What Asian developers need to know about indoor air quality
What Asian developers need to know about indoor air quality
New research shows that indoor air pollution is just as dangerous as that outside in some parts of Asia, and developers and landlords need to respond now
While Asia Pacific may be considered forward-thinking in terms of green buildings, more needs to be done to turn things around, with a focus on cleaner air not only outdoors, but indoors too, according to JLL.
Exposure to poor air quality, both inside and out, is the world’s fourth threat to human health, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
Around 6.5 million premature deaths each year can be attributed to air pollution. 1.6 million of these are in China.
A new whitepaper has been released courtesy of JLL and indoor environmental consultancy PureLiving China. They found that the quality of air inside a building can be just as bad as outdoors.
The research argues that there is a crucial need to create safer indoor environments by reducing PM2.5 levels indoors. Good air quality also correlates with increasing tenancy for landlords, and staff retention for employers.
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As Matthew Clifford, Head of Energy and Sustainability Services for JLL in North Asia, explains in the below video, landlords will need to become more astute in responding to the demands of tenants, and consider what kind of filtration and purification equipment is needed to clean indoor air and how to invest in this wisely.
He argues that a focus on clean air needs to become “the new normal.”
Asia is becoming something of a global leader in terms of green building.
Last week, a building in Chengdu became the first in southwest China to be certified LEED EBOM Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance).
Last month, Singapore was named second in the world for green buildings, and Taipei 101, the tallest LEED certified building in the world.
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Source: Property Report