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FILTRATION HOUR CALLS FOR GLOBAL ALIGNMENT ON IAQ GOVERNANCE

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WFI Post-Event Report on Filtration Hour

28 MARCH 2026
FILTRATION HOUR CALLS FOR GLOBAL ALIGNMENT ON IAQ GOVERNANCE

World Filtration Institute-hosted webinar highlights need for standards, data integrity and health-first approach to air quality management

By Karu Suren | Associate Editor, Climate Control Middle East

POST-EVENT REPORT FILTRATION HOUR, the webinar by the World Filtration Institute (WFI), on February 19, underscored the growing complexity surrounding Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and called for a transition towards more structured governance,
standardisation and accountability. Held under the theme, ‘Filtering theAir Quality Noise’, the event, in panel discussion format, brought together specialists from academia, industry and media to examine the challenges posed by fragmented data, inconsistent
standards and limited public awareness.

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Healthy Indoor Air: Why Filtration Must Move to the Center

Clean indoor air with real-time measurements, pollution avoidance, intelligent filtration systems, continuous documentation and evaluation of atmospheric memory

Healthy indoor air is not a luxury—it is essential. We spend up to 90% of our lives inside buildings, yet indoor air can be significantly more polluted than outdoor air. The good news: unlike ambient pollution, indoor air quality is largely within our control. Filtration, when combined with measurement and intelligent systems, offers one of the most effective levers for immediate improvement. Weiterlesen

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The GO IAQS Summary is Now Global and Available in 9 Languages

 by Sotirios Papathanasiou

At GO AQS, we believe that clean air and the knowledge to achieve it shouldn’t be limited by language. In our ongoing mission to make critical information more accessible to every corner of the globe, we are thrilled to announce that the GO IAQS Summary is now available in 9 languages.

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GO AQS In Kürze verfügbar: Umfrage der Arbeitsgruppe „Schimmelpilz“
26.02.2026 Coming Soon: Mold Working Group Survey

Coming Soon: Mold Working Group Survey

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World Filtration Institute (WFI)
19.02.2026 16.00 CET/MEZ
Filtration Hour – Filtering Air Quality Noise
We need concepts for healthy indoor air – whatever it takes!

Heike Krüger took part in the WFI Filtration Hour and was impressed by the passion and contributions of the outstanding panellists. This discussion was a wonderful opportunity to draw attention to underestimated topics.

She was delighted to be able to present the topic to this outstanding group.

Her conclusion:

The issue of indoor air pollution is very complex. The first important step is to bring all relevant issues to the table in order to develop concepts from experts for healthy indoor air that we can rely on – whatever it takes!

Full Webinar Recording | Filtering the Air Quality Noise (Filtration Hour)

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16th VERT Forum & VERT Focus Day at METAS

We are participating because this is where experts from all over the world from across different disciplines meet to discuss the topic of indoor air quality.

VERT FORUM 2026 – March 19th, 2026
– Indoor Air Quality

VERT FOCUS Day March 20th, 2026
– NPTI / PN – Exhibition
Location: METAS, Bern Switzerland

 

 

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GO AQS – Heike Krüger – Clean Indoor Air is Only Possible with Limits for Invisible Ultrafine Particles PM0.1

Heike Krüger, Chairwoman of the nano-Control, Internationale Stiftung, is sounding the alarm on a „silent epidemic“ hiding in our offices: ultrafine particles from laser printers.

The Invisible Reality:

  • Printing just one page can release billions of particles into the air.
  • These pollutants can reach every cell in the human body, including the brain.
  • Studies show that 90% of affected individuals report respiratory issues.

Heike is calling for international standards to limit these particles to below 1,000 per cubic centimeter, a vital move to protect us in the indoor spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.

I have a dream that one day the air we breathe indoors will be safe and clean. — Heike Krüger 

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Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air

We declare, for the first time as a global community, that clean indoor air is a fundamental human right for protecting health and safeguarding well-being. Poor air quality in indoor environments – where populations spend up to 90 percent of their time – contributes to respiratory disease (including
asthma and lung cancer), heart disease, infectious disease transmission, and cognitive impairment, in addition to potential impacts from carcinogens. All people are impacted by poor indoor air quality.
In 2000, a World Health Organization working group concluded „everyone has a right to healthy indoor air”1 and in recent years, both the United Nations (2022)2 and the World Health Organization (2021)3 recognized clean air as a human right. This Global Pledge builds on those pioneering steps
to help galvanize global action explicitly on indoor air quality. Furthermore, the importance of healthy indoor air is recognized in the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Collaboration amongst the broad suite of stakeholders involved in addressing indoor air quality also honors SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
The 2025 launch of the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air represents a landmark moment, signaling the first international movement to prioritize healthy indoor air for all. We invite governments, non-governmental organizations, cities, universities, schools, healthcare facilities, professional associations, advocacy organizations, businesses, and community groups to join this Pledge. Together, we can build a world where everyone, everywhere, breathes healthy indoor air. Weiterlesen

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nano-Control and GO AQS Join Forces to Tackle Invisible Threats

The air we breathe indoors can be far more polluted than the air outside, yet it’s an issue that often goes unnoticed. The nano-Control, International Foundation and the Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS) initiative are stepping up to address this critical challenge by announcing a new collaboration focused on the health risks posed […]

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Elephant in the room – ultrafine particles and anthropogenic organic aerosols

Origin, effect and health relevance – focus on laser printer emissions

Aerosols – definition and origin in the air we breathe

Aerosols: complex mixtures of solid and/or liquid particles, finely dispersed in a gas – typically air

Formation in the ambient air – indoors and outdoors: both through natural processes (e.g. volcanic eruptions, pollen count, sea spray) and human activities such as industry, transport, laser printing, 3D printing and household processes.

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