After a long career with HSBC, I established ‘Clean Air in London’ (CAL) in 2006 with a mission to achieve full compliance with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for air quality in London and elsewhere.
Due to the tragic fires that recently happened in Stockholm, we received a lot of questions about how to prevent smoke and odors from influencing the indoor environment through ventilation. It’s not an easy task and many questions arise. What is burning? Is it harmful to our health? Where is the smoke coming from? How close is it?
Camfil AB is proud to announce the acquisition of Spanish family company, Servifiltro, with sales of more than 10 million EUR and a dedicated staff of 75 people.
Sanofi, a global healthcare leader who discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients’ needs, visited Camfil in Trosa, Sweden from Sep. 5th through 8th 2017 to support their Energy Days. By pursing a very motivational campaign in Energy, Waste and Water (EWW) consumption reduction, Sanofi and Camfil organized the event to focus on energy and clean solutions.
In its budget proposal for 2018, the Swedish government will step up measures to improve the indoor environment in Swedish housing. Enhancing professional competence will be the platform. Better ventilation and filtration technology will be the means.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has this week published a landmark standard for the air filtration industry. ISO16890 defines testing procedures and a classification system for air filters used in general ventilation equipment.
In a news release published on Sept. 27, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 92% of the global population is breathing air that fails to meet the health agency’s standards for acceptable quality.
New report released in the UK
The environmental conditions at Olympic venues held in major world cities have been receiving more and more attention over the years, especially worries about the negative impact of air pollution on sports performance and the health of competing athletes in venues like Athens, Beijing and London.
Ambient air quality has improved considerably in the last few decades by a range of measures to reduce harmful air emissions. However, there is convincing evidence that current levels of air pollution still pose a considerable risk to human health.