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| key_people = Frank Hammes <br/>Jens Hammes<br/>Glory Dolphin-Hammes |
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'''IQAir''' is a Swiss-based company that specializes in technology solutions that help protect people from airborne pollutants. IQAir implements this technology in residential, commercial and public buildings. IQAir has received numerous awards and recognitions for its room [[air purifiers]] and [[air filters]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir New Edition HealthPro Plus: Best Overall Air Purifier |url=http://www.consumersearch.com/air-purifiers/iqair-new-edition-healthpro-plus |publisher=ConsumerSearch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir New Edition HealthPro Plus Review |publisher=Reviewboard Magazine |url=http://www.reviewboard.com/2012/11/22/7474/iqair-new-edition-healthpro-plus-review/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Test |work=Wired Magazine|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.09/play.html?pg=13 |date=September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Stiftung Warentest |journal=Test |date=September 1998}}{{page needed|date=October 2013}}</ref> IQAir also engages in international projects that create ultra-clean living and working environments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shareholder Agenda: Tea and Blank Pages |work=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/business/24suits.html |date=23 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir Perfect 16 |publisher=Extreme Makeover |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cxQ_VvboQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Baby Jaelyn Gets a Heart |url=http://www.andersoncooper.com/videos/0-d5uafg8e/?__hstc=56977397.a00b510d88dba5eda9a5ef0d59b3e49f.1376935472882.1376950580462.1377031647670.3&__hssc=56977397.2.1377031647670 |publisher=Anderson Cooper 360}}</ref> IQAir's vision is to "assist people in living longer, healthier and more productive lives by helping them breathe the cleanest, healthiest air possible."<ref>{{cite web |title=A Breath of Fresh Air|url=http://www.lpag.org/home/zooscape_article.pdf |work=Zoo Scape}}</ref> |
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'''IQAir''' is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] air quality technology company, specializing in protection against airborne pollutants, developing air quality monitoring and air cleaning products.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shareholder Agenda: Tea and Blank Pages |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/business/24suits.html |date=23 August 2008}}</ref> IQAir also operates AirVisual, a real-time air quality information platform.<ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir Perfect 16 |publisher=Extreme Makeover |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cxQ_VvboQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAgVbqDoIZo|title=Baby Jaelyn Gets a Heart|publisher=Anderson Cooper Live}}</ref> As of February 2020, it had around 500 employees worldwide, 150 of them in [[China]], and its most important markets were [[Asia]] and [[North America]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bürgi|first=Marc|date=2020-02-25|title=Luftreiniger: Der heimliche Verkaufsrenner in der Corona-Krise - HZ|url=https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/luftreiniger-der-heimliche-verkaufsrenner-der-corona-krise|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Handelszeitung|language=de|quote=Das KMU produziert seine Produkte am Firmensitz sowie in Süddeutschland und zählt rund 500 Mitarbeiter weltweit. Asien und Nordamerika sind für IQAir die wichtigsten Märkte. In China hat die Firma 150 Angestellte, 14 Niederlassungen und einen Marktanteil von rund 5 Prozent.}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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IQAir was founded 1963 by brothers Manfred and Klaus Hammes, who introduced an air filter system for residential coal ovens in [[Germany]] to help reduce black dust build-up on the walls behind ovens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History {{!}} IQAir |url=https://www.iqair.com/us/about-iqair/our-history |website=www.iqair.com |language=en}}</ref> Manfred Hammes, a lifelong asthma sufferer, noticed that the filter reduced his flare-ups during the winter months. |
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Klaus Hammes continued through the 1960s and ’70s, to adapt the air filter for other heating systems such as radiators, baseboard heating and forced-air heating and cooling systems. In 1982, Klaus Hammes relocated the company headquarters to Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History {{!}} IQAir |url=https://www.iqair.com/us/about-iqair/our-history |website=www.iqair.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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In the early 1990s, Frank Hammes, Klaus' oldest son, joined the company and expanded research and development as well as in-house manufacturing. In the spring of 1998, IQAir shipped its first high-performance air purifier from its Swiss factory. In 2001, Klaus Hammes' second son, Jens Hammes, joined the business and helped expand IQAir to Asia and the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite web |trans-title=Every week we receive takeover bids |url=https://www.cash.ch/news/top-news/wir-erhalten-jede-woche-ubernahmeangebote-111727 |work=Cash |date=12 August 2013 |title=Wir erhalten jede Woche Übernahmeangebote |first=Von Daniel |last=Hügli |language=German}}</ref> |
