A new school year means focusing on the indoor climate. And in line with previous years, that focus is negative: the indoor climate in schools is still critically poor.
Too many sit in a poor indoor climate
Over 50% of school children sit in a classroom with such poor air quality that it affects their health and hinders their ability to learn. The limit values for both CO2 levels and noise are exceeded, and this affects learning outcomes.
A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows a clear link between long-term exposure to particle pollution and pupils' graduation from primary school: there is simply a correlation between particle pollution and children's IQ when they finish school.
This means that children and young people potentially leave school with a lower level of knowledge than they could have done if they had sat in a healthy indoor environment during their school years.
At Airmaster, we have been making decentralized ventilation systems for more than 30 years - we know the importance of a healthy indoor climate, which is why we think it's a shame that there are no significant improvements.