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Things you need to know about the air we breathe in our homes

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The pandemic has taught us that good ventilation reduces the risk of infection from viruses and generally improves life in our homes. The question is how to scientifically assess indoor air quality an...

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The pandemic has taught us that good ventilation reduces the risk of infection from viruses and generally improves life in our homes. The question is how to scientifically assess indoor air quality and implement strategies to make houses healthier and more comfortable.

According to the World Health Organization, Covid aside, 23 percent of deaths worldwide are related to spending prolonged amounts of time in unhealthy environments.

"Indoor comfort is also a matter of subjective perception.”

In some cases, it is worth rethinking the way in which your furniture is arranged: if you suspect that a low-quality shelving unit could present a source of formaldehyde and you cannot replace it, the least you can do is place it somewhere not continuously exposed sunlight.

Eurac Research's "Façade System Interactions Lab" is designed and developed to assess the interaction between the elements that make up a building and its interior environment. 

Under realistic operating conditions, the laboratory is able to verify the energy performance and quality of the indoor environment as affected by façade systems, while using different system configurations.

The laboratory allows the study, on a real scale, of the influence of these systems on perceived and measured comfort. 

**New Air**
The general aim of the project, financed by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano through the ERDF Fund and coordinated by the Institute for Renewable Energy of Eurac Research, is to systemize companies and research institutions operating in the field of quality and the analysis of built environments in order to define new approaches and technologies that improve the health quality of indoor environments and their thermal comfort by reducing energy consumption.
The project ends in 2022 and includes tests on windows and natural ventilation in the [Façade System Interactions Lab](https://www.eurac.edu/en/institutes-centers/institute-for-renewable-energy/pages/facade-system-interactions-lab).
[More information](https://www.eurac.edu/en/institutes-centers/institute-for-renewable-energy/projects/new-air) 

**QAES**
Starting with the monitoring of 12 school buildings in South Tyrol and Ticino (CH), the project, funded by the European Interreg Italy-Switzerland program, addressed the problem of delivering good air quality and indoor environments in school buildings. The project made it possible to develop new standards for improving the quality of air and indoor environments in schools, to evaluate technological solutions, implement simple self-evaluation tools and develop monitoring systems. 
[More information](https://www.qaes.it/)

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