Indian air quality experts ActiveBuildings and indoor environment consultancy and engineering firm PureLiving, have partnered to provide clean and healthy indoor air solutions to offices and homes across South East Asia.
The collaboration widens the resource pool in terms of data points, research and technology, and aims to protect more people from breathing polluted indoor air.
South Asia is home to 37 of the 40 most polluted cities in the world, according to the World Air Quality Report.
More than 60 per cent of the population lives in areas where the PM2.5 levels exceed the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, increasing the risk of chronic respiratory disorders.
With technology like automated air filtration and ventilation management systems that can retro-fit into existing buildings, large indoor spaces can remain free from PM 2.5, virus transmissions, odours, chemicals and elevated CO2 in the breathable air.
ActiveBuildings CEO, Abhinav Gupta, said that after the recent pandemic, the need for clean and disease-free indoor air has become a priority.
He said airborne diseases and indoor air pollution were not a consideration when most offices were built.
“ActiveBuildings has mostly focused on air testing and offering recommendations for the space. With this collaboration we can offer end to end solutions pan Asia, from air monitoring to ventilation and filtration that can be installed on the existing systems,” he said.