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CO2 - An overlooked stressor of Indoor Air
While most known toxins are regulated due to health hazards, CO2 is a product of human metabolism and becomes a toxin when accumulated in a closed environment, over a long period of time, contributing to cognitive deterioration.
CO2 x Cognition
Academic research showed how CO2 levels at just 1500ppm can reduce an individual’s cognitive abilities by 50%. it is the most abundantly generated molecular contaminant indoors.
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Our Work Environments
We monitored home offices in London and Paris to find CO2 levels 300% higher than healthy limits. These spaces were monitored consistently for 3 weeks through regular 8-10 hour work days. Most users confirmed that they felt effects of being in one space for too long, but did not link it to the air around them.
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Skills
Design Research, User Engagement and Interviews, Product definition, Visual & Interaction Design