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Now residents in Lafayette, Louisiana can get a little something extra when they’re checking out “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”: The library system recently acquired 12 Speck air quality monitors and are making them available for loan to library cardholders.

The Speck monitors were developed by Carnegie Mellon University and built by Airviz, after introducing them at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. The monitors were designed for home use and feature a display that shows indoor air quality.

According to KATC-TV in Lafayette, library card holders can check out the units for three weeks at a time. That way, library patrons can determine indoor air quality (IAQ) in their homes.

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“We are making these Specks available in our libraries to give the tools to our patrons to make better decisions in their homes and, hopefully, make their home environments healthier,” said Teresa Elberson, Lafayette Public Library Director. “We’re excited to partner with Carnegie Mellon and Airviz to make this possible.”

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First little birds. Now, little kids.

Regular readers of this blog—and who isn’t? —will remember an item about an experiment in the UK involving pigeons outfitted with portable pollution counters, in order to get a better read on the various pollution levels in London. The thinking: by strapping a device to something incredibly mobile, researchers would get a more accurate read on where the city stood, air-wise.

Now, the same thing is happening across the pond. Sort of.

Elementary school kids in Fort Collins, Colorado are aiding Colorado State University researchers by tracking air quality levels as it relates to asthma sufferers. Twenty-five children were decked out in backpacks featuring electronic monitors that gauge pollution levels. These fourth- and fifth-graders were then told to use the backpacks as they normally would, walking to school, lugging homework, taking them on playdates. The monitors collected data across wide swaths of area as well as micro-environments like bedrooms and dens, giving researchers huge amounts of data that could aid in determining pollution hotspots as well as asthma triggers.

While this effort will help researchers collect data, it also is a test run of sorts for the widespread manufacture of wearables that gather information. The children will be quizzed on the viability of wearing monitors—are they too noisy, too heavy, too boxy, et al—and will also have a hand in providing feedback about upgrading the devices.

As part of an ongoing effort, the test will be expanded to polluted areas in California and among workers in dusty environments, outfitting participants with monitors.

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It sounds like the plot of a wacky TV sitcom: man dreams up a goofy novelty product, man sells said goofy novelty product, said goofy novelty product becomes a must-have, man becomes a real businessman and struggles to keep up with the demands of becoming a real business. Sounds far-fetched, but it actually happened to a number of companies who dreamed of selling air. That’s right—air.

Seems these enterprising folks have taken to bottling air and selling it to consumers in China. So, what once was thought of as a gag gift has actually taken off in the People’s Republic as the real deal, given that air quality is so poor. Perhaps this is the dawning of the age of the, ahem, air-treprenuer.

Case in point: Vitality Air began by selling bags of air from Canada on eBay as a gag. But founder Moses Lam, who was a mortgage broker at the time, couldn’t keep up with the demand from one sector of the globe—China, where some cities are consistently among those with the highest concentrations of air pollution. Since its humble start on eBay, Vitality Air has shifted production to compressed air in bottles and has sold 12,000 units in China, with prices ranging from $20 to $32 per bottle. It’s also developed a full-blown international website and a line of different air products, trafficking in compressed air of different quantities and delivery methods. That’s quite a leap from the ranks of joy buzzers, itching powder and other novelties.

Photo Courtesy of vitalityair.com

Photo Courtesy of vitalityair.com

And Vitality Air isn’t the only company profiting from capturing, um, nothing. A UK company called Aethaer sells jars of air and dispenses with any semblance of seriousness. It boasts that the air in each jar is collected from woodland areas in the UK, such as “fertile lush pastures and wild untouched meadows, to wind-kissed hilltops and heavenly snow-capped mountains,” according to its website. It even features a video of people “collecting” the air in nets as they flit about the countryside.

Still, business is booming for what amounts to a compressed air canister in Vitality Air’s case, and an empty glass jar, in Aethaer’s.

But there’s a way to experience improved air without all the gimmicks. AeraMax Professional’s complete line of commercial-grade air purifiers remove volatile organic compounds and up to 99.9 percent of contaminants like germs, viruses and allergens from indoor air—no jars, no flitting and no novelty.

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With the introduction of the AM II, there’s now a complete line of commercial grade air purifiers for different environments. And like the rest of the AeraMax Professional family, it features EnviroSmart technology, it’s an energy efficient way to provide cleaner air.  But which one is right for your situation?

But there is a difference. It all depends on the size of space you’re cleaning. While each AeraMax Professional commercial air cleaner is superior at removing allergens, germs and volatile organic compounds from enclosed spaces, air cleaning capacities differ. That’s why it’s important to match the size of the prospective space and the air purifier’s cubic feet per minute (CFM) cleaning capacity to improve indoor air quality (IAQ).

 

The AeraMax Professional II

AMII_2The AeraMax Professional II features the same filter efficacy and auto-detecting technology as the other air purifiers in the commercial lineup, but cleans at a maximum of 100 CFM. It’s specifically designed to clean spaces up to 300 square feet, so it’s ideal for smaller exam areas, waiting rooms, bathrooms and common areas and can remove up to 99.9% of airborne contaminants, as well as clean smoke from air.

What’s more, the AeraMax Professional II is the smallest and thinnest of the AeraMax Professional commercial air purifier line. At only four inches deep, it can be recessed to provide an unobtrusive profile in small spaces and is even ADA compliant when recessed.

 

The AeraMax Professional III

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The AeraMax Professional III is the next size up in terms of space capacity. Its four-stage filtration system is designed to remove contaminants in spaces ranging from 300 to 700 square feet—ideal for improving IAQ in most situations. It cleans at a maximum of 220 CFM.

 

The AeraMax Professional IV

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The AeraMax Professional IV is the largest air purifier and is capable of removing contaminants in spaces from 600 to 1,400 square feet. At its maximum setting, it cleans at 440 CFM.

All the commercial air cleaner units are available in both wall mount and portable floor stand options. And all remove up to 99.9 percent of contaminants from indoor air. So now, you only need to determine which unit—or units—to accommodate your facility.

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With the development of the brand-new AeraMax Professional II, facilities managers can ensure contaminant-free indoor air is available in a variety of settings. That’s because the AeraMax Professional II is designed specifically for smaller spaces, and complements the AeraMax Professional III and IV, which cover spaces up to 700 square feet and 1,400 square feet, respectively. The AeraMax Professional II offers air purification in shared spaces between 150 and 300 square feet, and is ideal for smaller exam rooms, waiting areas, food preparation locations and public restrooms.

Like its big brothers, the AeraMax Professional II offers unparalleled air purification, removing up to 99.9% of indoor air contaminants, like viruses, germs, volatile organic compounds and odors. However, it does it in an incredibly slim form factor, measuring just four inches deep. That, plus a variety of installation options, like the ability to recess the unit or have it free standing, make it versatile in tight spaces. In fact, when recessed, the AeraMax Professional II is ADA complaint.

The AeraMax Professional II features patented EnviroSmart™ technology, which detects room conditions and purifies the environment accordingly. That way, energy is saved and adjustments for optimal cleaning are made automatically.

The AeraMax Professional II also features a multi-stage filtration system with a true HEPA filter and carbon filtration to adsorb odors.

“With the introduction of the AeraMax Professional II, facility managers now have complete coverage opportunities for their indoor environments,” says Jeff Dryfhout, Global Marketing Director of Fellowes Brands, Air Treatment. “By mixing and matching our different units in enclosed spaces, managers can provide coverage in even the largest of buildings and ensure occupants breathe in clean, uncontaminated air.”

The new Aeramax Professional II "Slim" Machine cleans the air in smaller spaces.

The AeraMax Professional II will be available June 21.

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