PPDS Air quality sensor: digital solution to control on-screen air quality

Improving health and safety in schools, companies and other environments is the goal of the new solution PPDS Air quality sensor Philips, which integrates into interactive screens, Professional and digital signage TVs to easily control air quality.

As part of your strategy Total solutions of PPDS, and the commitment to quickly bring innovative solutions to market that respond to customer needs (how PeopleCount), Arises Air Quality Sensor, that expands the function and advantages of your digital displays, providing broad health and economic benefits.

The new solution PPDS Air quality sensor from Philips allows you to monitor air quality on a professional screen; a solution designed exclusively to help schools and businesses (including corporate environments, commercial and hospitality) to create healthier and more productive work and learning environments, using professional TVs, the company's interactive displays and digital signage solutions

PPDS air quality sensor extends the function and advantages of your digital displays, helping to improve well-being, health and safety of staff, students and clients, as well as to reduce the spread of potentially harmful and debilitating viruses.

Connected and powered by a single USB-A cable and compatible with the latest professional TVs, Philips interactive and digital signage displays - including MediaSuite (hospitality industry), T-Line (education), C-Line (corporate), B-Line (food and beverages and corporate environment), and Q-Line (universal)-, the solution plug and play PPDS air quality sensor has four devices that make it Monitor 24/7.

The four sensors measure the ambient temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and particulates, that can have a big impact on people's health and well-being. This is specified by the company:

Temperature: influences the rate of virus infection and has an impact on performance in the classroom or workplace.

Humidity: virus particles can remain highly infectious at humidity levels below 30% and greater than 55%.

Carbon dioxide: CO2 is an excellent indicator of indoor air quality and proper ventilation in a workspace, commerce or classroom.

Particles: higher levels of particle pollution can lead to increased risks of infections, not just COVID-19, but of other viral diseases

Real-time data - whether for a PPDS air quality sensor in a single room or building or in distributed facilities -, are analyzed, are translated and displayed through a control panel and a simple application, and are available anywhere, anytime, with the ability to access an indefinite archive of historical data for reporting and analysis.

Whenever air quality is considered to have fallen below a safe standard, the system emits, sends and displays automatic alerts to make it easier to take action immediately.

The app even makes personalized recommendations to improve air quality based on readings from its sensors, with something as simple as opening doors and windows, turn on air purifiers (if available), adjusting the temperature of the rooms or even requesting that staff temporarily move to other areas of the building.

Small in size, the PPDS air quality sensor can be easily installed in the professional displays of Philips in any environment, using a specially designed stand and a mounting kit, supplied in the box.

Chris Colpaert, ceo of PPDS, explains that “with the spread of air viruses and other potentially harmful pollutants, indoor air quality control is crucial for the health and safety of classrooms and work environments. Our air quality sensor is a simple and incredibly effective solution, which blends seamlessly with our advanced digital signage and professional TV solutions to deliver safer and cleaner environments for people”.

Both inside a classroom, a corporate office, a hotel room, a retail store or any active indoor environment “air quality monitoring and management have never been more important, and we've made this a simple process., fluid and affordable”, Ensures.

Healthy building, healthy staff

Invisible to the naked eye, the quality of the air breathed inside a space has been shown to have a significant impact on a person's well-being, affecting your health in the short and long term, reducing energy levels, the concentration, productivity and the ability to process information.

Commonly referred to as Sick building syndrome (SBS), poorly ventilated buildings can increase, without the knowledge of those responsible, the risks and spread of common and highly infectious diseases and viruses, such as flu and bronchitis, while increasing staff absence and financial losses.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), symptoms of SBS may include headaches, Dizziness, nausea, skin irritation, of the eyes and of the nose and throat. For the most sensitive groups, indoor air quality contributes to serious and even fatal conditions.

As he explains Martijn van der Woude, director of international business development at PPDS, “as well as airborne viruses, the quality of the same (unless you are at very extreme levels) is not visible to the naked eye. This can be dangerous, since it can easily become that even ignored”.

However, “the risks are there and can pose a significant danger, both in the immediate and, perhaps more worrisome, in the long-term future, he adds.. Be aware of these risks, take preventive measures and, to reassure people, letting you know you're taking your health seriously brings incalculable benefits, even at the reputation level”.

Statistics and the impact on people's health “cannot be ignored, and companies, schools, retailers and the hospitality industry have the opportunity to re-establish and understand the clear link between poor air quality, absenteeism and performance," he says.. The PPDS air quality sensor is just the beginning of this story and we continue to develop these solutions around our Philips professional displays”.

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