Case Study: Yale University improves workplace air quality and employee wellbeing with Airthings

Yale University links 30-50% humidity control with Airthings to reduce flu risk

Yale University faced the challenge of maintaining healthy indoor air quality to minimize the spread of flu viruses and reduce employee sick leave, particularly as people returned to shared workspaces. The university's research had shown that low humidity levels impaired the body's natural defenses and increased infection rates, creating a need for a solution to monitor and control this factor. They turned to the vendor Airthings for a data-driven approach to this problem.

Airthings provided its for Business solution, which offers full visibility into indoor air quality metrics like humidity, CO2, and radon. By using the system's API to automate ventilation based on real-time data, Yale could maintain humidity within the healthy 30-50% range recommended by the EPA. This solution from Airthings helped optimize the use of existing HVAC systems, using energy only when necessary, to create a healthier environment and potentially reduce the risk of flu transmission.

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