Air Management Services

Studies have proven that indoor air can be several times more polluted than outdoor air. Poor air quality leads to an increased incidence of health-related issues, which in turn can lead to increase in absenteeism and loss of productivity at work.

Read on to know about our range of offerings which can help you maintain high indoor air quality within your commercial space:

Duct Cleaning Services

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased general awareness of indoor air quality and the need to improve the same. It has brought into focus the spread of virus, bacteria and other pathogens in living and working spaces and the risks they pose to employees, workers, residents and consumers. In this situation, the importance of cleaning the ducts of air conditioning systems cannot be stressed enough.

ULTRAVIOLET GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION (UVGI)

Infected people coughing or sneezing thrive for longer in cooler spaces and in lower humidities. This is because droplets can stay afloat longer in a dry and cool atmosphere thus increasing the chance of others inhaling the same and spreading the infection.Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) treatment is proven technology to disinfect air. UVC light of wavelength 253.7 nm is used to deactivate the nucleic acid of microorganisms including viruses. Blue Star’s UV Duct System helps prevent the spread of infectious microbes including the dreaded COVID-19 virus even while maintaining comfortable conditions inside the conditioned space. It is ready-to-fit and easy to install in any ducted air conditioner.

SPECIAL DEACTIVATION FILTER

Cooled air can be purified and rid of any microbes, including the COVID-19 virus, by passing it through specially treated filters before sending it into the air conditioned space. Blue Star’s new special filtration ducted system with VDT comes pre-fitted with the special Livinguard Filters. These filters are made of a unique fabric that is treated with powerful antimicrobial coating with a high concentration of opposite charges which effectively neutralise the novel coronavirus and other harmful bacteria. This makes the cooled air pure and virus-free.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY:

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. IAQ relates to the quality of air that we breathe for almost 80 % of our life – the time we spend indoors. IAQ is known to affect the health, comfort, and well-being of building occupants. Poor indoor air quality has been linked to sick building syndrome, reduced productivity, and impaired learning in schools. Internationally `Indoor Air Quality’ in any air-conditioning system has been a matter of concern as 70 to 80 % time we spend in indoors.

Sick Building syndrome (SBS), an outcome of poor IAQ, is the condition of building in which more than 20 % of the occupants suffer from adverse effects, but with no clinically diagnosable disease present. IAQ Refer to the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the air in the indoor environment within an occupied building.

IAQ relates to the quality of air that we breathe for almost 80 % of our life – the time we spend indoors. Productivity losses of around 10% are identified in building with poor IAQ.

Health Issues Associated with Air Pollution

Air quality is understood to have a direct and indirect impact on health. The Environmental Protection Agency in the United States cites air quality as an important factor for those with asthma, lung conditions, heart conditions, as well as young children and the elderly. Higher air quality is believed to help prevent the onset of some diseases, including asthma. Removal of health threatening pollutants can result in improved public health and environmental benefits. Poor IAQ is associated with the following health problems:

• Respiratory Illnesses

• Throat and Nasal Illnesses, Scratchy Throat

• Complications for Lung and Heart Conditions

• Coughing

• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• Headaches

• Moderate to Severe Allergic Reactions (Mold, Mildew)

• Asthma Complications

• Cancer

• Fatigue

• Skin illnesses scratchy

This list is not extensive and may not show the entire picture of potential health risks from poor air quality. Short-term exposure to poor air quality can result in illness and disease, while long-term exposure can lead to serious complications.

Why IAQ goes out of control?

• Inadequate maintenance of HVAC systems, being a source of contamination

• Increased load (occupancy and activities) than designed

• Inadequate fresh air /ventilation

• Poor circulation, badly placed vents preventing fresh air from reaching the occupants.

• Improperly located outdoor vents bringing in contaminated air from automobile exhausts or restrooms

How analysis will help you?

• It will help you to understand Indoor Air quality at present and can be referred for improvement.

• Improves the productivity of people

IAQ parameters:

• Temperature ( T) °c

• Relative Humidity (RH) %

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) PPM

• Carbon Monoxide (CO) PPM

• Ozone (O3) PPM

• Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) PPM

• Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) PPM

• Ammonia (NH3) PPM

• Oxygen (O2) %

• Total volatile organic compound (TVOC) PPM

• Suspended Particulates matter (SPM)

• Formaldehyde

The audit shall include measuring of above mentioned parameters, comparison with Reference to international standards & recommendation of the technical solutions to improve IAQ (With proper documentation)

Our IAQ consultancy services also identifies the pollutants which is above permissible limits & will be providing solutions for eliminating or diluting the sources releasing these pollutants.

The instrument we use for monitoring IAQ will be state of the art, imported, compact & sophisticated equipment utilizing recent technology that gives you online digital readings via electrochemical sensors. The readings are recorded & have the highest advantage of producing no noise during the monitoring & can be used during working hours comfortably.

All readings taken by us will be in time weighted average. This is of particular importance as all international standards such as ASHRAE, OSHA, SNEA, NAAQS and NIOSH specify the permissible limits of various polluting gases in terms of time weighted average.