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AIR QUALITY AND MOULDS

Ensure comfort and safety in work environments

Air quality and moulds

Workplace air quality

REGULAR PREVENTIVE CHECKS OF INDOOR AIR FOR EMPLOYEE COMFORT, HEALTH, SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY

According to Boma Best and WELL certifications, it is recommended to periodically check the air quality of the different work areas, as they are not all equal. Some rooms can become unproductive following a bad calibration of the ventilation system.

To ensure the comfort and safety of your employees, our experts can assist you in the process of testing the air quality of your work environment in addition to analyzing various contaminants.

  • Preventive check
  • Clean room checks
  • Inspecting ductwork
  • Suspicious smells and symptoms reported by occupants
  • Indoor pools
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Preventive check

Preventive check

LIMIT THE POLLUTANTS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT

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For environments with at-risk populations, it is important to do preventive inspections of the air quality and the indoor environment.

Our team of experts can help you:

  • Establish an annual plan for preventive checks on your institution’s indoor air quality
  • Check the air for comfort (temperature, humidity, ventilation rate or airflow problems) and health (mould, bacteria) aspects

Clean room checks

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PERIODIC EVALUATION

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Clean rooms are controlled environments designed to limit the presence of particles and microorganisms. They are essential for industries where air quality, precision, and sterility are critical, such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, microelectronics, medical devices, optics, aerospace, and hospital laboratories.

To keep these environments compliant, safe, and efficient, you need to rely on rigorous validation protocols, certified equipment, and specialized methods (including Certifiltre for ventilation and air filtration), in line with current standards and regulatory requirements.

Certification and validation services for your clean rooms

Thanks to an integrated approach to building science, technical expertise in microbiology, regulatory rigor, and an understanding of operational realities, Nvira offers a turnkey solution for the certification of your clean rooms, including:

  • Assessment of microbiological and particulate contamination
    (viable microorganisms and non-viable particles)
  • Certification of clean rooms according to OPQ 2014.01 / 2014.02 standards
  • Support: periodic assessment and proposed solutions to improve air quality and microbiological cleanliness of surfaces
  • Validation of “as built,” “at rest,” and “in operation” environments
  • Testing in accordance with ISO 14644-1 and ISO 14698 (IEST and CETA standards)
  • Verification of high-risk environments (pharmaceutical, research centers, fiber optics)

Rest assured that your clean rooms are compliant and validated, from particle assessment to ventilation optimization.

Inspecting ductwork for contaminants

CHECKING WHETHER VENTILATION DUCTS ARE CLEAN, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER A CLEANING

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We verify whether your ducts are clean (dust, biological contaminants, etc.) through observation and samples taken from surfaces. We then establish whether your ventilation ducts need to be cleaned and prioritize which ducts and systems should be targeted first. Our impartial analysis gives you the straight facts.

  • Verification and post-cleaning certification
  • Testing and analysis in accordance with the NADCA standard
  • Sampling cassettes or weighing cassettes in the lab

Suspicious smells

Suspicious smells and symptoms reported by occupants

ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF OCCUPANTS OF YOUR BUILDINGS

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Our experienced staff can help you determine the source of odors and the origin of occupant symptoms, assess the potential impact on occupants and advise on how to correct the situation. We are also present during and after the work to ensure that the problem is properly solved.

Our experts can conduct analyses on different kinds of odours:

  • Mould odour: smells damp, earthy, like a cellar, etc.
  • Chemical odour: off-gas, formaldehyde (new smell), smoke, cigarette smell, sewer smell, dead animal smell, etc.

Indoor pools: mould and chlorine odour

INDOOR POOLS, HOT TUBS AND WATER PLAYGROUND CAN AFFECT YOUR AIR QUALITY

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Suspicious stains, earthy smells and chlorine odour can all cause people to experience discomfort or exhibit symptoms. We can help you deal with such issues by running tests to:

  • Assess the concentration of trichloramine, which is responsible for chlorine pool smell
  • Measure the relative humidity and moisture content in materials
  • Measure the concentrations of mould in the air and on surfaces

Moulds and biological contaminants

Management of decontamination work

ELIMINATION OF CONTAMINANTS AND RHABILITATION OF YOUR BUILDING

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In certain situations where the fungal contamination is very extensive, the moulds are found in a risk environment (hospital, CHSLD, school, etc.), or a destructive fungus such as the weeping rot (Serpula Lacrymans) is identified, monitoring work by a mould expert is required.

Our certified microbiologists support you in all stages of your decontamination work, from the decontamination protocol adapted to your building to post-work tests, including worker training and site supervision.

Certification of decontamination

CHECKING AIR QUALITY AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE

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In a disaster, poor diagnosis and unsuitable decontamination techniques for certain situations can leave contaminants in the interior environment of a building.

Our certificates of conformity make it possible to certify that the work has effectively eliminated the identified sources of contamination.

Visual inspection, material moisture measurements, surface sampling and indoor air quality testing are all steps that can provide the level of confidence desired by the occupants of your building.

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Certifications

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