Fontana City Council
October 25, 2022

Submitted to:

RFP SP-19-PW-23

PORTABLE AIR PURIFIERS AND MONITORS

CITY OF FONTANA
8353 Sierra Ave,
Fontana, CA 92335
Attn: Mr. Sid Lambert, Purchasing Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone (909) 350-7678

Submitted by:

Alliance Building Solutions, Inc.
12520 High Bluff Drive, Suite 345
San Diego, CA 92130
Brad Chapman, President
Email: [email protected]
P: (858) 900-5305 F: (858) 356-9651

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A: Introduction .......................................................................... 2 B: Work Plan ........................................................................... 12 C: Schedule ............................................................................ 18 D: Reference ........................................................................... 22 E: Pricing Amount .................................................................. 24

A: INTRODUCTION

1. 2.

Name of Firm Alliance Building Solutions, Inc.

Address 12520 High Bluff Drive, Suite 345, San Diego, CA 92130 Email Alliance-usa.com
Telephone (858) 900- 5305
Fax (858) 356- 9651

Name of
Contact Brad Chapman
Address 12520 High Bluff Drive, Suite 345, San Diego, CA 92130 Email [email protected]
Telephone (858) 900- 5305

3. Growing from an initial
staff of five in 1964 focusing on
warranty work and HVAC service
calls, Alliance Companies, Inc.
(ABS) has gone from a small
mechanical contractor to a leader
in energy infrastructure solutions
within the public sector in
California. Alliance contracts with
public agencies throughout the
state, within the municipal and
educational sectors. Through
offering a design-build / turnkey
approach, ABS strives to create
successful and effective energy projects, becoming a long-term energy partner with all our customers.

In this relationship-driven industry, success also relies on customer satisfaction and long- term relationships with clients and industry professionals. For nearly half a century, our experienced team of executives, project managers, mechanical engineers, estimators, technicians, and installers have been delivering quality energy solutions to satisfied clients throughout California.

Throughout this pandemic ABS has continued to deliver COVID-19 disinfection solutions to public agencies throughout the state. Through our partnership with WellAir and Uhoo, our firm has been granted distribution rights and is the authorized dealer for the WellAir Protect 900/Protect 200 and Uhoo Aura Technology for California and the West Coast. Thus, any company or agency looking to acquire this innovative technology on the West Coast will have to purchase it through our firm. This groundbreaking technology allows the City to provide continuous disinfection while occupants are in the room, while delivering the highest level of sanitation available on the market today.

Alliance has worked with a wide range of agencies throughout the state on implementing effective disinfection strategies with effective multi layered solutions, ranging from viral disinfection to real time indoor air quality monitoring. To date, Alliance has executed roughly $51M+ in projects, entailing some type of disinfection or indoor air quality related measures. In addition to these projects, we believe that we are best positioned to be selected for this project with the City of Fontana already being an existing customer.

Our firm has already completed 3 phases of work with the City totaling over $10M in successful projects. Through this experience in working with various City facility/maintenance, billing, finance, and legal staff, we are well versed in all the various items below:

• Points of contacts for all various departments included in a project implementation • Aware of all finance and billing dynamics associated with the invoicing process • Familiar with all facility and maintenance staff that will be working hand in hand with our team to provide site access and assist with the installation dynamics • Have already worked with the City’s legal team in executing multiple contracts • Aware of all City codes, compliances, requirements, and other agency specific aspects relating to completing a successful project

Our strategic partner WellAir has solidified themselves as an industry leader in the sanitation space, specializing in disinfection research and technologies with over 71+ third party studies. Over the last twelve (12) years WellAir has brought to market several different disinfection products, leveraging various patented technologies and prestigious accreditations and accolades from industry specific organizations. WellAir has been offering medical-grade remedies for an international issue—unhealthy indoor air—for more than ten years. Numerous viral ailments, bacterial infections, asthma, allergies, and a variety of chronic health conditions are all caused by indoor air. “By reducing the viruses and chemicals that cause illness, we make indoor places safer. People can live, work, and play without anxiety thanks to our cutting-edge disinfection solutions for indoor air and surfaces, offering peace of mind.” We adopted a fundamentally new approach to air disinfection under the leadership of a committed and highly skilled team of scientists, which resulted in the transformational discovery of NanoStrikeTM, the distinctive, patented technology at the heart of all current WellAir portable air disinfection devices. All airborne germs are instantly rendered inactive by this nanotechnology. Our continued efforts to guarantee the health and safety of people in the built environment are based on our family of solutions, which includes air purification and surface disinfection products. Products that have received FDA clearance are part of WellAir's expanding portfolio of medical-grade solutions, which help safeguard indoor environments in more than 60 nations.

Although healthcare is the core of our business, we also have a strong presence in the commercial, educational, hotel, entertainment, and residential sectors. At WellAir, we firmly believe that it is our responsibility to create cleaner indoor settings so that the people we affect can continue living their best lives free from concern for what might be in the air.

WellAir’s experience and qualifications are solidified within their Medical Advisory Board, whose mission is to develop, educate, and support innovation in a multi-disciplinary approach to improve the healthiness of indoor environments. The board is comprised of a diverse group of top public health, environmental, and medical experts. The WellAir MAB will research and advise on indoor air and surface quality advancements, with a focus on improving respiratory, immunological, oncological, and general public health outcomes.

WellAir Medical Advisory Board

Board Chair
Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA
18th US Surgeon General From 2009 until 2013, Dr. Benjamin, a former vice admiral in the U.S.

Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, served as the country's 18th surgeon general. She also held the position of chair of the National Prevention Council, which was composed of 17 cabinet-level federal departments and formulated the U.S. health policy. She is the founder and CEO of the Gulf States Health Policy Center as well as Bayou Clinic, Inc., a nonprofit primary care medical facility in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. She is not just an operating partner at Revival Healthcare Capital but also performs clinical duties.

Board Member
David J. Weber, MD, MPH
Medical Directory, Department of Infection Prevention, UNC Medical Center Associate Chief Medical Officer, UNC Medical Center.

World known expert in the treatment of infectious diseases, Dr. David J. Weber. He holds academic positions at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine as the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Professor of Epidemiology in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He also serves as

Associate Chief Medical Officer for the UNC Medical Center and as Medical Director of the Department of Infection Prevention at the UNC Medical Center.

PubMed lists Dr. Weber as an author in over 440 scientific publications.

Board Member
Daniel E Dawes, JD
Executive Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute Morehouse School of Medicine

Daniel E. Dawes, JD, is the Executive Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and is a professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. His passion for addressing disparate health outcomes is exemplified in his unyielding commitment to building collaboratives, including the United States Department of Health and Human Services grant-funded National COVID-19 Resiliency Network, the Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network, and the Health Equity Tracker, which all exist to leverage evidence-based research, data, and solutions to advance health equity. A globally respected leader in the advancement of health equity, Professor Dawes is the recipient of several national awards. These include the American Public Health Association's Award for Significant Contributions to Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Health Equity Champion Award, and the National Medical Association’s Louis Stokes Health Policy Award.

Board Member
Thomas Caranosos, MD
Director, Adult Cardiac Surgery, UNC School of Medicine Medical Director, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program, UNC School of Medicine Dr. Thomas Caranasos is an adult cardiac and thoracic surgeon at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. His expertise includes heart and lung transplantation, ventricular assist device implantation, and minimally invasive approaches to cardiac surgery. In addition to his role of Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr.

Caranasos leads the structural heart program focusing on transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

uHoo Qualifications

uHoo was founded by a
team of innovators who share a
passion for technology, health,
and the enviornment. Frustrated
by the poor indoor air quality
conditions in office and
educational buildings , Dustin
Onghaseng and Brian Lin who
both studied at Hong Kong
University of Science and
Technology decided to build the uHoo. The worlds most comrehensive indoor air quality sensor on the market with the only patented Virus Index technology . They knew that the only way to make calculated progress towards healthier and cleaner air was to be able to quantify and measure the air. The uhoo allows you to see the air you breathe. uHoo’s mission is to help you take control and invoke proactive actions by helping you monitor and manage your air quality to reduce deaths and improve lives, health, well-being globally.

uHoo has been introduced in over 40 countries and is being used by ten of thousands of people in commercial, residential and governemnt agencies worldwide. With numerous amout of case studies that prove the uHoo helps you manage and take actionable steps towards your air, but in addition also reduce cost by identifying and addressing air quality issues immediately to reduce staff or employee complaints, increase productivity, and prevent wear and tear on your equipment. The uHoo Aura can connect with your buildings HVAC systems to automatically control and manage your heating, cooling, ventilation, and fresh air system to “enhance comfort and safety while optimizing energy efficiency; thereby creating a smarter and healthier building and office envionrment.”

Our Takeaway

Here at Alliance, we believe it is
time for a shared responsibility to make
every indoor space cleaner and safer. Air
quality experts and scientists have long
known that indoor air is rarely free from
pollutants, harmful chemicals, gases,
pathogens, and other contaminants. It’s
time to recognize that poor air quality has
been ignored or accepted for too long.

We believe that it is the responsibility of
owners, architects, engineers, builders,
and municipalities to make indoor air safe
for everyone. Our mission is to deliver
solutions that can provide for the highest
level of indoor air quality. Our team is
dedicated to continued innovations on
science-based technologies proven to remove harmful contaminants from indoor spaces - even when poor ventilation - or no ventilation exists in that space.

