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Big News for School Air: GO AQS Launches “GO IAQS for Schools”

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At See The Air, we have spent years advocating for a fundamental truth: clean air is a human right, and our children deserve the absolute best protection where they spend most of their day—inside the classroom.

That is why I am thrilled to share a massive milestone in global air advocacy. The Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS) has officially launched GO IAQS for Schools, a groundbreaking strategic plan designed to transform educational environments from passive shelters into active, health-protective zones.

For too long, policy regarding school air has relied on generic, “check-box” ventilation advice. GO AQS is changing the game by shifting the focus toward health-based performance metrics.

The Vision: “Same Air, Same Standards”

The core philosophy behind the GO IAQS for Schools initiative is beautifully simple: Same Air, Same Standards.

Air pollution and airborne pathogens don’t care about geography or economic status. This initiative aims for global adoption, ensuring that children in resource-limited settings are protected by the exact same high-performance metrics as those in the most developed economies. By replacing vague guidance with strict, science-based performance standards, the framework ensures air quality is maintained at levels that protect even the most clinically vulnerable students and staff (such as those managing asthma or compromised immune systems).

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Bridging the Gap: AirGradient and GO AQS Announce Webinar on the Future of Indoor Air Quality Standards

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As the global conversation around indoor air quality (IAQ) intensifies, the industry is moving toward a critical realization: data is only as good as our ability to understand it. Currently, the world of air quality monitoring is often fragmented, with different manufacturers and regions using varying metrics, languages, and benchmarks.

To address this challenge, we are thrilled to announce that AirGradient organized a special upcoming AirGradient Forum featuring the Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS), alongside AirGradient.

Moving Toward a Unified Language

The centerpiece of this discussion will be the practical application of the GO IAQS Score. Developed to move away from fragmented communication, the GO IAQS methodology aims to provide a unified benchmark that allows for global understanding across diverse indoor environments—from classrooms in Bangkok to offices in Dublin.

During the session, Sotirios Papathanasiou and Achim Haug will take a deep dive into the strategic decisions made during the development of these standards. They will address one of the most significant challenges in the field: how to balance complex, high-resolution sensor data with the need for a simplified, actionable output that everyday users can trust and act upon.

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