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Klaus Hammes continued through the 1960s and ’70s to adapt the air filter for other heating systems such as [[radiators]], [[baseboard heating]] and [[forced-air]] heating and cooling systems. In 1982, Klaus Hammes relocated the company headquarters to Switzerland, from which the company continued to expand.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} |
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In the early ’90s, Frank Hammes, Klaus' oldest son, joined the family business. After promoting an after-market cabin air filter the company had developed for [[Mercedes-Benz]] automobiles, Frank Hammes turned his attention to portable room air cleaners. Dissatisfied with existing products, he set out to build a line of portable air purifiers with medical grade air cleaning performance. Frank Hammes and a small team of Swiss and German engineers worked for four years on the project. In the spring of 1998, IQAir shipped its first HealthPro air purifier from its Swiss factory. IQAir air purifiers were initially available only in Europe and Asia, but became available in the United States in 2000. In 2001, Klaus Hammes' second son, Jens Hammes, joined the business and helped the expansion of IQAir in Asia and the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web |trans_title=Every week we receive takeover bids |url=http://www.cash.ch/news/front/wir_erhalten_jede_woche_uebernahmeangebote-3111727-449 |work=Cash |date=12 August 2013 |title=Wir erhalten jede Woche Übernahmeangebote |first=Von Daniel |last=Hügli |language=German}}</ref> |
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== Products == |
== Products == |
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IQAir currently has products in four product categories, namely air purifiers,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=IQAir |title=Compact Stand-Alone Air Purifiers |url=http://www.iqair.com/commercial-compact-stand-alone-filtration}}</ref> HVAC-based air cleaning, air quality instruments and the global air quality information platform AirVisual. |
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IQAir currently has products that fall into four product categories: |
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'''1. Portable room air purifiers'''<ref>{{cite web |publisher=IQAir |title=Compact Stand-Alone Air Purifiers |url=http://www.iqair.com/commercial-compact-stand-alone-filtration}}</ref> |
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First introduced in 1998, the modular design of its portable room air purifiers allowed IQAir to create different models with optimized air filtration technology for the removal of specific groups of air pollutants. One of IQAir’s most popular models is the IQAir HealthPro Plus (HealthPro 250 outside North America), which uses three separate filter stages that are arranged in a modular tower design. In August 2012, the company announced a major overhaul of its portable room air purifiers with the designation "New Edition" or "NE."<ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir's New Edition Redefines High-Performance Air Purification |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/iqairs-new-edition-redefines-high-performance-air-purification-2012-09-05|work=http://www.marketwatch.com/}}</ref> The new air cleaners have improved airflow, filter life and reduced sound levels.<ref>{{cite press release |title=The World's Best Air Purifiers Just Became The Quietest |publisher=IQAir |date=September 2012 |url=http://www.vdta.com/Magazines/SEP12/fc-IQAirSept12.html |accessdate=1 October 2013}}</ref> |
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'''2. Large commercial air cleaning systems'''<ref>{{cite web |title=High-Capacity Stand-Alone Filtration |url=http://www.iqair.com/commercial-high-capacity-stand-alone-filtration |publisher=IQAir}}</ref> |
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In July 2013, IQAir introduced on its website two new commercial air cleaning systems: the CleanZone SL and CleanZone 5000. These two systems are intended for larger commercial spaces such as open plan [[offices]], hospitals and [[classrooms]]. The CleanZone SL is a slim, wall-mounted air cleaning system for particularly noise-sensitive indoor environments. The CleanZone 5000 is a large, mobile air cleaning system that is available in various configurations to address specific groups of particulate and gaseous air pollutants. |
