The night of February 19th to 20th will be remembered for a long time. The ITMiVT building burned down right next to our office.Lebedeva. Our office has a common wall with this building. Thank God, no one was hurt. They put it out for a long time, all night, with the help of helicopters. The fire was complicated, and even two days later we can still smell the burning.
Naturally, all of our solutions are installed in our Meridio office complex. We are looking at how the sensors behave in real life, how convenient they are to use, and what benefits they provide. One of these solutions is air quality sensors.
The sensor shows several parameters at once - the temperature and humidity of the air, evaluates the CO2 level, and also gives an integral indicator of air quality IAQ. It does all this with the help of a VOC sensor (volatile organic compound) or in Russian - a VOC sensor (volatile organic compounds). In our office, the sensors were mounted back in 2021 and are working perfectly, while the batteries have never been changed. Our maintenance service uses the readings from the sensors to monitor the operation of ventilation machines and installations, as well as odors.
Of course, after the fire, the readings were all over the place. But today, the air in the complex is very clean, because almost everyone has opened their windows to ventilate the burning smell.
When we piloted the sensor in schools and kindergartens, we found that if you follow the prescribed instructions, such as ventilating the classrooms during breaks, the climate in school buildings can be restored to normal very quickly. This can be done without any additional costs! The key is to follow the instructions carefully. Adjust the batteries and ventilate the classrooms. To help with this, the school principal has a console and a Telegram bot that sends notifications when the temperature exceeds the acceptable limits. Initially, the bot sends notifications continuously. However, after a month, the notifications are only sent once every week or two.
This sensor is very interesting. For example, it is very sensitive to alcohol vapors. When we conducted pilots in schools, it was clear which classrooms were hosting New Year's parties before the new year. Additionally, a client in the banking industry used these sensors as an anti-bumming solution by installing them at the entrance of bank branches and in the ATM area. As a result, security personnel had to respond to the presence of unauthorized guests during non-working hours.
A year ago, together with our partner, the OCS distributor, we made a cool video, which is still relevant today.