Five COVID-19 Lessons for Business Leaders on IAQ
COVID-19 has brought indoor air quality to the forefront of public discourse. The economic and social upheaval that the coronavirus pandemic caused have put millions at the risk of extreme poverty due to unemployment and fewer man hours. The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for building owners and business leaders to rethink the future and […]
Check home air quality with app-based gadget
Many of us worry about the air we breathe the moment we step out of our homes. It is because the Philippines, particularly Metro Manila, has one of the worst air pollution levels in the world. A real-time check of the National Capital Region (NCR) Air Quality Index rating is pegged at 31, ranked fair, […]
uHoo launches uHoo Aura™ – Best in class environment quality monitor to create healthy, safe, and productive work environments
(February 2, 2021, Singapore) uHoo, a global indoor air quality management company, announced today the launch of uHoo AuraTM, the best-in-class indoor environmental quality monitor that provides real-time data and actionable insights on key indoor environmental quality factors to help businesses and building owners create a healthy, safe, and productive workplace. uHoo Aura monitors 13 […]
Preventing Health Care-Acquired Infections with Proper Indoor Air Quality Management
Indoor air quality is an important requirement in all buildings, but it is especially critical for hospitals and health facilities. With poor ventilation and various microorganisms that survive and get circulated in the air, hospitals can be hotbeds for harmful pathogens such as the coronavirus. Healthcare-Associated Infections, also known as HAI or nosocomial infections, are […]
Choosing the Right Indoor Air Quality Monitor for a Safe and Healthy Building
Nine months into the coronavirus pandemic and the struggle to get tenants, employees and customers to return has building owners scrambling for solutions. Good indoor air quality has become an important guideline for reopening, prompting the demand for products that can provide confidence about the health and safety of building occupants. Among them, indoor air […]
School Administrators’ Guide to Promoting a Healthy School Environment
What School Administrators Should Know to Address Parents’ Concern about their Children’s Safety in School Beyond providing quality education, schools have a responsibility to provide a healthy school environment for the students. Parents have the legal right to demand accountability for the safety and health of their children while in school. With the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Indoor Air Quality – Getting it Right for Health and Productivity
As I write this, the UK Government has responded to fast rising Covid-19 cases with stricter controls and regulations, with the prospect of them remaining in place until March 2021. The way it’s going right now, it could be even longer. Dozens of organisations such as HSBC and PwC have slammed “back to office” schedules […]
Which Cleaning Products Kill the Coronavirus?
We’re almost at the fourth quarter of 2020, but the novel coronavirus is still a presistent threat that we all must live with. One of the key elements of disease prevention is proper hygiene. This is why handwashing, social distancing and using surgical masks to prevent the spread of the virus are important. So what […]
uHoo Closes Oversubscribed Funding Round – Growth further Accelerated by COVID-19
Funding will be used to meet the large increase in demand for healthy building solutions, accelerate growth through increased hiring, and development of innovative new products and services. 15 September 2020, Singapore – Singapore-based leading global environmental health platform, uHoo has seen growing interest from investors with an oversubscribed financing round closed last month. The […]
How Air Quality affects Home Schooling
As we move further into 2020 and schools are still closed, more and more parents are turning to homeschooling to continue their children’s education. It’s certainly a huge load off of parent’s minds that their children aren’t at risk for COVID-19 infection, and with more and more professionals today working from home they are perfectly […]