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'''3. HVAC-based air cleaning systems'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect 16® |url=http://www.iqair.com/perfect-16-whole-house-air-purifier |publisher=IQAir}}</ref> |
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In 2006, IQAir introduced its first air cleaning system to work in conjunction with ducted forced-air heating, ventilation and air conditioning ([[HVAC]]) systems. The Perfect 16 derives its name from being the first independently tested residential and commercial air cleaning system for HVAC systems to achieve the highest [[minimum efficiency reporting value]] (MERV 16) under the [[ASHRAE]] 52.2 test format.<ref>{{cite web |title=Test of One IQAir Perfect 16 ID-2225 Air Filter |publisher=ETL SEMKO |url=http://issuu.com/iqair/docs/intertek-studies-p16-2225-2530-aircleaners1}}</ref> Other characteristics of the system include very low [[pressure drop]] and a filter life of up to 3 years. |
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'''4. Handheld laser particle counters''' |
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In 2000, IQAir introduced a line of hand-held optical [[particle counter]]s. |
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IQAir develops and manufactures all of its products at the IQAir Technology Center in Switzerland. |
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IQAir’s portable air purifiers have been recognized for best-in-class performance and have received a number of awards: |
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*[[Stiftung Warentest]] (Germany) "Best Air Purifier" 1998<ref>"Power gegen Pollen," Stiftung Warentest, September 1998, Pages 65-68.</ref> |
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*Apartment Therapy (USA) "Best Product" 2008<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Product: IQAir HealthPro Plus|url=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/best-product-iqair-healthpro-p-47546 |publisher=Apartment Therapy}}</ref> |
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*Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Finland) "Best Air Purifier" 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Sisäilmapuhdistimien hiukkaskokojaotellut puhdistustaajuudet |url=http://whm12.louhi.net/~sisailma/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/13.3.13_-_joonas_koivisto.pdf |first1=Joonas |last1=Koivisto |first2=Bjarke |last2=Mølgaard |first3=Tareq |last3=Hussein |first4=Kaarle |last4=Hämeri |date=8 March 2013}}</ref> |
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*[[Consumers Digest]] (USA) "Best Buy" Award 2004, 2007, 2011<ref>{{cite press release |title=IQAir HealthPro® Plus Air Purifier Wins Top Consumers Digest Rating |publisher=IQAir |date=10 December 2010 |url=http://www.iqair.com/newsroom/2010/iqair-healthpro-plus-air-purifier-wins-top-consumers-digest-rating |accessdate=1 October 2013}}</ref> |
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*Reviewboard Magazine (USA) "Best Buy" 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir News Edition HealthPro Plus Review |work=Reviewboard Magazine |url=http://www.reviewboard.com/2012/11/22/7474/iqair-new-edition-healthpro-plus-review/}}</ref> |
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*Parent Tested/Parent Approved (USA) "Award Winning Product" 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=New Edition HealthPro Plus |url=http://www.ptpamedia.com/Product-page?PID=2252 |publisher=PTPA}}</ref> |
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*ConsumerSearch (USA) "Best Overall Air Purifier" Award 2011, 2013<ref>{{cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=IQAir New Edition HealthPro Plus |url=http://www.consumersearch.com/air-purifiers/iqair-new-edition-healthpro-plus |publisher=ConsumerSearch}}</ref> |
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== Services == |
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IQAir offers a variety of services for residential, commercial and institutional customers: |
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*On-site air quality evaluations |
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*Installation services for its air cleaning products |
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*Air cleaning verification and monitoring |
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*Filter replacement and on-site maintenance |
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IQAir has Swiss- and California-based installation teams that carry out large air cleaning projects throughout the world. IQAir calls this operation "Clean Air Team." For example, during the [[Beijing Olympics]], an IQAir Clean Air Team carried out air-filtration installations for the [[U.S. Olympic Committee]] in U.S. athletes’ living and training quarters.<ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir: The Secret Weapon of the 2008 Beijing Olympics |work=Floor Care Professional Magazine |url=http://www.vdta.com/MagazinesLinks/AUG08/IQUAirBeijing.pdf |author=Frank Hammes, President of IQAir |date=August 2008}}</ref> |