Our organizational goal is to protect each market segment across the world, using multiple technologies, to remove harmful contaminants from the air. Facilities and buildings can now be monitored (and managed) using special sensors that can detect the presence of harmful contaminants, allowing for a proactive approach to address your agencies COVID-19 disinfection strategy. While other methods of disinfection are important, it is our mission to provide a primary layer of protection in any space, using the WellAir and uHoo solutions. These primary solutions can be trusted to watch over room occupants, cleaning, purifying, and monitoring room air, regardless of other solutions that may be in place.

It is our further mission to educate and inform public, private, and regulatory constituents about the importance of air quality and their responsibility to protect the public in all indoor spaces. We believe that every person has the right to better air quality. That no one should be exposed to contaminants that can impair cognitive function, transmit infections, or cause chronic or permanent diseases - such as obesity, cancer, heart disease, neurological degeneration, and many others. The time has come when we can no longer ignore or accept poor indoor air quality and the effect it has on all of us - on our health, safety, and well-being.

Product Overviews

WellAir has been at the forefront of one of the biggest and most important global issues; unhealthy indoor air. For over a decade WellAir has been led by an admirable and highly
esteemed team of scientists who took a fundamentally different approach to air disinfection, which led to the inception of the patented NanoStrike technology. This nanotechnology was created to inactivate all airborne microorganisms on contact providing the first line of protection against all viruses, bacteria, VOC, mold spores, and pollen. The NanoStrike technology captures a range of physical concurrent pathogen inactivation processes to safely disinfect the air. NanoStrike coils provide a powerful strike that works to burst airborne pathogen cells rapidly inactivating them, helping to ensure they are no longer a threat of infection.

The WellAir Protect 900 contains
a dual speed fan with two NanoStrike
coils on each side. The contaminated
air is brought in through the top and
bottom of the device and
contaminants in the air are rapidly and
safely inactivated in sub seconds at the
DNA level by the two NanoStrike coils.

The technology has been proven to be
effective with molecules as small as
1nm. Clean purified air is recycled back
into the room. Providing continuous
disinfection this unit is extremely quiet
compared to other purification
technologies. In addition to being the
leader in lowest cost of ownership due
to its ultra-low energy consumption,
the Protect 90 has no installation cost
just simply plug into a standard outlet
and turn on, while customers enjoy the
benefit of no ongoing maintenance or
replacement parts. The Protect 900 having no functional degradation, has tested, and proved consistent out-of-box performance throughout its entire operating life.

This patented technology can be used around people of all ages including the most vulnerable due to its powerful yet gentle process. The team behind WellAir Protect 900 can stand firmly behind their technology as it has been tested and proven effective in over 71 independent studies. The Protect 900 has passed controlled and variable environments confirming the inactivation of all pathogens guaranteeing no future antimicrobial resistance. To learn more about the independent studies please visit WellAir Technology Independent Studies. Protecting indoor environments in over 60 countries, WellAir has established itself in a vast number of industries but having its foundation in the medical field safeguarding the most vulnerable environments while also addressing the commercial, educational, residential, hospitality, entertainment, and public sector.

The uHoo Aura is the
best-in-class commercial
environment monitor. The
Aura is the most
comprehensive environment
monitor measuring 13 – 15
different environmental
factors (Temperature,
humidity, carbon dioxide,
carbon monoxide, chemicals
(vocs), PM 10, PM 4, PM 2.5,
PM 1, Formaldehyde, air
pressure, light, and sound).

Being recently recognized as
one of the Cities of the
Future – Urban Innovation
Champions of 2022 we have realized how important it is to have the capability of monitoring your indoor air to prevent and reduce the risk of disease outbreaks such as COVID -19. With the uHoo Aura’s real time data and building integration occupants can be empowered to make better decisions in creating a safer and healthier workplace. Uhoo has the only patented real time assessment of coronavirus risk using its Virus Index. The uHoo Virus Index utilizes AI- powered insights based on scientific research to provide real time risk assessments of the coronavirus surviving and becoming transmittable in the air. With this information you would know which specific actions to take to reduce your coronavirus risk.

Based on a comprehensive analysis of multiple air quality factors – temperature, relative humidity, particulate matter of varying sizes, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon dioxide. The Uhoo Virus Index calculates safety thresholds based on scientific research conducted by organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Occupations Safety and Health Administration and other scientific publications conducted by various scientist and universities.

Advanced analytics and proprietary uHoo IndicesTM provide valuable insights on trends and patterns, allowing owners to easily identify events that may have caused air quality issues in the past, allowing them to be avoided in the future; owners can make informed decisions to ensure health, safety, and well-being. The capability to share data is also beneficial for organizations seeking sustainability and green building certifications, as well as giving customers, employees, and building occupants with confidence and peace of mind.

B: WORK PLAN

1. Project Team Bios

Brad Chapman – President

As the President of Alliance Building Solutions, Inc., Mr.

Chapman has complete responsibility for both Sales and
Operations for the entire Energy Services and Indoor Air Quality Business. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Energy Services industry, Mr. Chapman leads California
and provides the strategic direction for the Division
including alliances and teaming agreements with strategic partners. Mr. Chapman is intimately involved with legislative developments in Sacramento assuring best interest of public agencies are served at the state and regulatory level.

For the last 5 years, Mr. Chapman has served as executive in charge of more than $120M in comprehensive energy conservation projects in California as well for being responsible for more Prop 39 CEC approved projects than any other in this space. Mr. Chapman is an expert in working side-by-side with the staff to create a plan custom to each agency’s needs.

Starting as a Sales Executive with Bosch in 1992, he was promoted through the organization to Western Region General Manager for Bosch’s Factory Automation Group. Mr. Chapman was hired by Climatec Building Technologies Group in 2008 to start the Energy Services Division. Mr. Chapman helped grow that group to a $65mm division in his 6 years when Climatec sold to Bosch. Mr. Chapman is now the Co-Founder of Alliance Building Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of energy services performance contracting in California.

Robert Bloss – Sr. Project Manager

As the Senior Project Manager for Alliance, Robby is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of the project, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

In addition, Mr. Bloss is the lead in planning and implementation of the project. He defines the project tasks and develops full scale project plans. He schedules project timelines with all sub- contractors and provides quality assurance to the customer. Mr.

Bloss continuously monitors and reports on progress of the project to all parties.

Mr. Bloss will continuously be onsite during project implementation, working hand-in-hand with facility staff and team members.

Graduating from Universal Technical Institute in 1989, Mr. Bloss has over 25 years of experience in the electrical and HVAC field.

Staring his career at Sears Roebuck in 1989 as a service tech and promoted to senior A/C tech in 6months he continued to be a senior tech until 1993.

Mr. Bloss then furthered his career with Burlington North and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) as a pipeline operator and field tech in 1993-1997.

He was offered a job with OTIS Elevator Company that lead to Mr. Bloss eventually becoming a become a Supervisor for OTIS Elevator in the LA area where he over saw 11 techs for 8yrs before transferring over to the Anaheim Office to become the Operation Manager for the remaining of the 6yrs. Robby oversaw the labor and material for 24 techs and over 3,100 elevators and escalators. Mr. Bloss worked with OTIS for a total of 25yrs.

Mr. Bloss primary role for the project is to work closely with all team members and facility staff to ensure a smooth project implementation and a successful project completion.

Jerry Gallegos – Field Project Manager

As Project Manager of Alliance Electrical Systems Inc., Jerry Gallego is responsible for the overall management of the public electrical projects. Jerry collaborates
closely with the general contractor and the customer
project team to ensure the project is performed safely, on time, and on budget. He is experienced managing multiple projects with budgets more than $20 million.

Jerry is a project manager with over 10 years’ experience as well as a journeyman electrician. His career’s primary focus is on the energy service industry. A strong leader who builds his team with training and efficient implementation processes. Jerry worked with some of the largest energy service companies throughout California. Along with project management he is closely involved in the predevelopment process including site audits, planning, budgeting, and procurement of the most innovative energy savings technology available.

With a diverse hands-on experience in sports lighting, transformers, solar, electrical vehicle charging stations, indoor air purification systems, and LED lighting retrofits, Jerry is skilled at finding solutions to help our customer solve their electrical challenges.

Cody Renwick – Superintendent

As Superintendent of Alliance Electrical Systems Inc.,
Cody Renwick is responsible for the direct oversight and coordination of electrical crews as they perform the
installation and implementation of energy saving
measures ranging from lighting upgrades to
transformers, controls and solar. He also collaborates
closely with client project management teams to
coordinate day to day operations in the field. With over 10 years’ experience in the Energy Service industry and being a state licensed Journeyman Electrician, he has also obtained certifications in HVAC, EPA, BPI, OSHA, EVITP, and various Equipment Operator Certifications.

After completing his electrical training at Ashworth College, Cody was employed by CRE in 2008, and applied his knowledge and training to become an integrated diagnostics electrician for industrial equipment serving the refinishing and aerospace industries. Following his promotion to department manager, Cody managed contracts and service agreements with industry leaders such as Raytheon, SpaceX, Northrup Grumman, and government agencies including the Border Patrol and City of San Diego. After growing CRE into San Diego’s most renown service and repair contractor in Southern California, Cody transitioned into Energy Services in 2011 as a technician with Synergy Companies. Once promoted to Quality Production Manager, Cody was responsible for quality control, as well as training technicians on how to employ the latest lighting, electrical, and HVAC measures available to the industry. Today, Mr. Renwick operates as Superintendent for Alliance Electrical Systems, partnering with the leading energy services performance contractor in California as he continues to pursue the implementation of the most innovative energy savings technology available.

