{"id":1639,"date":"2021-09-20T17:05:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/blog\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:56:28","slug":"top-air-quality-concerns-decision-makers-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/blog\/top-air-quality-concerns-decision-makers-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Top air quality concerns decision-makers share"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our latest blog tackles the main indoor air quality concerns shared by decision-makers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poor indoor air quality is bad for business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID-19\u00a0may have provided the wake-up call businesses needed to focus on\u00a0improving indoor air quality, but the fact is that the air we breathe has never been good for business. Poorly ventilated office air that is endlessly recycled and clogged with particulates, bacteria, and toxic fumes affect our <a href=\"https:\/\/ambius.co.za\/blog\/poor-indoor-air-affects-productivity\/(opens in a new tab)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mood, productivity, and workplace performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent Ambius survey found that this ties into the two leading indoor air quality concerns keeping decision-makers up at night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concerns about airborne pathogens:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from our survey results, the top concerns that decision-makers had pertained to airborne bacteria, germs, chemicals, allergies and asthma.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"indoor air quality concerns\" class=\"wp-image-1640\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These results are not surprising. Disease-causing viruses and bacteria \u2013 including&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;\u2013 can be spread by direct contact with aerosols from infected employees who talk, cough, and sneeze.  Employees who miss work due to respiratory illness generally miss between one to four workdays, accounting for 5\u201320% of&nbsp;sickness absences in the workplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies show that occupants in open-plan offices with more than six people have<strong>&nbsp;62% more days of absence<\/strong>. And employees working in open-plan workspaces have an&nbsp;<strong>18% and 12% higher risk<\/strong> of medically certified sickness absence than their colleagues in cubicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as we know, absenteeism can really hit a business hard on the bottom line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kill your air quality concerns with VIRUSKILLER&#x2122;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/viruskiller-air-purifiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ambius has the solution<\/a>. With an airflow pattern that includes triple-filtration and a patented UV-C reactor chamber, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/viruskiller-air-purifiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIRUSKILLER&#8217;s<\/a> revolutionary air purifiers offer real protection against airborne pathogens, allergens, COVID-19, particulates and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How VIRUSKILLER&#x2122; can work for your business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Get expert insights customized to your space with a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FREE&nbsp;clean air consultation<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;from Ambius. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/contact\/\">Contact Ambius today.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ambius.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CTA-Banners-sizes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1662\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest blog tackles the main indoor air quality concerns shared by decision-makers. 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