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== Technology == |
== Technology == |
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IQAir employs a wide range of |
IQAir employs a wide range of particulate and gas-phase removal technologies in its air purifiers and air filters. The company has been a vocal opponent of ionizing and ozone-producing air cleaning technologies. IQAir’s air quality information platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) to calibrate and validate thousands of governmental and non-governmental air quality monitoring stations. |
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== Company organization == |
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As of August 2013, IQAir is the only manufacturer that individually tests the particle-removal efficiency and airflow of every air purifier it manufactures. IQAir provides a hand-signed certificate of performance with every portable air cleaner it makes, stating the actual performance data for that system compared to the published specifications.<ref>{{cite web |title=IQAir HealthPro: Bringing a Breath of Fresh Air Indoors |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/iqair-healthpro-bringing-breath-fresh-air-indoors-8719031.html |first=Kym |last=Moore}}</ref> |
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IQAir is headquartered in Switzerland with major operations in Germany, the U.S., and China. Product development is based in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History {{!}} IQAir |url=https://www.iqair.com/us/about-iqair/our-history |website=www.iqair.com |language=en}}</ref> As of 2020, manufacturing is based in countries including Switzerland and [[Southern Germany]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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As of 2015, IQAir was family-owned and did not publish concrete information about its revenue or profits.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iseli|first=Marc|date=2020-12-02|title=Das saubere Geschäft mit der dreckigen Luft - HZ|url=https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/das-saubere-geschaeft-mit-der-dreckigen-luft-931917|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Handelszeitung|language=de|quote=Zu genauen Gewinn- und Umsatzzahlen schweigt sich der Familienbetrieb aus.}}</ref> |
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== Company Organization == |
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IQAir has headquarters in Switzerland and California. Product development and manufacturing is based at the IQAir Technology Center in [[Goldach, Switzerland]]. Field support and installation teams in Switzerland and the U.S. support large commercial customers throughout the world. The IQAir Science and Technology Team supports academic researchers from around the world in health and environmental intervention studies. |
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Frank Hammes is the IQAir Group CEO.<ref name="iqair">{{cite web |title=A 45+ Year Pursuit of Air Cleaning Excellence |url=http://www.iqair.com/aboutus/theiqairstory |publisher=IQAir}}</ref> |
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Glory Dolphin-Hammes is the CEO of IQAir North America, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=40 Under Forty Class of 2005 |work=The Network Journal |url=http://www.tnj.com/40-under-forty/2005/glory-dolphin}}</ref> |
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Jens Hammes is CEO of Incen AG, which handles international sales in Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.<ref name="iqair" /> |
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== Special projects == |
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'''Hospital projects''' |
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IQAir products are used in hospitals around the world for [[infection control]]. The [[Hong Kong Hospital Authority]] selected IQAir portable air purifiers to help against the spread of [[SARS]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hong Kong Hospitals Get New Tool for the Fight Against SARS; Specialized Air Cleaners to Be Used to Take Virus Out of the Air |publisher=IQAir |date=16 October 2003 |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hong+Kong+Hospitals+Get+New+Tool+for+the+Fight+Against+SARS%3B...-a0108907670 |accessdate=1 October 2013}}</ref> A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection reported that an IQAir Cleanroom H13 air purifier reduced [[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)]] contamination in hospital isolation rooms. The researchers concluded: "This portable HEPA-filtration unit can significantly reduce MRSA environmental contamination within patient isolation rooms, and this may prove to be a useful addition to existing MRSA infection control measures."