David Wilson – Sr. VP of Sales [WellAir]

David Wilson is the Senior Vice President and
General Manager of WellAir. He brings 20 years
of technology, medical device, and executive
leadership experience. Throughout his career,
David has focused on building products and
solutions that solve every day healthcare
problems.

At WellAir, David is responsible for leading the company’s education and municipality verticals focused on supporting partnerships for our industry-leading line of portable air disinfection devices. Prior to joining WellAir, David held multiple executive leadership positions at Sun-Med Holdings (formerly Salter Labs), a global medical device company focused on airway management devices. He joined the company in 2003 and was promoted to CEO in 2009. While at Sun- Med, David played an integral role in developing the industry’s leading airway management and respiratory equipment product lines, bringing physician-developed technologies to the US and European markets.

Excell Chua – Director of Development [uHoo]

Excell Chua is the Global Sales Director of uHoo.

One of her main duties is to develop and maintain
strong business relationships with partners in global
markets for uHoo’s entire range of indoor air quality
solutions. Excell brings with her more than 20 years of solid sales & marketing track record gained from real estate, media, IT and Telco sectors in Southeast Asia.

Excell is directly in charge of overseeing the software and hardware development within all of uHoos production including overseeing dynamics within the installation and commissioning. For this project Execel has prepared a team of her experts that will be designated for the City to ensure a streamline and effective implementation.

Excell believes that companies should pay more attention to the health and well- being of their building occupants because people are productive when they are healthy and it all starts from seeing and understanding the air that they breathe.

2. The installation of this project will be
subcontracted out to Alliance Electrical Solutions
(AES), who is under the Alliance Companies
umbrella. AES is the electrical division within
Alliance that will provide turnkey implementation
services for this entire project. With over
combined 40 years of expertise and experience
self-performing all lighting and electrical work
translates to additional savings for the Customer.

AES holds its C-10 license.

The installation of the WellAir is very
straightforward and with the expertise of AES it
will have a very quick and streamlined process.

The same representatives mentioned above in
the previous section will be the main
representatives managing the installation
process including Jerry Gallego as the Field
Manager and Robby Bloss as the Senior Project
Manager and Cody Renwick as the Superintendent (for credentials please see above section B1). AES will run the install operations for both the WellAir and uHoo devices. The Protect 900 is wall mountable and only requires two anchors to be fixed on the wall, the device is then mounted onto the anchors. The uHoo Aura installation is dependent on the Cities I.T. infrastructure. AES will work closely with staff to provide the city all the proper support for a streamlines and seamless implementation of the devices.

C: SCHEDULE
The City of Fontana will be introduced to the project management team early in the project development process. The involvement, communication, and coordination between the project management team and City staff plays a vital role in a successful project implementation. The lead project manager will be involved in the entire project development and engineering process, including all preliminary meetings and site walks. This early involvement enables the project manager to have a thorough understanding of the City’s needs, scope specifications, timeline deadlines, staff preferences, and overall project implementation goals to ensure a very smooth and effective transition into project installation.

Once a scope is finalized and contracts have been executed, a project kick-off meeting will be held to begin the installation process. This will entail the following:

• Exchange of contact information kick-off meeting between city officials and ABS project management team
• Obtain site access information
o Keys
o Access Cars
o Operational Hours
• Gather additional site information
o Blueprints/Facility Layouts
o Fire-alarm Layouts
• Schedule final analysis site walks

Following kick-off meeting, ABS will schedule a final site walk with all subcontractors to confirm equipment/unit count specifications, equipment locations, and equipment details such as voltage, size, etc.

Project Implementation

The ABS implementation is approached in the outline below to guarantee a quality on time delivery with negligible disruptions to staff:

Program Plan
o Our team of experts will organize a master program that is coauthored with City staff that will put forth the best program at the most competitive costs with quick, quality, on time delivery.

Program Direction
o ABS will meet with City staff and outline essential roles, safety prerequisites, Code of Conduct principles, scope requirements, site access procedures, communication process’ and final schedules.

Program Implementation
o The ABS will work thoroughly with the implementation team to guarantee a smooth delivery. The execution is extremely important to ABS so we are dedicating Robby Bloss (principal) as the lead Project Manager who will be on site weekly and function as the Cities single point of contact.

Pre-Commissioning
o This will begin during the implementation as the measures are being installed. Start-up documentation is used as well as manual visual inspection to ensure proper operation. All manufacture guidelines are followed for calibration and tuning and will be verified.

Final Commissioning
o All unit performances will be verified monitored and recorded.

Project Scheduling

The City of Fontana will be provided with an installation schedule, also referred to as a Gantt Chart. This is the equipment installation breakout that will outline when each measure will be installed and at what sites. Here all installation deadlines and timelines will be provided. Any requested milestones or target completion dates from City staff will be incorporated in our implementation schedule. ABS will heavily coordinate with staff to fully understand and facility staffing schedules, facility hours of operation, holidays and other calendar items, along with any other simultaneous projects in order to create the most effective and efficient installation timeline.

Sample Schedule of Values
Sample Implementation Schedule

Following the commencement of project installation, the project management team will hold update meetings. These update meetings can be held in time increments in accordance with the City’s discretion. These update meetings will involve short and long-term deadline progress reports, addressing any issues that arise since the previous meeting, clarification on any equipment installation specifications, and to give general project feedback. The project manager will be continuously on site throughout project installation with extensive oversight throughout all operations sitewide. In addition to a Gannt Chart, a schedule of values will be provided. The schedule of values will provide the City with a full breakdown of all project billings and invoices that will be submitted throughout the progression of project completion, correlating with the installation schedule. The schedule will entail the billing dollar amounts, projected dates that billings will be received, along with detailed descriptions of how many items are included in each submission.

Our internal account management, engineering, and project management teams are constantly reviewing and coordinating through every process from start to finish, assuring smooth transitions between stated project milestones.

D: REFERENCE

City of Fresno

Name of Organization
o City of Fresno
Mailing Address
o 2600 Fresno St, Fresno CA 93721
Name of Contact
o Ann Kloose
Telephone
o 559.621.2489
Email
o [email protected]

Stockton Unified School District

Name of Organization
o Stockton Unified School District
Mailing Address
o 56 South Lincoln Street, Stockton CA
92503
Name of Contact
o Anthony Silva
Telephone
o 209.933.7000

City of El Monte

Name of Organization
o City of El Monte
Mailing Address
o 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte CA 91731
Name of Contact
o Jessica Ancona
Telephone
o 626.453.3612
Email
o [email protected]

E: PRICING AMOUNT

*Sales tax already included in pricing

*Pricing is valid for 60 days

Item Brand Model Quantity Cost

1. WellAir Protect 900 325 $659,750

2. WellAir Protect 200 325 $316,875

3. WellAir Desk Stand 200 $59,600

4. uHoo Aura 650 $776,750

5. Installation
WellAir Protect 900 125 $18,750

6. Installation
Aura Aura 650
Price dependent on
customers IT
equipment/
requirements

APPENDICES – PRODUCT SPECIFICATION SHEETS AND TECHNOLOGY

INFORMATION

The following pages entail
product specifications on
all related projects called
for in this solicitation

MODEL
WellAir Protect 900
Wall mountable, counterto p or
stand-al one unit supplied with

6.6 ft power cord

ELECTRICAL RATING
Single Phase, 100 - 120 VAC,
60 Hz
Fuse Rated at 120 VAC, 3
Amps, Listed

POWER CONSUMPTION
Maximum 14W
CONSTRUCTION + COLOR
Precision-cut fabricated metal
casing in a silver anti-bacterial
powder coat finish

DIMENSIONS + WEIGHT

14.4" (h) × 14.4" (w) × 4.5" (d)
(36.6 × 36.6 × 11.4 cm)
Approx. 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Switched and fused with a
grounded, molded power cord

FAN AIR FLOW VOLUME
Speed I = 129 CFM
Speed II = 153 CFM

NOISE LEVEL
Speed I = 40 dB
Speed II = 45 dB

OPERATING CONDITIONS
50 – 95 °F (10 – 35 °C)
10-75% Relative Humidity

SHIPPING / STORAGE

CONDITIONS
41 – 122 °F (5 – 50 °C)
Maximum 95% Relative
Humidity

QUALITY & SAFETY
Manufactured under ISO 9001,
ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001
UL867 - Safety for Electrostatic
Air Cleaners
cUL
IEC 60601-1
IEC 60601-1-2
TM
Protecte d by
WA-POR-US-SP-002- Protect-900
©2021 Wel lAir
TM
Protect 900 with Stand
The WellAir Protect 900 i s a medica l-grade , airborn e infection control device tha t inactivates aero solized viruses, bacteria , mold spores and pollen within th e breathin g zone. Easy to use, flexible in positioning , and quiet in operation , the porta ble device provides the safest and most cost-effective airborne pathogen protection in a continuous manner to people in small-to-mediu m sized rooms or within th e occupied spaces of larger rooms . The device uses two Nan
oStrike™ co ils with a dual-speed fan . It can be de ployed using one of our speciall y designed stands.

Protect
900
ALLIANCE-USA.COM
10year useful Life /
3 year warranty
No filter change outs, internal
components replacements, or
ongoing maintenance needed.

