Many of us spend vast amounts of time in the office. Whether we’re writing emails, attending meetings, or chatting over the water cooler, the piece of office work that is most constant is breathing. The air in our workplaces has a huge impact on physical and psychological health, morale, and productivity, so it is paramount that it is as clean as possible.
West Quay Offices is surrounded by air purifiers, which feature a HEPA filtration system that removes 99.97% of pollutants and allergens from the air.
While we run a purification cycle for all the air in our work spaces in the early morning, air purifiers work continuously throughout the day. You can also see air measurements on display and enjoy the purified air all day long.
Our air purifiers located around the office work continuously and can purify all the air in an hour. This makes each space perfect for people who may have allergies or asthma, as it can help to remove harmful pollutants from the air.
Employee and workplace productivity is a continual worry for all businesses. There are several reasons why your employees struggle with their productivity, and indoor air quality should not be one of them.
Our air purifiers reduce the chances of you and your employees getting sick with allergies, sick building syndrome, and other illnesses that get in the way of productivity. It also allows your employees to breathe easier and focus on work. If you have any employees with respiratory diseases like COPD, an air purifier will make it easier.
Studies show HEPA air purifiers in the office greatly improve worker productivity, ability to focus, and response time. They are also proven tools to reduce virus spread, including the flu and COVID-19.
In addition, air purifiers with HEPA filters improve the long-term health of office workers, including by helping lower high blood pressure and reducing the risks of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
It’s important that our members feel that we care about their health and wellbeing. Recognizing that some may have asthma or allergies. Same for your team working in West Quay Offices. Allowing every individual to work in an air purified space can make a big difference in how staff view their employer. When employees feel cared for, they’re more likely to stay and recommend the organization for a longer time as a great working place.
Simply put, office air purifiers remove impurities from the air. Our air purifiers can remove PM2.5, VOCs, bacteria and viruses like COVID-19 and influenza, pollen, dust, formaldehyde, and nitrogen dioxide, all of which have adverse effects on health if left to circulate.
Cleaner air doesn’t just improve physical health; it boosts mental health. Poor air quality has been linked to psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, restlessness, and mood swings. Keeping the air cleaner will help with overall satisfaction.
Yes, a recent CDC study showed concrete evidence that HEPA air purifiers reduce COVID-19 spread indoors. The study showed HEPA air purifiers reduced COVID-19 spread in schools by 41%.
It has also been proven to remove 99.99% of the H1N1 virus.
Of course, the improved air quality fostered by air purifiers doesn’t simply reduce headaches, fatigue, and other adverse symptoms in you and your employees. It also means they’re in the office a lot more. Research has shown that IAQ improvements, such as the installation of purifiers, can reduce staff sick days by 35%. That means far fewer days struggling with a reduced workforce, and a significant cut on costs incurred by illness-related absences.
Test results are provided by the manufacturer.
Besides oxygen, the air we breathe also contains water vapour. The amount of water vapour in the air can affect your comfort, your health, and the structural integrity of the office space and its contents. Humidity is the amount of water vapour in the air.
We are all able to tell whether an indoor environment is hot or cold the moment we enter it, but perceiving the humidity of the air is not as obvious to us. Our senses are not so refined as to “feel” the moisture content of the air we breathe into our lungs or that touches our skin. However, the direct and indirect effects of dry air on our health are significant.
Prolonged exposure to a low humidity can result in discomfort and health problems associated with water loss in many organs, especially the eyes and skin. As well, this type of exposure reduces resistance to chronic and acute airborne pollution, respiratory infections and allergies.
Maintaining the optimal humidity level in the workplace improves employee comfort and protects employee health, which, in turn, reduces absenteeism and enhances productivity.
40-60% relative humidity is the ideal condition for our overall wellness, the efficient functioning of our respiratory immune system and the suppression of airborne microbes and pollutants indoors.
There are certain periods of the year when humidity can fall to very low levels. This can occur during winter periods when we experience cold, dry spells. The situation is exacerbated in today’s office by the amount of electronic equipment present and by heating the air as part of the building’s HVAC system. This heating process causes humidity levels to be reduced even further. The problems experienced from low humidity include:
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