Bogdan Tudorache

In Europe, over 65 million students and nearly 4.5 million teachers spend between 170 and 190 days a year at school and about 70% of this time is spent inside the classroom.

“Ensuring a good indoor climate in schools is essential to protect the educational process of children and their health. The air quality could stimulate the student’s performance by up to 15%, with a positive effect on the speed of work, the level of attention and concentration,” said Mihai Moia, Executive Director of the Association for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings (ROENEF).

At European level, 30% of children live in unhealthy buildings, which puts them at high risk of facing unwanted health problems, such as asthma, said the ROENEF representative, citing data from a study conducted in the field – Healthy Homes Barometer 2019.

Also, at European level, 80 million workers spend 8 hours each day at the office, said Mariangiola Fabbri, Research Director at the European Institute for Building Performance (BPIE), one of the most important think-tanks at European level in the field.

“Studies show that poor indoor air quality can significantly affect occupants’ health, presence, concentration, or work or learning performance. They also indicate a 12% increase in productivity in a renovated office building,” said the representative of BPIE, within the Efficient Romania Forum.