Poppy Launches Portable BreatheScore Kit, Training Program

Poppy released its portable instant air tracer and sensor system test kit along with a hands-on training and accreditation program for building engineers and HVAC service providers. The Poppy BreatheScore Kit enables professional providers to measure air changes and ventilation performance, to help customers discover overventilation areas to save on HVAC energy costs, and to quickly and cost-effectively comply with ASHRAE Standard 241-2023, the newly published standard to reduce the spread of airborne diseases in buildings.

The kits enable users to quantify before and after upgrades and renovations, and to troubleshoot areas with stale air or odor problems. By providing a visual representation of how air moves through a room, mimicking human breath, the particle and sensor system measures the effectiveness of all natural and mechanical ventilation, purifiers and filters at professional-grade accuracy covering up to 5,000 square-feet of building space. The actionable data available in BreatheScore’s accompanying app reveals safe target occupancy levels, ventilation blindspots and areas for HVAC energy optimization.

The integrated training and accreditation program for conducting BreatheScore tests and scans enables building professionals to develop expertise in HVAC performance measurement.

Poppy has also partnered with Ainsworth. Through the partnership, Ainsworth will utilize the BreatheScore Kits to ensure sustainable air quality and compliance to ASHRAE, CDC and building owner standards for commercial buildings.

ASHRAE Standard 241-2023, which is expected to be incorporated into building codes starting later this year, sets requirements for the amount of clean, pathogen-free air that must be provided per occupant when called upon by public health authorities, reducing the risk of transmission of airborne viruses in workplaces, schools, hospitals, stores, restaurants, factories, warehouses and residential buildings.