Indoor air quality took on an added importance in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic getting building owners thinking about just how much circulation there was in their building and the best ways to keep their employees safe. 

But indoor air quality has always been important. People like Kevin Bradley, Sales Team Leader at Boland, have thought about it for years and keep it in mind when looking to improve a building. 

“Even before COVID, an anecdote was that, in a typical year, we spend one-third of our time inside of a commercial office building. Commercial buildings could be schools or anything like that, so we’re inside quite a bit of our time. That’s not even counting how much time we are at home,” Bradley said. “The pandemic has really brought about the need for a better IAQ inside buildings that’s both sustainable and resilient.” 

While there are plenty of new products on the market that help with IAQ issues, that doesn’t mean the best option is simply to run out and buy the sleekest filters or purifiers. 

“It’s not necessarily me putting in air cleaning technology,” Bradley said. “That’s why one of the things we recommend is to do a formal IAQ assessment where we come in, kind of walk through your building, make some measurements and observations, talk with you to come up with what you’re seeing, and address any problems.” 

From there, the experts at Boland can look at the scenarios to figure out what makes the most sense for the customer on all fronts.