GO AQS and Universiti Putra Malaysia Awarded Prestigious EPIC Air Quality Fund 2026

Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS), in partnership with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) led by the commitment for excellence by Prof. Juliana Jalaludin, have been selected as grantees of the prestigious EPIC Air Quality Fund for the 2026 cohort. Selected from a highly competitive global pool with an acceptance rate of just 10%, this grant marks a significant milestone in expanding open-access environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia.

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Beyond the Numbers: Lessons from a Full Year of Personal Air Quality Monitoring

At GO AQS, we firmly embrace technology because it grants us the power to see what is otherwise invisible: the continuous, shifting dynamics of the air we breathe. We are excited to share that our research paper, titled "Evaluating personal air quality monitors for PM2.5 and CO2: Insights from a year-long pilot study," has been officially published in Atmospheric Pollution Research (DOI: …

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GO AQS Launches New Working Group to Develop the First Open Technical Standard for Low-Cost PM2.5 Sensors

GO AQS is excited to announce the launch of a new dedicated working group tasked with creating the first open technical standard for low-cost PM2.5 sensors (the electronic component). Target publication is set for 2027. Why Matters Air quality is dynamic. To capture localized pollution spikes, spatial variations, and real-time exposure, continuous, widespread measurement is essential. While low-cost PM2.5 sensors and monitors have expanded air quality monitoring globally, the market faces a core challenge: uncertainty.

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Announcing the Launch of the Global Indoor Air Quality Policy Database

As world leaders and climate experts gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, a major milestone in public health and environmental governance has been unveiled: the release of the Global Indoor Air Quality Policy Database. Developed through a global collaborative effort involving the Air Club, the Brown University Pandemic Center, the Montenegrin Institute for Advanced Innovation, GO AQS, and IWBI, this repository represents the first comprehensive global mapping of indoor air quality (IAQ) governance.

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Announcing the Launch of the Global Indoor Air Quality Policy Database

As world leaders and climate experts gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, a major milestone in public health and environmental governance has been unveiled: the release of the Global Indoor Air Quality Policy Database. Developed through a global collaborative effort involving the Air Club, the Brown University Pandemic Center, the Montenegrin Institute for Advanced Innovation, GO AQS, and IWBI, this repository represents the first comprehensive global mapping of indoor air quality (IAQ) governance.

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Announcement: GO AQS Fully Supports the 3rd European Indoor Air Quality Conference

GO AQS is happy to announce its full support for the 3rd European Indoor Air Quality Conference, organized by the Geneva Health Forum (GHF) in close collaboration with the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità – ISS). The event will take place on 30 October 2026 at the ISS premises in Rome, Italy.

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Celebrating the UN International Day of Clean Air: Advocating for Healthy Air Indoors and Out

September 7, 2026 — Today marks the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, a global observational day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness and drive action toward improving global air quality. At GO AQS, we are proud to stand alongside global leaders, environmental advocates, and communities worldwide in supporting this crucial initiative. Clean air is fundamental to human health, environmental sustainability, and economic well-being.

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Launching the Air Quality Monitoring Market Matrix (GO AQM3)

At GO AQS, we receive continuous requests from facility managers, enterprise clients, and organizations seeking impartial advice on the best indoor, outdoor, portable, wearable, handheld, and hybrid air quality monitors for their specific projects. To ensure complete fairness, transparency, and neutrality among our manufacturing partners, we are compiling the Global Open Air Quality Monitoring Market Matrix (GO AQM3). This tool will serve as an objective evaluation guide provided directly to active buyers looking for hardware recommendations.

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Creating Healthier, Inclusive Spaces: Practical Lessons from the Making the Invisible Visible Campaign

GO AQS is joining The Safer Air Project for an exclusive webinar exploring the annual Making the Invisible Visible campaign (#MIV26). Founder Sotirios Papathanasiou will share real-world insights alongside leading industry experts to show how organizations can design policies, monitor, and improve indoor air quality (IAQ). Whether your organization is currently tracking air quality or just beginning to explore clean air initiatives, this session offers a practical roadmap to making indoor environments safer and healthier.

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Bridging the IAQ Gap: How Alexandru Luchiian and ‘Strop de Aer’ Are Transforming Air Quality Awareness in Romania

We spend the vast majority of our lives indoors, breathing air that is often significantly more polluted than the air outside. Making the complex world of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) understandable to the general public is no small feat. That is why we are thrilled to spotlight Alexandru Luchiian, who has developed an innovative IAQ platform and ecosystem of solutions at…

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Introducing GO IAQS Reports

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new tool GO IAQS Reports, a standardized template specifically engineered to track, visualize, and help occupant understand their health by measuring true pollutant exposure. In the world of environmental management, raw sensor data can often obscure the actual human impact. GO IAQS Reports solve this challenge by translating complex data into clear, actionable health insights for building managers and occupants alike.

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Mapping the Invisible: Indoor-CO2 Atlas Launches Powerful Global Analytical Tools

In the realm of public health and building science, few metrics are as telling, yet traditionally invisible, as indoor carbon dioxide levels. High CO2 levels inside non-residential buildings like classrooms, cafes, offices, and public transit aren’t just a recipe for drowsiness; they serve as a primary proxy for poor ventilation and an increased risk of airborne pathogen transmission. For years, the…

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The Two Lenses of Air Quality: Monitoring & Epidemiology

Understanding indoor air quality (IAQ) is not as simple as glancing at a single number. There is a fundamental complexity in how we interpret air quality data, often leading to a significant gap between epidemiological perspectives, which are health-based limits, and monitoring perspectives, which focus on real-time action at least for GO AQS. We believe that bridging this gap is essential for creating truly healthy indoor environments.

