Studies indicate that good air quality at work decreases sick leaves while improving work performance. For this reason, increasingly more buildings and companies are adding IAQ monitoring and management as part of their ESG efforts. By constantly monitoring IAQ and taking action, employers reduce employees’ health risks and absences, while improving their work satisfaction and wellbeing.
In recent years, IAQ monitoring and management has proven to be a safe and effective way to reduce regulatory and non-compliance risks. This is especially important as companies and building owners today are facing increasingly complex, constantly evolving legislations and standards that are misunderstood and difficult to comply with. In addition, safe and healthy IAQ can help reduce insurance premiums, while meeting building decarbonization and climate resiliency goals.
The “E” refers to how companies manage the environmental impact of their operations, covering aspects such as energy efficiency, carbon footprint and sustainable use of natural resources. When integrated with HVAC and Fresh air systems, IAQ monitoring helps curb energy expenses by adjusting the ventilation through optimization of the airflow, temperature, and humidity indoors while referring to the real human beings’ occupancy in the monitored space.
In today’s modern society, people spend nearly 90% of their time indoors. Consequently, building owners and companies need to invest in green buildings in order to meet the growing standards and requirements, such as ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance), which helps organizations measure the impact of their investment on society and sustainability. Sol-In positively impacts all three aspects of ESG – especially the “S” – which is typically the most difficult to quantify.
The Social aspect of ESG covers overall employee wellbeing, including labor conditions, diversity, and health initiatives such as walkathons and meat-free cafeteria days. As recent studies suggest, healthy IAQ contributes to employee health, performance and overall wellbeing. As such, increasingly more firms leverage their IAQ data to demonstrate the success of their efforts, while contributing to their employees’ health and peace of mind knowing they are breathing safer, cleaner air.
The Governance aspect of ESG goals examines how companies are governed with respect to applicable laws and regulations. As IAQ standards and legislations become more strict and complex, IAQ data will play a key role in helping companies meet the new legislations with greater compliance.
The surge in demand for Green Buildings across the world has led to a rise in green building and sustainability certificates referring to indoor’ occupants and not only outdoor sustainability implications such as WELL, RESET and LEED. The accurate and reliable IAQ data collected by Sol-In helps pave the path to successful certification.