Zero cost of ownership
Leveraging Patented NanoStrike
Technology proven to inactivate
pathogens at the DNA level
14w low energy consumption
Wall mount / table stand /
portable stand
No functional degradation
over time
Under 40dB of sound output
Technology backed by
manufacturer medical
advisory board
Over 70+ 3rd party studies
showing efficacy in destroying
pathogens in sub seconds
CARB certified
The Wellair
900 Difference
alliance-usa.com
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Specifications
14 watts / 3 AMPS
10lbs in weight
Under 40 dB of sound projection
10 year useful life
No filters or internal replacement parts
No functional degradation
Efficacy validated through 70+
independent 3rd party studies
Power Source: Wall Plug In
Lowest cost of ownership vs others
Leveraging patented NanoStrike Technology

Stand Options
Desk Stand / Portable Stand / Wall Mount
Protect 900

PRIMARY SOURCE OF DISINFECTION
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Two NanoStrike™ coils provide a powerful strike, made
up of multiple concurrent inactivation processes, that
work to rapidly inactivate airborne pathogens.

How it Works

01. 02.

03. Contaminated indoor air is pulled into the unit
by an internal dual-speed fan.

Clean purified air is recycled back into the room.

Bacteria Mold DanderVirus
NanoStrike™
Coils

02. 03.

01. PAGE 6
Coils release a plasma based electric discharge hundreds of times a second, inactivating pathogens from a DNA level
Patented NanoStrike
Technology
UV

BOMBARDMENT BY

CHARGED PARTICLES

ELECTROPORATION BY

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSNANOSTRIKE
COILS

RADIATION
THE PATHOGEN IS InactivatED AND

IS NO LONGER INFECTIOUS

HEAT RADIATION OSMOTIC PRESSURE
PAGE 7
NanoStrike proven technology is effective at inacti-
vating molecules <.0001 micron in diameter
NanoStrike Technology
Vs. Others
Dynamic Overview
100 million

CORONAVIRUS PARTICLES CAN

FIT ON THE HEAD OF A PIN
Filters
ESP
NanoStrike
Chemical

Heat
UVGI

TRAP INACTIVATE
TRAP VS. INACTIVATE
PCO

Ionization
PAGE 8
‘Healthy’ E.coli Bacteria
prior to exposure
WellAir after

0.002 Seconds
“The WellAir technology rapidly inactivates the DNA
in pathogens. Concrete evidence of the effect on
airborne bacteria; strong chemical and structural
changes are observed.”
Dr. Ram Prasad Gandhiraman,
Research Scientist, NASA
NanoStrike Disinfection
Testing
SARS-COV-2

99.99%
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus)

99.99%
Human parainfluenza virus

99.87%
Staphylococcus epidermidis

99.87%
Mycobacterium Smegmatis

99.7%
Influenza A

99.9%
Aspergillus Niger
(Mold)

98.85%
Clostridium difficile

99.9%

PAGE 9
Clinical Studies &
Testing / Certifications
Lab Studies
31 Clinical Trials
11 Clinical Case Studies
27 Medical Device /
Equipment Standards
Air Purification
Device Standards
Regional
Requirements
Quality and
Manufacturing Standards
China

PAGE 10
Case Studies
Reduction in Bacteria
counts by
82%
Reduction in airborne bacteria
CFUs in occupied spaces from
(4) separate studies
Reduction in surface
bacterial counts by
68%
Single study conducted on
surface level bacteria counts
Reduction in Spore
counts by
94%
Air tests in (4) occupied
admin school rooms showed
similar results
PAGE 11
Sound Output /
Energy Savings
PROTECT 900 SOUND OUTPUT ENERGY SAVINGS COMPARISON
$655, 633
$69,510
5 10
15 20
60 65
70 75
55 50
25 30
35 40
45 NOISE LEVEL DBA
*Energy Savings @ National Average of $0.0809/kWh
*Comparison of Protect 900 vs 132BreathingWhisper NV900 Vacuum Dishwasher
Normal ConversationQuiet Library
Protect 900W
(14W)
Trap Technology
(132W)
89%
Energy Savings
$586,123
Energy Savings
PAGE 12
Degradation Factor /
Cost of Ownership
No installation or set-up cost
No costs of ongoing filter, bulb or
catalyst replacement
No servicing or replacement of
internal parts

HIGHEST LEVEL OF

DISINFECTION WITH THE

LOWEST COST OF OWNERSHIP
Other technologies like Filters, ESP, PCO and UVGI have performance degradation over time requiring parts to
be replaced or cleaned to achieve “as new” performance levels again.

PERFORMANCE OVER 12 MONTH
NanoStrike
NanoS-
Filters UVGI ESP PCO
PAGE 13
“The WellAir Protect 900 portable air infection prevention device provides vital peace of mind.

The medical grade NanoStrike technology it uses helps to safely clean the air by reducing contaminants and viruses 24 hours a day. The decision was obvious once we reviewed the NanoStrike testing and scientific data, specifically its effectiveness on the SARS CoV 2 virus. ”
Ken Mueller
Director of Operations
School District (40,000 students)
Trusted by a Wide
Range of Industries

HEALTHCARE COMMERCIAL EDUCATION
5 million Sq. Ft.

PAGE 14
Medical & Scientific
Expertise Behind Wellair
TODD M. POPE
CEO
TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Influential
People in Healthcare

FELIPE SOBERON
PhD, CTO
Research Fellow, Dublin City University

BRAD NIEMAN
EVP, Healthcare
Healthcare Executive with over 20+ years
expertise

NICK MEDENDORP
PhD
Deep expertise in electronic materials and
LED technology with 115 patents

KIERAN HANNON
Chief Marketing Officer
Forbes Top 50 Most Influential Global CMOs

MARK SCHMIDT
EVP Sales, Commercial & Consumer
Broad IoT expertise w/ industry pioneers

STEVEN BRYDON
VP, Operations
Global Operations & Supply Chain Expert

STEVE GRENON
CTO/NuvaWave
63 patents and commercialized more than 20
successful medical devices
Investors
Regina Benjamin
M.D., MBA
18th U.S. Surgeon General
2009-2013

OVERVIEW
Village at Manor Park, a 130-bed continuing care retirement community, implemented Novaerus portable NV900 units in all patient rooms, hallways, and dining rooms beginning April/May 2015. The community consists of three wings on the first floor: Park View wing, Sunny View wing, and Terrace View wing. This study compares the total number of nosocomial respiratory infections before and after implementation of the Novaerus units.

A 23-month review was conducted to evaluate the results.

METHODOLOGY
A Nurse Risk Manager Consultant with RB Health Partners, Inc. visited the facility for two days to abstract information and review the data. The periods selected for aggregate pre- and post-review were July 2014 through March 2015 and July 2015 through March 2016. Comparison of like periods reduces the risk of skewed data related to seasonal variances.

CASE STUDY
Village at Manor Park
West Allis, WI
Village at Manor Park
Senior Care Implements
Air Disinfection Technology
WA-SNL-US-002
© Novaerus US, Inc.

UL 867 & UL1995 Intertek-Certified
Classified as plenum rated per UL 2043
CASE STUDY Village at Manor Park
wellairsolutions.com
[email protected]

1. 86 6 . 50 8 .1118
In the period after implementation of the NV900
units, the total number of nosocomial respiratory
infections at Village at Manor Park decreased from 68
to 14, a 79.41% reduction.

The total number of nosocomial respiratory infections
in the Park View wing decreased from 16 to 5,
a 68.75% reduction.
25 20
15 10
5 0
20 4

80.00% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus
Post-Novaerus
Total Number of Nosocomial Respiratory Infections

RESULTS
80 70
60 50
40 30
20 10
0 68
14 Total Number of Nosocomial Respiratory Infections

79.41% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus
Post-Novaerus
18 16
14 12
10 8
6 4
2 0
16 5

68.75% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus
Post-Novaerus
Total Number of Nosocomial Respiratory Infections
35 30
25 20
15 10
5 0
32 5

84.38% Reduction
Pre-Novaerus
Post-Novaerus
Total Number of Nosocomial Respiratory Infections
The total number of nosocomial respiratory infections
in the Sunny View wing decreased from 32 to 5,
an 84.38% reduction.

The total number of nosocomial respiratory infections
in the Terrace View wing decreased from 20 to 4, an

80.00% reduction.

T otal nosocomial respiratory infections. Nosocomial respiratory infections in the Sunny View wing.

Nosocomial respiratory infections in the Park View wing. Nosocomial respiratory infections in the Terrace View wing.

Protect 200
(NV200) Specifications

ELECTRICAL RATING
Single Phase, 100-130 VAC 1220-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Fuse Rated at 250 VAC, 3 Amps, Listed

POWER CONSUMPTION RANGE'
100-130 V AC model:

12.9W - 21.8W

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Switched and fused with a grounded, moulded
power cord

FAN AIR FLOW VOLUME
80 m3/hr 147 CFM

NOISE LEVEL
35dB

QUALITY STANDARDS
Manufactured under ISO 9001, ISO 14001
& OHSAS 45001

GLOBAL CERTIFICATIONS
IEC 60601-1
IEC60601-1-2
IEC 60335-1
IEC 60335-2-65
Conforms to Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
2014/35/EU
CE
UL867
FCC
CSA C22.2 NO. 187:20 CARB
FCC
China Disinfection WS/T 648 KCC
JQAS-Mark
MODEL
Protect 200 (NV200)
Wall mountable or countertop unit,
1-NanoStrike coil, supplied with 1.6m power cord
(minimum length).

