Armstrong Partners With Awair to Improve Indoor Educational Environments
Armstrong World Industries and Awair Inc., a leader in providing total, integrated Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) solutions, have partnered in the creation of the Armstrong + Awair IEQ Monitoring Program. The program is designed to help schools be proactive in creating environments that support occupant well-being as well as more productive learning experiences. Through the partnership, Awair technology is used to identify a school’s IEQ issues, generating data that is then used to determine the Armstrong healthy ceilings solutions that can best improve the indoor environment on multiple levels.
Awair technology makes rich IEQ data available to customers through the latest networking, hardware, and cloud technologies. Awair IEQ monitors measure seven key parameters: temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, noise, and light. After information is gathered, Armstrong recommends a variety of ceiling, wall, and air purification solutions based on that data. Armstrong and Awair are in the process of conducting multiple pilot programs—equipping a variety of school districts with Awair sensors—to help schools identify and improve their IEQ.