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GO AQS to Participate in Panel Discussion on Global IEQ Standards at Indoor Air 2026

GO AQS, a body that has developed an open indoor air quality framework, today announced that its founder Sotirios Papathanasiou will participate as a speaker among Maria Neira, Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Oluyemi Toyinbo, and Georgia Lagoudas in an upcoming workshop at the Indoor Air 2026 conference in Singapore. The workshop, titled "Do We Need Global IEQ Standards?," will take place on 16 June 2026 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM local Singapore time.

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GO IAQS Unified Framework Update: Climate Change Under the Roof

We are pleased to announce a vital update to the GO IAQS Unified Framework. Under our Good Practices, we have introduced a crucial new section #8: "Climate Change - Heat and Air Pollution: A Compounding Health Crisis." While conversations around climate change often focus on the outdoor environment, this new addition highlights a critical, overlooked reality: climate change profoundly shapes the safety of our indoor spaces, where we spend the majority of our daily lives.

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GO AQS Launches “GO IAQS for Schools”: A Global Initiative to Thriving Classrooms

GO AQS (Global Open Air Quality Standards) is proud to announce the introduction of GO IAQS for Schools, a strategic plan designed to transform educational environments from passive shelters into active, health-protective zones. This global intervention establishes a new standard for student wellness by moving away from generic ventilation advice toward enforceable, health-based performance metrics. A New Paradigm for School Health…

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Bridging the Gap: ATMO Implemented GO IAQS for Better Air Quality Understanding

For years, the air quality industry has operated in silos, with different manufacturers using proprietary scales that often-left users more confused than informed. Today, ATMO, the innovator behind the Atmotube PRO and Atmocube, is bridging that gap. With its latest product update, ATMO has officially integrated the Global Open Indoor Air Quality Standard (GO IAQS) methodology. This shift marks a significant milestone in making air quality data universal, transparent, and, most importantly, easy to act upon.

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Announcement: GO AQS Signs the Open Letter for a New Clean Air Act

At GO AQS, our guiding principle is simple: Air quality is important everywhere. From the homes we live in to the streets our children walk, the right to breathe clean air should not be a luxury, it should be a guaranteed standard. Today, we are proud to announce that GO AQS has officially signed the Mums for Lungs Open Letter…

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Conclusions from the GO AQS Mould/Mold Working Group Call

On April 23, 2026, the GO AQS Mould/Mold Working Group convened to synthesize findings from expert surveys, global standards, and current scientific literature to establish a unified approach to indoor mould management. The call brought together experts from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia, highlighting a significant consensus on moving away from rigid, absolute numerical limits toward a more dynamic and proactive trigger level model.

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GO AQS White Paper v1.1.0.0 – Update

We are pleased to announce an update to our indoor air quality standards. This revision ensures our benchmarks remain scientifically rigorous while acknowledging the changing environmental realities of 2026. Changelog: Integration of Particulate Matter Working Group recommendations for the Submicron and Ultrafine particles under the Good Practices. Adjusting the GO IAQS Score CO2 lower limit​ from 400 ppm to 450 ppm.

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Driving Global Progress: How GO AQS Aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals

At GO AQS, our mission to ensure everyone breathes clean air is inextricably linked to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. By focusing on air quality, we are not just addressing an environmental concern; we are actively contributing to a broader global framework for health, equity, and sustainability. Health and Wellbeing at the Core The most direct impact of our work falls under…

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Bridging the Gap: GO IAQS Inside an inBiot AI Agent and What We’re Learning Building an Agentic IAQ Consultant

The transition from static Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) monitoring to active, intelligent intervention marks a pivotal shift in environmental health. By integrating the Global Open Indoor Air Quality Standards (GO IAQS) into an agentic AI framework, we are moving beyond simple data collection toward an "Agentic IAQ Consultant." This article explores the technical and ethical journey of embedding a global standard within an AI agent to provide real-time, actionable insights for healthier indoor environments thanks to the…

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Announcement: Join IDEAL Cluster in Brussels for a Landmark IAQ Summit!

GO AQS is proud to announce our official support for the upcoming IDEAL Cluster Summit, hosted in collaboration with our longtime partners at the EDIAQI project. Having collaborated with the EDIAQI team (a Horizon Europe initiative) on numerous occasions, we have seen firsthand their commitment to advancing the science of indoor environments. We are thrilled to help them deliver their final event, a pivotal moment for the indoor air quality (IAQ) in Europe and beyond.

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Bridging the Gap: AirVoice Implemented GO IAQS for Better Indoor Air Reporting

In the evolving landscape of building health, the lack of a standardized language for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has often left facility managers and occupants in the dark. Recognizing this, GO AQS introduced a unified framework in late 2025 to harmonize IAQ communication. AirVoice has recently demonstrated its leadership in this space by being among the first to fully integrate the GO IAQS methodology into its product offerings, as evidenced by its latest demonstrative report (

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Why South Korea’s New Air Quality Standards Miss the Mark on Ultrafine Particles Indoors

South Korea recently made headlines by tightening its indoor air quality standards. Under the revised Enforcement Rule of the Indoor Air Quality Control Act, the maximum allowable level of ultrafine dust in public facilities—including libraries, museums, and private academies—was lowered from 50 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) to 40 μg/m3. While the Ministry of Government Legislation frames this as a win for public health, particularly for children and teenagers, a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that this "strengthening" of the law is fundamentally flawed.

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