While using disinfectants, sanitizers and hand washing are all good practices, there is so much more we should be doing in our buildings to make them healthy spaces. Wiping down surfaces and spraying the air with chemicals are imperfect measures. Hiring cleaning crews to constantly disinfect throughout the course of the day is expensive. Humans are not perfect, and often miss spots when cleaning. Cleaning hard to reach spaces is also problematic.

Many germs can remain on surfaces for extended periods of time. The common cold lasts on surfaces for several days, and influenza can last up to two days.

This is not meant to diminish the need for regular cleaning, which is still very important. However, we can provide better measures for proactive disinfection to help improve occupant confidence.

Implementing an Air Disinfection Biosecurity (patent pending) that is both safe and effective will dramatically improve IAQ and, therefore, the well-being of occupants. Reducing your bioburden and providing a safe and hygienic workplace could provide many benefits:

• Allow employees to focus on their tasks
• Better productivity
• Better overall health and well-being
• Better work experience
• Decrease in illness
• Reduction in abesenteeism

Note: In addition to mitigating pathogens, ADB can also be used to mitigate many Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) including formaldehyde, toluene and benzene.