We keep an eye on issues around the world that affect people and property in the built environment.
This week saw the return of Clean Air Week to ‘Green Schools’ across Ireland for the fourth consecutive year. This annual week is dedicated to educating the next generation and to raising awareness of the global importance of clean air. The European Environment Agency estimates …
Everyone is allowed to conduct construction on properties or sites between 7 am and 6 pm on weekdays. At all other times, including anytime on the weekends, it is mandatory to apply for after-hours authorization (see Local Law 113). Any person or business doing construction …
“Sharing credible air quality information can highlight this issue and have huge health and economic benefits that far outweigh the costs of the monitoring technology” ‘Air Pollution Tweets from U.S. Embassies Saving Lives’. This is certainly a bold headline, however, it is one that we …
With so much comment and speculation around the post-pandemic return to the workplace – and to offices in particular – it was interesting to read that noise-cancelling windows are now on office tenants’ wishlists. In a recent article for Propmodo, Emily Gallagher·referenced the “office arms …
Over the past few years, the Sonitus Systems team has written extensively about the impact of air pollution and poor air quality on human health and on animals. This week on Air Quality News, Martin Guttridge-Hewitt has written an interesting article about the impact of …
Smart Buildings Sensors One of the most overlooked issues with modern workplaces is noise. While the background hum of a lively workplace is something a lot of people enjoy, certain acoustic conditions can be detrimental not just to productivity, but to the welfare of individuals …
The Environmental Protection Agency’s annual report on air quality was published this week and the findings are mixed. While air quality in Ireland “compares favourably” with many other European countries, there are localised issues that are negatively impacting on air quality in a way that …
Earlier this week the Air Quality Monitoring & Noise Control Unit of Dublin City Council published its long awaited ‘Good Practice Guide for Construction and Demolition’. This Guide has been produced with reference to the London Good Practice Guide: ‘Noise and Vibration Control for Demolition …
Throughout the pandemic, daily health warnings called for greater ventilation of all buildings, from homes to hospitals. However, new research by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) found that the general call for ventilation ignores the impact of environmental pollution sources surrounding the building, from …
Earlier this week, the World Economic Forum published an article titled: ‘Smarter, healthier workplaces could lure us back to the office’. You can read this article in full here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/offices-workplace-technology-environment/ The above article caught our attention for a number of reasons, particularly, the headline. …