Breathe Better: How Room Alert is Transforming Indoor Air Quality Monitoring during EPA’s 2025 Awareness Week

Clean air is essential for our health and well-being. Yet, it’s a resource we often take for granted. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designates a week each year to raise awareness about the importance of air quality and how it impacts our lives. This year, AVTECH and Room Alert are joining the EPA in celebrating Air Quality Awareness Week 2025, emphasizing the significance of monitoring and maintaining healthy air quality in businesses, organizations and facilities of all kinds.

Why Air Quality Matters Now More Than Ever

Air quality plays a significant role in our daily lives, affecting our health, productivity and overall well-being. Poor air quality can lead to a variety of health problems, including respiratory issues, allergies and even more severe conditions like asthma and heart disease. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes approximately 7 million premature deaths worldwide each year, with 4.2 million of those deaths attributed to ambient (outdoor) air pollution and 3.8 million to household air pollution.

What’s especially concerning is that indoor air pollution can be up to five times worse than outdoor air pollution, making it crucial for businesses, organizations and facilities to monitor and maintain healthy indoor air quality. Recent research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that even modest improvements in indoor air quality can boost cognitive function by up to 50%.

Air Quality Management

Beyond the health implications, there’s a compelling business case for investing in air quality monitoring and management. Research from the Harvard Business Review indicates that poor indoor air quality costs U.S. businesses approximately $168 billion annually in lost productivity, primarily due to increased sick days and decreased cognitive performance.

As businesses, it’s our responsibility to protect the health of our employees and occupants. One of the most effective ways to do this is by reducing air pollution and ensuring good indoor air quality. By monitoring air quality and air flow, businesses can identify potential issues and take proactive measures to address them before they become serious problems.

Furthermore, OSHA requires employers to provide a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Poor air quality can fall under this clause if it poses a health risk to employees.

Room Alert Is The Complete Solution for Air Quality Monitoring

Comprehensive and proactive monitoring is essential for businesses and employers needing to maintain healthy air quality for their most critical asset: their people. The Room Alert Indoor Air Quality Monitor provides robust monitoring of temperature, humidity, airflow, particulate matter and more, ensuring your facility stays compliant and safe. This bundle includes a Room Alert 12SR, a Digital Temperature & Air Flow Sensor, a Digital Particulate & Temperature Sensor and a Digital Temperature & Humidity Sensor, which all work together to provide real-time alerts before air quality issues impact your people or operations.

With EPA’s Air Quality Awareness Week upon us, now is the perfect time to transform how your organization approaches air quality management. The scientific evidence is clear: air quality directly impacts health, cognitive function and productivity. In today’s climate of increasing environmental challenges, organizations can no longer afford reactive approaches to air quality management.

Invest in the Room Alert Indoor Air Quality Monitor today and start protecting your facility, ensuring a healthier and safer workspace for everyone.