Related Initiatives & News
Citizen-science projects, "School Streets" campaigns, EU and US policy moves, and other organisations pushing for cleaner air around schools. Curated and updated as we hear from the field — got a project to add? Tell us.
Active projects worldwide
xAire — Barcelona, Spain
Students deployed 725 NO₂ samplers around their schools. The data fed directly into Barcelona's "Protegim les Escoles" programme that pedestrianises streets near schools.
Learn more →School Streets — Europe-wide
Streets in front of schools are closed to motor traffic at drop-off and pick-up. Implemented in London, Paris, Milan, Vienna and growing — measurable NO₂ drops in study after study.
Learn more →SINPHONIE
Foundational EU survey on Schools Indoor Pollution and Health that produced the first pan-European indoor air quality guidelines for schools.
Learn more →EPA "Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools"
A free U.S. framework that walks schools through assessment, action plans, and ventilation upgrades. Widely cited as the operational starting point for any IAQ programme.
Learn more →Clean Air Zones & LEZs
Low-Emission Zones around city centres, schools and hospitals. Early evaluations show meaningful drops in NO₂ and PM2.5, and reduced asthma-related ER visits among children.
Learn more →Breathe Green Coalition
Coalition of NGOs lobbying national education ministries to add IAQ monitoring to school building standards. Active in France, Italy and Spain.
Learn more →Recent news in the space
EU updates school ventilation guidance
The European Commission published revised guidance recommending CO₂ monitors as a low-cost ventilation proxy in all primary classrooms.
Barcelona expands "Protegim les Escoles" to 50 more schools
The city extended its School Streets programme, citing the xAire data as the trigger for the original pilot.
U.S. CDC links classroom CO₂ with absenteeism
A new CDC analysis of K-12 districts found that schools with persistently elevated CO₂ had measurably higher chronic absenteeism rates.
SchoolAir presents at Web Summit
Our team showcased the kit and the global database at the world's largest tech conference. Read more on the blog →
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