CONSTRUCTION+ COLOUR
Precision-cut fabricated metal casing in a white
anti-bacterial powder coat finish

DIMENSIONS
283 mm (h) x 132 mm (w) x 108 mm (d)

11.1" (h) x 5.2" (w) x 4.3" (d)
WEIGHT

3.4kg I 7.5Ibs

OPERATING CONDITIONS
10-35°C I 50-95°F, 10-75% Relative Humidity

SHIPPING/STORAGE CONDITIONS
5-50°C I 41-122°F, Maximum 95% Relative Humidity
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Lille, 13th November, 2017
Mrs Camille Sandevoir
Azelies

Test report N. 170187
Copy 1

DEVICE: Novaerus Airborne Infection Control Unit Model NV200 Serial number: PA1W2301203502/1700056
Device received on 26th October, 2017
Tests conducted from 9th November, 2017 to 13th November, 2017

TEST: Validation of the efficiency of an air purifier for removal of Influenza virus H1N1

These results concern only the tested device.

This report has 5 pages

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Test report 170187 - Copy 1 Page 2 on 5 I- Context

NOVAERUS developed an air purifier inactivating particles from air thanks to a plasma field. Biological air contaminants include viruses such as Influenza virus H1N1. This virus is responsible for flu in infected persons. It is transmitted via inhalation of contaminated droplets emitted by sick people through sneezing or coughing.

The aim of the test is to evaluate the ability of the air purifier to remove H1N1 virus from the air. In an air tight environment, contaminated droplets containing the virus will be aerosolized. The air purifier will then be started to ‘cleanse’ the air. After a determined operation time, air will be sampled and analysed for quantitation of the remaining virus population.

Efficiency of the purifier will be evaluated based on the log reduction of the viral count in air.

II- Materials and methods

1. Strains and media

The study was conducted on Influenza virus H1N1 A/PR/8/34 (ATCC 1469). The virus was produced and titrated on cell line MDCK (ATCC CCL-34). Cells were grown in Minimal Essential Medium (MEM) supplemented with 10% Fetal Calf Serum.

Viral titres were determined using the Spearman-Kärber method, as recommended by European Standard NF EN 14476+A1 (October 2015), and expressed in 50% Tissue culture Infective Dose (TCID50).

Liquid medium used for nebulization was Phosphate Buffer Saline (PBS). Air samples were collected in PBS + 0.005% Tween 20.

2. Material

A medical nebuliser (Respironics, Philips) was used to generate aerosols. This device is used for administration of inhalable medicine, thus ensuring that the generated droplets are in the inhalable fraction representative of particles at risk. A nebulization chamber is connected to the system.

Nebulization
chamber
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Test report 170187 - Copy 1 Page 3 on 5 Air sampling was performed using the Coriolis µ (Bertin Technologies), which collects samples by impinging in a cyclone formed by the collecting fluid in a conic flask. Sampling is performed at 300 litres/minute.

The air purifier operates at an air flow of 50 m3/hour.

Experiments were performed inside a biological safety cabinet, safety level 3. The inner volume was 537 litres (or 0.537 m 3). Air renewal was switched off during the tests, to prevent aerosols from getting trapped in the cabinet filters.

3. Experimental design

Only two conditions were tested: purifier switched off during the test, or purifier switched on. Each was conducted 3 times, amounting to 3 x 2 = 6 tests.

Running time has been defined according to the air flow voloume of the purifier and the inner volume of the cabinet. The air flow is 50,000 L/hr, corresponding to 13.9 L/sec. Given the volume of 537 L of the safety cabinet, a running time of 39 seconds corresponds to a single passage of the air inside the cabinet through the purifier. 5 seconds were added to account for the activation time of the plasma. The final operation time of the purifier was then 44 seconds.

4. Experimental setup

A highly concentrated suspension of H1N1 virus was prepared for each experimental series. 1 mL of the virus suspension was mixed with 7 mL PBS and placed inside the nebulization chamber. 100 µL were removed for viral enumeration before the start of the experiment.

Collection flasks were filled with 15 mL of PBS + Tween 20.

For each experiment, the nebulizer was switched on for 5 minutes. Then, simultaneously, the nebulizer was switched off and the purifier was either switched on or left off. After a defined time, the purifier was switched off (or left off) and, simultaneously, the air sampler was switched on for 5 minutes. At the end of the sampling time, the collection flask was removed and closed.

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Three successive tests were conducted in the same conditions (either purifier on or purifier off), using the same nebulizing solution, but with a different collection flask each time. At the end of these 3 tests, the nebulization chamber was removed; the remaining volume was measured and the viral population was enumerated again. Collection flasks were analysed after a concentration step, allowing to lowering the detection limit of the collected viral load.

At the end of an experimental day, the safety cabinet was decontaminated by nebulizing a disinfectant (peracetic acid + hydrogen peroxide). The cabinet was aerated before new tests were performed.

5. Data analysis

The following values are measured during the test:
- Viral concentration in nebulizing solution Cn (in TCID 50/mL) - Initial volume of nebulizing solution Vni (in mL) - Final volume of nebulizing solution Vnf (in mL)
- Viral concentration in concentrated collection solution Cc (in TCID 50/mL) - Volume of concentrated collection solution Vc (in mL)

The former values are used to calculate the following values:
- Nebulized volume Vn = Vni – Vnf (in mL)
- Nebulized quantity of virus Qn = Cn x Vn (in TCID 50) - Collected quantity of virus Qc = Cc x Vc (in TCID 50) - Viral reduction during the experiment R = Log(Qn) – Log (Qc) (in Log(TCID 50))

Finally, the impact of the purifier is evaluated by comparing values of R with the purifier on (R on) to values obtained with the purifier off (R off), for identical running times. The log reduction observed in experiments with the purifier switched on is supposed to be caused by several sources:
- Impact of the purifier,
- Impact of the experimental conditions (nebulization stress, impact on surfaces, sedimentation…).

It is assumed that the second source of viral loss is identical whether the purifier is switched on or off. Therefore, it is estimated by experiments where the purifier is switched off (Roff).

The value of interest, defined as the removal ability of the purifier alone R P, is eventually evaluated as

R P = Ron – Roff

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Test report 170187 - Copy 1 Page 5 on 5 III- Results

Results are presented below.

Purifier
Nebulized
quantity Qn
(TCID50)
Collected
quantity Qc
(TCID50)
Viral
reduction
R
Average
R
Log reduction
caused by
purifier RP
% removal
caused by
purifier
Off 7.3×107

4.2×104 3.2

3.9 5.6×103 4.1

4.2×103 4.2
On 7.0×107

7.5×103 4.0

4.2 0.3 51.8% 3.2×103 4.3

4.2×103 4.2

Log reductions caused by the purifier (R P values in Table) are estimated by subtracting the log reduction of virus observed in the experiments conducted with the purifier switched off from the log reduction of virus observed in the experiments conducted with the purifier switched on, for the same ru
nning time.

IV- Conclusion

The Novaerus Airborne Infection Control Unit Model NV200 was able to remove 51.8% of Influenza H1N1 virus from air after 1 passage through the purifier.

End of test report

Technical Specifications
Wall-mounted or Table Top Environmental Air Quality Monitor uHoo Aura
The Most Comprehensive Environmental Quality Monitor
Temperature, Relative Humidity, TVOC, Particulate Matter (PM₁, PM₂-₅,PM₄,PM₁₀,), Carbon Dioxide (COѺ), Formaldehyde, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Air Pressure, Light, Sound

GENERAL
DATA

USER INTERFACE

CONNECTIVITY
DESIGN
POWER

CERTIFICATIONS
Installation:

Operating
Temperature:

Operating Humidity:

Built-in Fan:

OTA Firmware Update:

Accessories:

Wall-mounted
10°C to 50°C
14°F to 122°F
5% to 95%, Non-condensing
Yes
Yes
5V/2A USB Adapter (region-specific),

1.5m USB Cable, Mounting Tape,
Tapping Screws, Wall Plugs, Air Health
and Virus Index Sticker
Dimensions
(W x L x D):

Weight:

Material:

Mechanical
Protection:

Light Indicators:

Screen Display:
200mm x 180mm x 57mm
or 7.8in x 7.1in x 2.2in
765g or 1.7lbs
ABS Plastic
IP43 Ratings with Dust-filtering Mesh
Air Quality, SIM, Ethernet, Wi-Fi,
Battery (Software-controllable)
No
Once per Minute
Every 15-minute Interval up to 48
hours on Local Flash Memory
Permanant on Cloud
Minute, Hourly Average, Daily
Min/Max/Average + Analytics
Yes
Contact [email protected] for
Account Registration
Support All Major Browsers
uHoo Business
iOS 11 (64-bit Devices) or Android

4.3 and Versions Above
Log Interval:

Backup:

Format:

APIs:
5V/2A USB Adapter
3250mAh @ 3.6V Lithium-ion
Battery
900 mW (Normal Operation) and

1.1 W (Data Transmission)
Main Power Source:

Backup Power Source:

Power Consumption:
uHoo Account:

Web Dashboard:

Mobile App:

Minimum OS
Requirement:

1. Nb-IoT
Choose your connectivity protocol from the following options* *There is only one connectivity protocol used by each device. Be sure to select your preferred option when ordering to ensure it is compatible with your setup.

