wanted to solve my own health problems. But when those first 60 air breathers signed up to my DIY …
In 2013, smog posed a major health threat in China. “Airpocalypse” in China made global headlines. That’s the year Smart Air was born. Back then, Smart Air wasn’t a company, didn’t have a spokesperson nor products. It relied on just a DIY air purifier and public workshops to share knowledge …
After a big improvement in 2018, new data shows China’s war on air pollution is slowing down. A Smart Air analysis of 2019 PM2.5 data for China’s 15 largest cities found that more than half saw worse air quality over 2018. Maps comparing average PM2.5 in December 2018 to December 2019 …
Can a simple fan and filter really make air purifiers that can clean large offices? Seven years ago, Smart Air started when PhD student Thomas strapped together a DIY air purifier to survive a polluted Beijing winter. Founder Thomas Talhelm‘s first DIY air purifier Thomas published test data on …
When Delhi’s air pollution spikes, netizens in the nation’s capital often bring up the solution of planting trees. For instance, this user on the question-answer site Quora asks “how many trees does Delhi need to combat its air pollution problem?” However, environmental research suggests that planting trees are an incredibly …
New analysis from Smart Air shows that China is making progress on its “war on air pollution.” PM2.5 air pollution was down in 14 out of China’s 15 largest cities. Yet one region saw far more progress than the rest. South Sees Modest Air Quality Gains In southern China, from …
A new analysis of air quality from 15 of China’s largest cities shows that PM2.5 fell in all cities—except one. From Shenzhen to Xi’an, air pollution was down in 2018. Yet Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, actually saw pollution rise 7%. With this increase, Zhengzhou now averages over …
More than 30,000 people all over China have heard the news that clean air doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg!
Another year, another blast of winter pollution. Breathe safe this winter!
The BBC came to a Smart Air workshop in Beijing to see how we’re getting clean air to more people than before at a low cost. Check it out!
