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For facility managers finally flipping their calendar to February, they'll find it's “National Care About Your Indoor Air Month.” Regardless of the season, people are indoors about 90 percent of the time. This makes monitoring indoor air quality (IAQ) a top priority for commercial cleaning executives. By reducing airborne contaminants—volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), and more—facilities can promote environmental health and safety.

Although select solutions offer ways to mitigate pollutants across diverse facility types, typical equipment implemented includes high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, IAQ monitoring devices, dehumidifiers, and improved ventilation systems. Additional innovations, such as smart sensors and UV-C devices, offer other methods to improve IAQ.

With love, here are three key elements to improving IAQ: