the rapid air test showed their operations staff where things were going well and also where inefficiencies could be addressed, leavey explains. finding places where air stays stagnant was an opportunity to place a new purifier. realizing the furnace ventilation only turned on when the furnace did was another opportunity — why not run the ventilation all the time?
“we’re not just setting it and forgetting it, we’re taking an active approach,” says leavey. “these are things that you just don’t want to place and just leave them. once you’ve found the right spot and you’ve got the right settings, you want to make sure that everything is on.”
sam molyneux, co-ceo of poppy health, says there are many ways to improve the air quality of the room. the trick is to understand each unique space and create an approach that makes sense for their goals.
“there’s a variety of mechanisms that are at play in any room,” molyneux explains. “one of them is the airflow. one of them is the amount of dilution that’s happening into the room. another one is whether air purifiers are running. and there’s many others, including particles sticking to surfaces and people — all these mechanisms are at play.”
and while it may seem intuitive that air volume — large, open spaces — would be the best predictor of a higher score, molyneux says the rooms with the most air motion tended to do better. air purifiers on the floor, doors constantly opening and closing — all things that encourage air to circulate tended to contribute to a higher score.
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