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Calculating an actionable indoor air quality index

An air quality index (AQI) is a descriptive scale used to show how polluted the air is. There is little research on the health effects of air pollution in short time frames. This is why air quality indexes are typically only provided for time…
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Breeze Technologies’ air quality monitoring project in Hamburg wins at the SMAVARD 2020 smart city awards

Breeze Technologies is one of the winners of the SMAVARD 2020 smart city award. The startup's air quality monitoring project in Hamburg, Germany, won in the category "Special Merits - Sensing and ICT". The international award jury particularly…
Breeze Technologies receives the Audience Award at the annual apti Awards Gala in 2020
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Breeze Technologies wins apti audience award

"In the future, property buyers and tenants will also consider local air quality as a criterion for a new place to live" - this vision convinced the attendees of yesterday's annual apti award gala in Vienna, where Breeze Technologies CEO Robert…
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Breeze Technologies wins startup pitch at the Annual Handelsblatt Chemistry Conference

Today, Breeze Technologies won the startup pitch at the Annual Handelsblatt Chemistry Conference in Düsseldorf. For many years the Handelsblatt Annual Chemistry Conference has been the strategy meeting point for the chemical industry. Numerous…
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Why indoor air quality is important for every business

Indoor air quality (IAQ) has been a long overlooked issue in comparison to outdoor air pollution. Just because indoor air pollution can be harder to detect, however, doesn’t mean it’s harmless: the concentrations of some pollutants can be…
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The direct economic impact of improving air quality

Air pollution not only affects human health, but also the economy. Effective clean air actions sanctioned by governments have been found to improve individual health and productivity, thus providing clear economic benefits. How air pollution…
Breeze Technologies ist der Gewinner der Startup Games 2020
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Breeze Technologies wins German Startup Games

Breeze Technologies has secured itself a place in the German startup Olympia by winning the first German Startup Games, prevailing over a group of 10 pre-selected startups from all over the country. The "startup games" are the pitch competition…
History of air quality measurement
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The history of air quality measurement and legislation

Air quality has long been a historical issue, reaching back as far as the Roman times. It is only after a series of serious smog incidents that authorities finally took action, starting first with the curbing of emissions.
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Breeze Technologies and Proximi.io announce partnership, bringing air quality-based routing to mobile devices

Hamburg and Helsinki. The German startup Breeze Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with Finnish Proximi.io to provide air quality data-based routing to European citizens. Their shared service will enable citizens to walk from…
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Air pollution trends across the seasons

While air pollution is an issue all year round, different seasons see an increase in certain pollutants due to various factors such as temperature, climate, and human activities. Read on to find out more. Spring Ammonia (NH3) concentrations…
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The link between air pollution and climate change

There is a clear connection between poor air quality and climate change. Air pollutants and greenhouse gases are often emitted at the same time, and many air pollutants have direct or indirect climate effects. By reducing air pollution, we preserve…
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The link between COVID-19 mortality and air pollution

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for 7 million deaths per year. While poor air quality has been linked to various health issues such as heart disease and respiratory infections, recent studies have…