Indoor air, residential toxins, radon
When buildings make you ill
Healthy indoor air
Healthy indoor air is crucial for health and well-being - at home and at work. We spend up to 90% of the day indoors. Emissions from furnishings, cleaning agents or building materials can have an impact on indoor air quality.
Specific measurements can determine whether so-called "indoor toxins" such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde or biological germs can cause health problems. We are happy to advise and support you with the relevant clarifications and accompany remediation work.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and is found throughout Switzerland. If it enters buildings and accumulates in living spaces, high levels of exposure are possible - with harmful consequences for health.
Measurements in schools and kindergartens are obligatory under the Radiation Protection Ordinance, as are measurements at workplaces exposed to radon (e.g. underground buildings, water supply systems, etc.). Radon exposure should also be known at other workplaces or in living spaces. Building owners are obliged to consider the radon problem when renovating and constructing new buildings and to take precautionary structural radon protection measures. The radon concentration can be measured easily and inexpensively using Dosimeter measure.
Our radon specialists will advise you on the choice of a suitable measurement strategy and on protection and remediation measures.
Ecosens is characterized by the Swiss Certification Body for Construction Products (S-Cert AG) certified for air measurements and recognized by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) as a Radon measuring point recognized.
Our services
Our environmental professionals can assist you with the following services:
- Expert opinion on indoor air quality and indoor air toxins
- Clarification of odor nuisances
- Clarification of mold infestation
- Sampling and indoor air measurements for formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, CO₂, mold and other substances
- Hygiene inspection of ventilation systems in accordance with SWKI VA 104-01 (VDI 6022 Sheet 1)
- Wood preservative and house dust tests
- Health / toxicological assessments
- Indoor air measurements at the workplace
- Source clarification of indoor air pollution
- Radon measurements
- Carrying out indoor air measurements for building labels (e.g. Minerige-Eco, SNBS etc.).
- Advice on the selection and use of sustainable and health-friendly building materials and inspections on construction sites
- Expert advice in the planning of refurbishments, refurbishment support
- Communication consulting for authorities, affected parties and the media
- Applied research
Many years of experience and broad professional expertise
Ecosens is certified by the Swiss certification body for building products (S-Cert AG) and is a recognized radon measuring body
Contact
Pascal Diefenbacher
Pia Buser
Raphael Rapold
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