IAQ prototypes: improving indoor air quality in an innovative way

The indoor air quality (IAQ) influences the health and well-being of people. For the last 20 years, there has been a growing concern regarding pollutants in closed environments and the difficulty in identifying these pollutants and their critical levels, without heavy, expensive equipment.

Aware of this issue, the European Commission is financing projects in order to develop innovative sensors for the indoor air quality.

For example, IAQSense project (7th Framework Programme under grant agreement n° 6043125) aims to develop new nanotechnology based sensor systems that will precisely monitor the composition of the air in terms of both chemical and bio contaminants. This system will be miniaturized, low cost and adapted to mass production. IAQSense Project will characterize, monitor and improve indoor air quality in an innovative way.

More information about Sensors prototypes are available on the sensor section of EffiBUILDING.