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Air Quality Matters

Air Quality Matters

De: Simon Jones
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Air Quality Matters inside our buildings and out.

This Podcast is about Indoor Air Quality, Outdoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Health in our homes, workplaces, and education settings.

And we already have many of the tools we need to make a difference.

The conversations we have and how we share this knowledge is the key to our success.

We speak with the leaders at the heart of this sector about them and their work, innovation and where this is all going.

Air quality is the single most significant environmental risk we face to our health and wellbeing, and its impacts on us, our friends, our families, and society are profound.

From housing to the workplace, education to healthcare, the quality of the air we breathe matters.

Air Quality Matters


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  • One Take #17: The Mold-Asthma Connection

    One Take #17: The Mold-Asthma Connection
    Sep 16 2025
    Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2264976/open_sms) Ever wondered if that tiny spot of mold in your bathroom corner actually matters? A study from France just answered this question with a resounding yes – and the findings should make us all reconsider how we think about household mould. Mouldy area size and asthma symptom score and control in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort Drawing from an impressive pool of over 28,000 adults, researchers have established something both alarming and actionable: even the smallest visible mold growth significantly increases asthma risk in adults. This isn't just about massive infestations; the study reveals a clear "ladder of risk" where each step up in mold coverage – from mere spots to larger areas – progressively worsens asthma symptoms and control. People living with any visible mold were approximately 40% more likely to have current asthma and poorer symptom control. What makes this research particularly valuable is its practical approach. Rather than treating mold as a simple yes/no question, researchers asked participants to estimate contaminated areas using everyday references (like comparing 0.2 square meters to three sheets of paper). They found that mould in bedrooms and living rooms – where we spend most of our time – had the strongest health impacts. The message is clear: mold isn't just a maintenance or aesthetic issue; it's a health hazard from the moment it appears, and its impact scales with its size. For housing providers, healthcare professionals, and anyone who lives in a building (which is all of us!), these findings transform how we should approach even minor mold growth. That little patch in the corner isn't just unsightly – it's actively affecting respiratory health. Mouldy area size and asthma symptom score and control in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122254) Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Airqualitymatters) Check out the Air Quality Matters (https://www.airqualitymatters.net/podcast) website for more information, updates and more. And the YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@airqualitymatters-SimonJones/featured) The Air Quality Matters Podcast is brought to you in partnership with. Eurovent (https://www.eurovent.eu/) Farmwood (https://farmwood.co.uk/) Aereco (https://www.aereco.co.uk/) Aico (https://www.aico.co.uk/) Ultra Protect (https://www.ultra-protect.co.uk/air-quality-matters) Zehnder Group (https://www.zehndergroup.com/?utm_source=SoMe&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AQM_p%20odcast) The One Take Podcast is brought to you in partnership with. SafeTraces (https://www.safetraces.com/) & InBiot (https://en.inbiot.es/?utm_source=airqualitymatters&utm_medium=podcast) All great companies that share the podcast's passion for better air quality in the built environment. Supporting them helps support the show.
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  • #89 - Healthy Buildings India 2025 Part 1: With Students and Industry

    #89 - Healthy Buildings India 2025 Part 1: With Students and Industry
    Sep 15 2025
    From Healthy Buildings in India 2025, Air Quality Matters sits down in this series of podcasts from the event. In part 1, we talk to three of the next generation of researchers looking at the science of IEQ from the region and three Industry Leaders at the coal face right now. Innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing are themes that cut through the conversation here, from personalised ventilation systems to microplastics in the air we breathe, to thermal comfort and vernacular design of buildings in Nepal. A fascinating discussion with three up-and-coming minds from the field of research. Then we sat down with leaders from Air Quality Monitoring, Ventilation systems and filtration to discuss air quality in the trenches! The problems being solved today and where this is going. Huge thanks to. Kumar Naddunuri - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumar-naddunuri-b6a66716/ Sruthy Robert - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sruthy-robert/ Prativa Lamsal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prativa-lamsal-a00092250/ and Tervinder Singh - Director - Astberg Ventilation Pvt Ltd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tervinder-singh-51827616/ Vitalii Matiunin - Co Founder and CEO - Airvoice - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitaliimatiunin/ Deepak Nanaware - Head of Engineering and Marketing Middle East & India - AAF - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-nanaware-97317142/ Check out the Air Quality Matters website for more information, updates and more. And the YouTube Channel The Air Quality Matters Podcast is brought to you in partnership with. Eurovent Farmwood Aereco Aico Ultra Protect Zehnder Group The One Take Podcast is brought to you in partnership with. SafeTraces & InBiot All great companies that share the podcast's passion for better air quality in the built environment. Supporting them helps support the show.
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  • One Take #16 - The False Promise of Indoor Comfort: Why Current Building Standards May Be Harming Our Health

    One Take #16 - The False Promise of Indoor Comfort: Why Current Building Standards May Be Harming Our Health
    Sep 4 2025

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    What if the very standards designed to keep us comfortable in buildings are actually making us unhealthy? This provocative question lies at the heart of groundbreaking research from Delft University of Technology.

    It challenges the fundamental assumptions that have guided building science for decades. Even when our buildings meet all current standards for temperature, lighting, acoustics, and air quality—and even when occupants report feeling comfortable—the fact remains that spending 90% of our lives indoors may be harming our health.

    The problem stems from our reliance on simplistic "single dose-response" models that isolate individual stressors like CO2 or temperature. These models fail on three fronts: they prioritise preventing short-term discomfort over promoting long-term health, they ignore how environmental factors interact with each other, and they're based on an "average person" who doesn't actually exist. The thermal comfort example is particularly striking—our pursuit of thermally neutral environments might be contributing to obesity by never challenging our bodies to regulate their own temperature.

    Professor Bluyssen advocates for a shift toward "situation modeling"—a holistic approach that considers the entire context of environment, individual, and activity. Her field studies reveal just how diverse our environmental preferences are, even within shared spaces like classrooms. When a teacher opens a window, it might please some students while making others miserable by letting in traffic noise.

    The path forward isn't about finding magic numbers for ventilation rates or perfect temperatures. It's about creating flexible, adaptive spaces that accommodate our diverse needs and give us greater control over our environments. Though this approach is more complex, it represents our best chance at designing indoor spaces that truly support human health and wellbeing rather than merely preventing immediate discomfort.

    The need to go beyond the comfort-based dose-related indicators in our
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    The Air Quality Matters Podcast is brought to you in partnership with.

    Eurovent Farmwood Aereco Aico Ultra Protect Zehnder Group

    The One Take Podcast is brought to you in partnership with.

    SafeTraces & InBiot

    All great companies that share the podcast's passion for better air quality in the built environment. Supporting them helps support the show.
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