2. Wi-Fi (Setup using mobile app)

FCC, IC, CE, TELEC, NTC

FCC, IC, CE, PSE
UN38.3, UL 62368, CB (IEC
62133-2017), PSE
RoHS, REACH, WEEE, Free of SCCP
and HBCDD Contents
Radio:

Safety:

Battery:

Environmental:

LTE Cat M1 / NB1 and EGPRS
Module
Multi-regional.
1/2/3/4/5/8/12/23/18/19/20/25/26
Micro-SIM Supporting M1/NB1
Network Access. Contact your
Local Telecommunication Service
Provider for More Details.

Description:

LTE Bands:

SIM Card:
802.11 a/b/g/n @ 2.4GHz and 5GHz
(20MHz Channels Only)
Open, WEP, WPA/WPA2-Personal
Standard:

Security:

SENSORS
Temperature
Relative Humidity
Air Pressure
Light
Sound
PM₁
PMѺ-ѽ
PMѼ
PMѹѸ
TVOC
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Formaldehyde
RANGE
-40 to 85ºC
0 to 100%
300 to 1,100 mBAR
0 to 40,000 lux
30 to 120 dB
0 - 1000 µg/m³
0 - 1000 µg/m³
0 - 1000 µg/m³
0 - 1000 µg/m³
0 to 60,000 ppb
400 to 10,000 ppm
0 to 1,000 ppm
0 to 2,000 ppb

RESOLUTION

0.1ºC

0.1%

0.1 mBar
1 lux
+/- 1db
1 µg/m³
1 µg/m³
1 µg/m³
1 µg/m³
1 ppb
1 ppm

0.1 ppm
1 ppb

ACCURACY
± 0.5°C
± 3%
± 1 mBar
± 20 lux or ± 5% of actual value
Sensitivity: -26 dBFS
SNR: 64 dB
: 122.5 dB SPL
± 10 µg/m3 (0 to 100 µg/m3)
± 10% (100 to 1000 µg/m3)
± 10 µg/m3 (0 to 100 µg/m3)
± 10% (100 to 1000 µg/m3)
± 25 µg/m3 (0 to 100 µg/m3)
± 25% (100 to 1000 µg/m3)
± 25 µg/m3 (0 to 100 µg/m3)
± 25% (100 to 1000 µg/m3)
± 15 %
± 30 ppm plus 3% of actual value
± 2 ppm
± 30 ppb (0 to 300 ppb)
± 10% (300 to 2000 ppb)

SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS

CONNECTIVITY
In addition to the 13 sensors of the uHoo Aura Base device, you can customize it to measure more parameters by choosing one of the options below:
a. Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂), and Ozone (O₃)
b. Nitrogen Oxide (NO)
c. Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂)
d. Hydrogen Suilfide (H₂S)
e. Ammonia (NH₃)
f. Oxygen (O₂)
Temperature, Relative Humidity, Carbon Dioxide (CO₂), TVOC, Air Pressure PM₁, PM₂-₅, PM₄, PM₁₀
uHoo Aura Base Device Measures the Following:

Temperature, Relative Humidity, Air Pressure, Light, Sound, PM₁, PM₂-₅,PM₄,PM₁₀, TVOC, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carbon Dioxide (COѺ), Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Virus IndexTM Module A:

Module B:

Module C:

ALLIANCE-USA.COM

ALLIANCE-USA.COM
Using Indoor Air
Quality Data to
Create the uHoo
Virus Index
Why Indoor Air
Quality Matters
COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has drastically
changed our routines. Due to the lockdowns
put in place in affected regions around the
world, people are spending more time indoors
than ever. And that’s a big point of concern
when talking about air quality because indoor
air is usually two to five times worse than
outdoor air.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, people
were already spending a lot of time indoors,
which has been intensified by efforts to
combat or slow the spread of the disease. For
many people, they are unaware that the air
they are breathing indoors is often more
polluted than outside air. This can induce
anxiety as our homes are supposed to be the
place where we feel the safest.

Research has shown that air quality and
COVID-19, together with other viruses, are
correlated. We can then utilize air quality data
within our homes and workplaces to create an
environment that helps to deactivate viruses
and to enhance our immune system.
uHoo’s goal is to empower you to make better
decisions about your health and your
home/workplace environment using accurate
and actionable air quality data.
“We can then utilize air
quality data within our
homes and workplaces to
create an environment
that helps to deactivate
viruses and to enhance
our immune system.”

uHoo Virus Index
The ‘uHoo Virus Index’ is a patent pending technology that uses the power of air quality data to help you know how to deactivate viruses in your home/workplace and how your air quality affects your health and immune system.

Various factors affect air quality, including your unique habits and spaces, and it’s important to take these into consideration. With uHoo, your air quality data can be transformed into actionable insights.

The table below shows you the uHoo Virus Index. It ranges from 1 to 10 sub-categorized into 4 levels.
1 to 3 (Good)
Virus survival is low and airborne virus spread is unlikely. 4 to 6 (Mild)
Virus survival is moderate and airborne virus spread is possible but air quality poses little to almost no direct health risk for people who are usually not sensitive to air pollution. Sensitive people may experience health effects. More attention to air quality should be given and actions to improve air quality is recommended.
7 to 8 (Bad)
Virus survival is prolonged and airborne virus spread is likely. Air quality poses some health risk.

Critical assessment of your air quality is necessary and actions to improve air quality is required. 9 to 10 (Severe)
Virus survival is high and airborne virus spread is likely. Air quality would affect most people and actions to improve air quality is necessary.

These levels are determined based on scientific analysis of five air quality factors which includes temperature, relative humidity, PM2.5, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrogen Dioxide. Let’s look at how these factors affect your uHoo Virus Index.

Ideal Ranges
T emperature
19°C to 24°C

(66°F to 75°F)
According to research by Casanova Lisa, et al.,
published in the American Society of
Microbiology1, the infection rate of viruses is
significantly reduced at room temperature (20°C
or 68°F) compared to colder temperatures (e.g.
4°C or 39°F). Whereas, at warmer temperatures
(30°C or 86°F), transmission of influenza viruses is
blocked or becomes highly inefficient. Maintaining
temperature at the ideal level not only lessens the
risk of virus transmission but also keeps you
comfortable indoors.

PM2.5
Below 15µg/m3
Particulate Matter also known as “Particle
Pollution” is a complex mixture of extremely small
particles and liquid droplets. Particulate Matter at

2.5 microns in size or smaller can be inhaled deep
into the lungs and cause irritation and corrosion of
the alveolar wall, which impairs lung function3.

They are also known to carry microbiomes4.

These particles are small enough to stay
suspended in the air. A study conducted by Feng,
Cindy et al published in the Journal of
Environmental Health5 showed an increased
vulnerability to influenza-like illnesses when levels
of PM2.5 were above the ideal range. The data
suggests that PM2.5 stays airborne longer,
creating a “condensation nuclei” which virus
droplets attach to. These are then inhaled by
people, resulting in infection.

Thus, it is best to keep your PM2.5 levels low to
minimize risk of infection.

Examples of sources of PM2.5 indoors: smoking,
cooking, candles, space heaters, furnaces, and
poorly-maintained HVAC system.

Relative Humidity
40% - 60%
In environments with lower than 40% Relative
Humidity (RH), droplets from a cough or a sneeze
lose their moisture quickly. This results in droplets
becoming ‘dry aerosols’ and capable of staying in
the air for longer periods. Viral particles remain
infectious much longer below 40% and above
80%.

Virus particles are most inactive at 50% humidity,
and retain their infectiousness the further from
that median value, plateauing at 20% and 80%,
respectively2. Staying within 40% to 60% relative
humidity is ideal from a comfort perspective but
50% is the most ideal in terms of fast virus
inactivation.

Keeping the humidity at the ideal range not only
helps you stay comfortable but also keeps you
healthy. Low humidity (less than 30%) may
promote dry nasal passage which makes people
more susceptible to cold viruses while high
humidity (more than 70%) may promote mold
growth which can be harmful to people with
weakened immune systems.

Ideal Ranges
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
Below 53ppb
High levels of Nitrogen Dioxide indoors is the
result of outdoor NO2 entering your indoor
environment as well as combustion sources inside
the home / workplace. According to a study
published in the Environmental Research journal,
short-term exposure can irritate airways while
long-term exposure can lead to chronic illness and
respiratory infections with viruses7. Asthmatics
may also experience longer symptomatic periods
and increased medication use for children.

Examples of sources of nitrogen dioxide:

Automobiles from attached garage or near a busy
street, appliances with defective installations, gas
stoves, kerosene heaters, chimneys, etc.

Carbon Dioxide
Below 800ppm
Carbon Dioxide has long been used as an indicator
of good indoor air quality primarily because of its
association with ventilation. When carbon dioxide
levels are high, it may indicate that your space is
not well ventilated. The ideal level of CO2 is
needed to reduce the risk of lung inflammation6.

Chronic inflammation caused by persistent high
CO2 levels is not ideal for your health. Moreover,
longer exposure to high CO2 can cause fatigue,
headaches, and dizziness. It is also possible to
develop hypercapnia acidosis6, characterized by
increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood.

This suppresses immune function and can make
one more susceptible to disease.

Some causes of carbon dioxide elevation indoors:
improperly maintained combustion devices and
poor ventilation.

