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How we calculate our air quality index and why we need it

When it comes to measuring air pollution, raw data is hard to understand. This is why air quality indexes are created. An air quality index (AQI) translates numerical data into a descriptive rating scale and makes it easier for citizens of…
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10 things you can do to improve air quality in your city

Air pollution is an environmental issue that affects everyone. Here’s how you can do your part in clearing the air. Use public transportation Public buses, trams, subways, and trains are not only more affordable than…
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The connection between air quality and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint for achieving a better future for the people and the planet. Air quality and air pollution are included in many of the individual targets. Globally, cities and companies are…
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Major air pollutants, their impact and sources

When talking about air quality, we commonly mean the levels of different pollutants in our air. Major air pollutants include carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH3), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), particulate matter (PM),…
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Air quality in Hamburg during the Corona crisis

Closed businesses, meeting bans and home office - due to the current Corona crisis much less people are travelling every day compared to one or two weeks ago. Satellite data has already shown in the past that this decrease in individual mobility…
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AQWidget – Breeze Technologies develops open source air quality information widget for European Commission’s JRC

Communicating understandable air quality data to citizens is a key ingredient for effective clean air action. They need to be able to understand why air quality is important, how air quality levels have been developing and what the local authorities…
During NASA's International Space Apps hackathon, the team of Breeze Technologies developed HARMONY: a Holistic Air Quality Real-Time Map & Online Observatory.Breeze Technologies
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One hackathon, one weekend, one app: Breeze Technologies at NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge

As part of NASA's Global Space Apps Challenge 2019, our team has developed HARMONY, an environmental intelligence map that allows the near real-time monitoring of indicative satellite air quality data and an evaluation of satellite data quality…
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Breeze Technologies wins EXPO REAL’s “Next City Solutions” Award

50 startups had previously participated in the BUILTWORLD Innovation Contest semi-finals in London. 25 startups were then selected by an international expert jury to exhibit at the BUILTWORLD Innovation Forum at EXPO REAL 2019 as a contest…
Brezee Technologies wins the 2019 Citypreneurs Challenge in Seoul, Korea.
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Breeze Technologies convinces UN jury at Citypreneurs Startup Challenge in Seoul

Out of 175 startups and 30 finalists, Breeze Technologies won the Grand Investors' Pick and a WeGo Sponsorship at this year's Citypreneurs startup challenge. Organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and…
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Breeze Technologies at the NYC Climate Week

From 23 to 29 September, Businesses, world leaders, communities, and youth activists gathered at the world's biggest climate week event, Climate Week NYC 2019. Thanks to our CEO being named YGT - Young Green Tech Entrepreneur of the Year 2019…
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Breeze Technologies wins Public Governance Institute’s myGovernment Hero Award

After pitches of five finalist startups, Breeze Technologies won the "myGovernment Hero Award" at the myGovernment 2019 event of the Public Governance Institute, together with Polyteia. The startups presented their business model and implemented…
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What Is Air Quality? Why Does It Matter?

Find out more about the importance of air quality, current laws and regulations and how we can monitor and improve air quality to create a healthier and more liveable environment. Facts about Air Quality by Breeze Technologies. What…