In 2015, Aliso Canyon experienced the worst single natural gas leak in US history. The environmental impact was equivalent to the annual emissions of 572,000 passenger cars, creating an air quality emergency. This event raised significant concerns among parents and school administrators about the potential effects on children attending nearby schools. To address these concerns, ... Read more
Our US team, Smarter HEPA, installed almost 1,100 air cleaners in Los Angeles as part of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) funding for clean air in schools. Schools were identified based on elevated levels of air pollution and economic conditions with much of the eligible schools exposed to heavy vehicular traffic. School/nursery ... Read more
In this blog, we are going to look at the NHS guidelines for HEPA filter devices in healthcare spaces. Our launch disrupted the air cleaner industry in the domestic space... Smart Air is a social enterprise and B-Corp set up during the time of the Beijing airpocalypse where air pollution levels were so bad, people ... Read more
The NHS has ambitious aims to be the world’s first net zero national health service. Yet since COVID-19 started, hospitals increased the use of mechanical ventilation / HVAC to reduce the bioaerosol load. Making adjustments to existing ventilation lowers infection rates by diluting the air and is a quick fix. However, ventilation doesn't remove particles ... Read more
In the pursuit of fitness, many gym-goers prioritise exercise equipments, nutrition plans, and training routines while leaving out one crucial aspect. The quality of the air you breathe during workouts There’s a simple solution to this – installing air purifiers to your gym environment can make an impactful difference, not only in terms of comfort ... Read more
There is no doubt that live performances are an exhilarating experience but air quality in crowded venues, post pandemic, has led to performers and audiences staying away. Venues, with their ventilation not up to new standards, need to take extra steps to ensure indoor gatherings don't become super-spreader events. With venues (and the government) not ... Read more
We launched Smart Air with a DIY air purifier, designed to provide low-cost, affordable clean air at a time when companies were charging $'000s for air purifiers. When we built the original Blast and Blast Mini air purifiers, our priority was still costs but also the clean air delivery rate (CADR). By the time the ... Read more