How do these Parameters Differ from Standards
When it comes to dealing with viruses, the lower the risk the better. The thresholds set in uHoo’s Virus Index are different from the default air quality safety thresholds set inside the uHoo app, which is based on US EPA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The uHoo Virus Index thresholds are based on specific environments, derived from scientific research conducted by governments, scientists, and universities, suitable for viruses to survive. It has stricter guidelines compared to the air quality safety thresholds set by the above mentioned organizations.

In-Depth Analysis:

Air Quality & COVID-19
COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease compared to its 2003 counterpart, SARS. Its health effects vary among people from having no symptoms at all to having severe respiratory distress. According to the CDC8, people with serious underlying medical conditions are “at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.”
Scientists also found that air pollution contributes to the severity of the disease. A nationwide study9, conducted by Harvard University, showed that counties in the USA with high levels of air pollution before the COVID-19 crisis have higher death rates (defined as COVID-19 deaths per total population).

Can Coronavirus T ravel in the Air?
Research groups have suggested that air
pollution particles could help coronavirus
travel further in the air10.

A statistical analysis11 conducted by scientists
from various Italian Universities and Health
Institutions showed correlation between
higher levels of particle pollution and higher
rates of infection in parts of northern Italy
before a lockdown was imposed. It’s
important to take note that this study has not
been peer-reviewed as of the writing of this
paper (May 2020).

In contrast, a peer-reviewed research study
conducted by Wei Su et. al published in the
BMC journal found that high levels of
particulates in the air corresponded to more
cases of influenza and influenza-like illnesses
during the flu season12.

Previous studies have also shown that air
pollution particles harbour microbes4, and
that pollution is likely to have carried the
viruses causing bird flu, measles, and foot &
mouth disease over considerable distances.

How Does COVID-19 Spread?
Large virus-laden droplets from infected
people’s coughs and sneezes fall to the
ground within a meter or two. But much
smaller droplets, less than 5 microns in
diameter, can remain in the air for minutes to
hours and travel further.

Ke Lan and his colleagues, expert virologists
from Wuhan University, hypothesized that
these tiny airborne droplets can cause
coronavirus infections13. Scientists from the
Department of Community and Family
medicine in Hong Kong found evidence that
SARS coronavirus was spread in the air14.

How Air Pollution & Indoor Air
Quality Affect Mortality Rate
Long before COVID-19 arrived at our
doorsteps, air pollution and poor indoor air
quality have been linked to higher rates of
illness and mortality.

According to Harvard University9, the same
trend holds true for COVID-19. Their study
looked at the data from the year 2000 to 2016
and found that long-term exposure to
particulate matter results in an increase in
COVID-19 death rate, based on their data, as
of April 24, 2020.

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W ays to Maintain Good Air Quality
Now that we know how vital good air quality is to reduce our susceptibility to viruses, let’s look at some practical tips below based on the uHoo Virus Index.

K eep your T emperature and
Humidity under Control
WHO’s Guide For Worker Safety15 in March
2020 notes that a person can be infected by
touching contaminated objects or surfaces,
and then touching their face.

According to The National Institute for Public
Health and the Environment of the
Netherlands (RIVM)16, under the right
conditions, SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes
COVID-19, can survive outside of the body for
several hours and surfaces for several days.

Aside from good personal hygiene and
cleaning surfaces, there are ways to lessen
our risk of getting infected through the right
management of temperature and relative
humidity. A study published in the American
Society for Microbiology1 found that the right
level of humidity rendered more SARS-CoV
surrogate viruses unable to infect, a process
called viral inactivation.

Here are the results of their study:
• The greatest level of virus inactivation

took place at 50%RH.
• The lowest level of virus inactivation took

place at 20%RH.
• Inactivation was more rapid at 20°C

(68°F) than at 4°C (39°F) at all humidity

levels.
• There was greater survival for viruses at

low RH (20%) and high RH (80%) than at

moderate RH (50%).
• Infectious virus deposited on stainless

steel surfaces stayed for at least 3 days at

50%RH (20°C) and for up to 28 days at

20%RH.

The results show that keeping Relative
Humidity at 50% and a temperature of 20°C
lessens your risk in being infected as it
promotes faster virus inactivation. Thus, it’s
essential that healthcare facilities, offices,
and homes keep the humidity at the ideal
range to reduce transmission risk of
COVID-19 in indoor environments. However, it
is important to note that virus particles on
smooth steel surfaces can last up to 3 days at
50%RH and 20°C, more so, if the temperature
and humidity is lower than that. Disinfecting
surfaces should still be an important part of
our daily routine.

To understand this data better and its implication on our health, let’s look at the charts below, from the study conducted by Lisa M. Casanova, et al published in the American Society for Microbiology1.

Chart 1: Inactivation of SARS-CoV Surrogate TGEV at 4°C and at different humidities.

Fastest inactivation of viruses happened at 50%RH.

Knowing our infection risk using temperature and humidity is essential in maintaining a healthy indoor environment where we spend 90% of our time.

This chart shows that in dry indoor air at 20°C and 20% RH, 80% of coronaviruses remain viable on surfaces for a week. This significantly increases our infection risk through touch, resuspension, and inhalation of virus particles. Humidifying your home or office to 50% RH reduces viable viruses to less than 1% after two days, which significantly decreases infection risk.

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1 viable viruses (%)
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RH 50%, T 20°C
inactivation log10 -0.896/day
RH 80%, T 20°C
inactivation log10 -0.212/day
RH 20%, T 20°C
inactivation log10 -0.081/day
Chart 2: Inactivation of SARS-CoV surrogate TGEV at different temperatures and humidities.

Fastest inactivation at all temperatures is at 50% RH.

Virus particles are most inactive at 50% humidity, and retain their viability the further from that median value, plateauing at 20% and 80% respectively as represented by the blue line.

At 20°C (68°F) with dry air (20%RH) and humid air (80% RH) coronaviruses survive for up to two to three days as represented by the blue star. At 20°C (68°F) with 50%RH, on the other hand, less than 1% of the viruses remain viable after 1 day as represented by the red star.

The study also showed that low temperatures increase the persistence of viable viruses (black line) while high temperatures decrease the persistence of viable viruses (red line), on inanimate objects such as stainless steel. viable viruses (%)
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longstanding
viability
longstanding
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fast
inactivation
What does this data mean?
Dr. Walter Hugentobler from the University of
Zurich states:
“This study clearly shows that maintaining a
mid-range humidity in hospitals and
healthcare establishments would be an
effective measure to reduce the risks of
coronavirus transmission. Although this study
set out to gain insight into potential measures
to control SARS-CoV (the virus of the SARS
pandemic in 2002/2003), the results are most
likely relevant to the spread of COVID-19, the
disease transmitted by SARS-CoV-2, a
coronavirus genetically very close to
SARS-CoV .”17
How does Relative Humidity
Affect the Spread of Viruses?
Scientists from the Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Peking
University19 proposed that the moisture in
exhaled bioaerosols quickly evaporates in a
low-humidity environment, which then forms
into airborne droplet nuclei. When the fluid of
pathogenic droplets quickly evaporates, it
allows them to stay suspended in the air for a
long time.

This is supported by another study
conducted by the US CDC20 on the effect of
relative humidity on aerosolized viruses. They
found that rapid inactivation of viruses
happens at relative humidity of 43% even if
they are suspended in the air. Maintaining an
indoor relative humidity at the ideal range will
then significantly reduce the infectivity of
aerosolized viruses.

How does T emperature Affect
the Spread of Viruses?
Ambient temperature can have a strong
influence on the activity and spread of
viruses. For example, other viruses that cause
respiratory infections often occur in the
winter months. According to Frank van
Kuppeveld, professor of virology at Utrecht
University, this stems from reduced
resistance of the mucous membranes18 in the
nose when cold air is inhaled. Keeping the
temperature at the ideal range indoors, 19°C
to 24°C (66°F to 75°F), helps you avoid
drying of the nasal passage that makes you
more susceptible to viruses.

Get Fresh Air and Maintain
Good V entilation
For people living in apartments, fresh air is a
precious resource. To keep the air healthy in
these spaces, what you can do is to replace
your HVAC filters more often than normal,
install ventilation fans, and keep the house
free of dust to reduce particulate matter in
the air.

If you live in a home with more windows, you
can open them at regular times each day to
let fresh air in. However, you have to take
note that outdoor pollution can also enter and
increase PM2.5 levels indoors. Improving the
filter used in your HVAC system can
significantly reduce the amount of PM2.5
entering your home. Houses with bigger
spaces can also put up plants to help improve
the air.

At your workplace, you need to make sure
that the building’s ventilation system is
working efficiently and is able to ensure an
effective flow of fresh air so that the stale air
inside the workplace can be dissipated.

Aside from good ventilation, our activities can
also have an impact on our indoor air.

Cooking, for example, generates a high
amount of PM2.5. Maintaining good ventilation
is crucial to lessen health risks.

Maintain Good V entilation
while Cooking
Research conducted by Jennifer M. Logue, et
al, published in the Journal of Environmental
Health Perspectives, showed that cooking is a
major source of PM2.521. The small
particulates generated from heat combustion
are small enough to stay suspended in the air
indefinitely, increasing the risk of inhaling
them. Once inside your lungs, they can cause
irritation or damage to your respiratory
system.

How to Reduce High PM2.5
Levels while Cooking
According to researchers from the
Netherlands TNO, there are four factors that
can increase PM2.5 levels in the air while
cooking. These include:

Cooking Method. The level of PM2.5 released
during cooking is highly dependent on three
things - cooking with lids, cooking using gas
or induction, and the type of dish. Meat
frying, in particular, releases PM2.5 more than
other dishes. Using induction instead of gas is
more efficient. However, the type of dish
being cooked is still a big factor.

Type of Range Hood Used. Aside from using
motorized hoods, improving flow rate and
adding a damp buffer can significantly reduce
PM2.5 levels. According to the study22 done
by Jacobs, Cornelissen, & Borsboom
published in the Indoor Air Conference at
Ghent, these have reduced PM2.5 levels from
above 800 µg/m3 (unhealthy level) to below
100 µg/m3 (moderate level).

Amount of Ventilation in Relation to the Size
of the Kitchen/Living Room. The right
ventilation must be used in order for PM2.5 to
quickly dissipate after cooking. Using the
wrong ventilation will cause PM2.5 to stay in
the air longer.

Impact of Energy Recovery
V entilator and Kitchen Exhaust
Hood
A study conducted by Jinglin Jiang and Dr.

Brandon Boor of Purdue University in
collaboration with Whirlpool, utilized uHoo
sensors to test the effect of Energy Recovery
Ventilator (ERV) and range hood ventilation on
reducing PM2.5 levels indoors. Using stir
frying as a cooking method, they observed
that PM2.5 can be reduced within 15 minutes
when both the ERV and hood are turned on23.

When both are turned off, it took
approximately one hour to reach the same
level of PM2.5 before cooking started. This
means there are higher chances for people to
breathe in higher amounts of PM2.5 when
ventilation is insufficient.

Be Careful in Using Cleaning
Products
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people are
regularly disinfecting their homes with sprays
and wipes. While these items are useful for
killing viruses, disinfecting products contain
VOCs24, which can trigger allergies and
weaken immune system24.

According to the US EPA, VOCs or Volatile
Organic Compounds are emitted as gases
from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a
variety of chemicals, some of which may have
short- and long-term adverse health
effects25. They can also react with other
chemicals in the air and become more
dangerous to human health.

Although using disinfectants is a
recommended step to prevent virus infection
from our hands or surfaces, it must be done
in a way that it does not affect our lungs and
overall health.

Exposure to VOCs over 24 hours can irritate
the lungs, causing nausea and making it
difficult to breathe. Long term exposure to
harmful VOCs over months can affect the
liver, kidneys, and central nervous system.

You can reduce VOCs in your home through
proper ventilation. Opening a window will
allow the trapped gases to escape and will
dilute any remaining VOCs with fresh air.

Another way is to get a purifier with a carbon
filter that can trap VOCs. Knowing the
specification of a purifier is important
because not all can clean VOCs. Some
purifiers also emit ozone (O3) while cleaning
which can cause respiratory conditions.

Having an indoor air sensor, such as uHoo,
helps you know if your air purifier actually
works and is safe for your family.

You may also want to consider changing
cleaning products you use to ones that are
low VOC. This helps you to reduce the actual
source.

A void Polluting Compounds
Nitrogen Dioxide is considered as one of the
most polluting compounds in the air. NO2 is
produced by automobiles and other kinds of
combustion.

Long-term exposure to NO2 may cause a wide
spectrum of severe health problems such as
hypertension, diabetes, heart and
cardiovascular diseases, and even death.

NO2 can also form indoors when fossil fuels
like wood or natural gas are burned. Current
guidelines by the WHO says that one hour
exposure to 106 ppb of Nitrogen Dioxide26 is
acceptable.

At about twice this level, asthmatics may find
it harder to breathe due to reduced
pulmonary function. For normal people,
breathing in NO2 at this level can cause slight
difficulties in breathing.

Yaron Ogen, a scientist from Tel-Aviv
University, examined the relationship between
long-term exposure to NO2 and coronavirus
fatality in Italy, Spain, France and Germany27.

The number of death cases caused by
COVID-19 were taken from 66 administrative
regions. Results show that out of the 4,443
fatality cases, 3,487 (78%) were in five
regions located in north Italy and central
Spain. Additionally, the same five regions
show the highest NO2 concentrations
combined with downwards airflow which
prevented an efficient dispersion of air
pollution.

The chart below shows that most of the
fatalities occurred in high concentrations of
NO2 ranging between 100 to 300, where NO2
readings between 177 and 294 µg/m3 making
up 83% of it.

These results indicate that the long-term
exposure to NO2 may be one of the most
important contributors to fatality caused by
the COVID-19 virus in these regions and most
likely across the world.
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T ry to get a Good Night’ s Sleep
Poor air inside bedrooms greatly reduces
quality of sleep.

Research conducted by scientists from
Tsinghua University found that an increase of
77 .5 points in the Air Quality Index (AQI) was
able to reduce a person’s amount of sleep by
more than half an hour per day28. An AQI
reading of 77 .5 is considered to be in the
moderate range.

These research studies are consistent with
the findings of scientists from Harvard, Yale
and Emory University studying the effect of
black carbon29 on an adult's quality of sleep.

An increase of 0.21 µg/m3 of black carbon
resulted in 23 to 25 minutes of less sleep per
day. Some sources of black carbon include
diesel engines, residential fuels, burning, and
other industrial processes. Aside from having
less sleep, black carbon increases risks of
developing cardiovascular and respiratory
diseases which weakens immune systems.

Good air quality is not only important for
healthy lungs but also healthy sleep.

Research done by Luciana Besedovsky, Tanja
Lange, and Jan Born published in the US
National Library of Medicine showed that
good sleep promotes a healthy immune
system30, which is crucial in keeping virus
symptoms at bay. The immune system is
strongly-linked to the circadian sleep-wake
rhythm, and poor sleep can increase the risk
of getting sick.

Stop any Kind of Smoking
Tobacco smoke can negatively impact air
quality, even if you yourself don’t smoke.

Smoke from cigarettes, cigars, or pipes
contains over 70 chemicals known to cause
cancer. The US CDC estimated that
secondhand smoke31 has contributed to
around 2.5 million nonsmoker deaths since
1965.

Tobacco smoking also has long lasting
effects. Research done by Peyton Jacob III, et
al on the effects of “Thirdhand Smoke” ,
published in the US National Library of
Medicine showed that tobacco smoke residue
produces secondary organic pollutants32 and
releases VOCs over time.

Opening windows and turning on an air
purifier may help reduce the concentration of
smoke in your home, but keep in mind that
the best level of tobacco smoke is to not have
any at all.

Know What Y ou’re Breathing In
“Make the invisible, visible.”
Like viruses, air pollution cannot be eliminated
when we cannot see what we are dealing
with. Seeing the problem allows us to create
solutions that actually work instead of
guessing.

The only way to make the problems in the air
visible is by using an indoor air quality
monitor. So how can uHoo help?
uHoo Is Y our First Step - It
Gives Y ou Actionable Insights
uHoo helps people make the right choices
based on their air quality. Each person has
unique habits, homes and workplaces and it’s
important to take this into consideration when
addressing indoor air quality.
uHoo Helps Y ou Know Y our Air
So Y ou Can T ake The Right
Action
Research has consistently shown that air
quality has a strong impact on health. Our
immune system not only relies on the kind of
food we eat but also the air we breathe. uHoo
would be able to help you stay healthy and
strong by providing insights on what air
quality issues we have and how these affect
our health.

The uHoo Virus Index goes the extra mile to
help you take control of your environment and
help you know how to deactivate viruses in
your home/workplace. The uHoo Virus Index
utilizes data on temperature, relative
humidity, PM2.5, carbon dioxide and nitrogen
dioxide in calculating the index. It also tells
you which specific air quality factors you
need to address so you can immediately take
action.
uHoo Helps Y ou Automate
Things at Home and at the
W orkplace
uHoo complements your HEPA air purifiers,
humidifiers, ventilation system, etc. by
providing you with data and insights on how
to effectively use them. You can also use
uHoo to control your other equipment, be it at
home or in the workplace, to automatically
respond based on what uHoo detects.

Conclusion
Taking care of your air quality and making
sure it is at optimal levels increases virus
inactivation and helps to keep your immune
system healthy.

Knowing how to fight an invisible enemy using
uHoo allows us to make educated decisions
about our health and measure the impact of
our actions. Now that we are living in the new
normal and spending most of our time
indoors, gaining insights about our indoor air
and how it affects our immune system is more
important than ever.

The uHoo Virus Index and all parameters that
uHoo measures gives us the ability to know
what action to take to maintain a healthy
indoor environment whether at home or in the
workplace. Taking care of the space where
we work and live, by keeping air quality
healthy, is more than just for our own benefit,
it’s also about saving lives.

Disclaimer
The uHoo Virus Index is intended to provide you information on indoor air quality to help you know how to deactivate viruses in your home/workplace and how your air quality affects your health and immune system.

The uHoo Virus Index is not, and is not intended, for use in detecting, in any manner, the presence of any kind of virus or bacteria in your area.

With the uHoo Virus Index, your air quality data can be transformed into actionable insights. Nevertheless, users should exercise their own independent judgment in conjunction with implementing such actions with proper cleanliness and sanitation measures. We at uHoo do not take responsibility for any decision taken by the user based solely on the information provided by uHoo. Users are solely responsible for any action that they may take.

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