<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.jhin.2005.11.011 |title=Reduction in MRSA environmental contamination with a portable HEPA-filtration unit |year=2006 |last1=Boswell |first1=T.C. |last2=Fox |first2=P.C. |journal=Journal of Hospital Infection |volume=63 |pages=47–54 |pmid=16517004 |issue=1}}</ref> Another study conducted at [[Singapore General Hospital]] and published in the American Journal of Infection Control in 2010 found that the use of IQAir portable air purifiers with HyperHEPA filtration reduced the spread of invasive [[aspergillosis]] (IA) by 50%. The researchers concluded: "The cost of widespread portable HEPA filtration in hospitals will be more than offset by the decreases in nosocomial infections in general and in IA in particular."<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.014 |title=The impact of portable high-efficiency particulate air filters on the incidence of invasive aspergillosis in a large acute tertiary-care hospital |year=2010 |last1=Abdul Salam |first1=Zakir-Hussain |last2=Karlin |first2=Rubiyah Binte |last3=Ling |first3=Moi Lin |last4=Yang |first4=Kok Soong |journal=American Journal of Infection Control |volume=38 |issue=4 |pages=e1–7 |pmid=20129702}}</ref> |
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'''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''' |
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In 2004, IQAir was asked by the producers of the American reality TV show "[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]" (EMHE) to assist with its technology to help the show’s designers to create ultra-clean air homes. As of December 2012, IQAir had participated in 12 episodes to create ultra-clean air homes for families with special health issues. |
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The episodes in which IQAir participated include: |
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:'''The Grinnan Family''' – Season 2, Episode 4, Redlands, California: A young girl (Hanna) who received a [[heart transplant]] needed a healthy home that protects her from germs, viruses and mold spores. IQAir installed HEPA air cleaners throughout the house and Hanna’s bedroom.<ref>{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover Home Edition -S02E03 - Grinnan Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34SdvSy71eQ&list=PLSYtGxv1JUXiqDr44oVj5uq1bostyAN3b |
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:'''Broadbent Family''' – Season 2, Episode 10, North Las Vegas, Nevada: A single mom raising three [[HIV-positive]], adopted children was given a new home. IQAir installed air filtration systems to work in conjunction with the new home’s HVAC systems to deliver ultra-clean air to the family’s entire home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Broadbent Family |url=http://ww2.abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition/episode-detail/broadbent-family/68089?nord=1|work=http://ww2.abc.go.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Sears Family''' – Season 2, Episode 13, Martinez, California: Teenager Jhyrve Sears was diagnosed with [[Krabbe Disease]] and needed a home to protect her from [[bacteria]], [[viruses]] and [[allergens]] before her doctors would let her go home. The IQAir Clean Air Team installed an air quality sensor and HyperHEPA filtration.<ref>{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Sears Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeaFkkgUV8M&list=PLSYtGxv1JUXiqDr44oVj5uq1bostyAN3b|work= http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Lewis Family''' – Season 3, Episode 8, El Segundo, California: Paulita Lewis was recovering from cancer and was told she needed the healthiest home possible. IQAir to helps the EMHE team make the home as healthy as possible by installing a ducted air filtration system.<ref>{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Lewis Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVBnyfY-RdQ|work=http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Kubena Family''' – Season 3, Episode 18, East Bernard, Texas: The Kubena family’s daughter Tara suffered from [[leukemia]] and had received a [[bone marrow transplant]]. The doctors wouldn’t allow her to leave the hospital until she had a safe, healthy home. Two IQAir hospital-grade air cleaning systems were brought in by crane to provide clean air throughout the home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Kubena Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsHStxKdUUo|work=http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Thibodeau Family''' – Season 4, Episode 7, Brookings County, South Dakota: A 12-year-old girl born with a hole in her heart had experienced kidney failure and collapsed lungs. Her doctors said only an environment as free as possible of bacteria, viruses and mold spores would be safe for her to live in. IQAir installed two HVAC-based air purification systems in the home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Thibodeau Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf095csThYU|work=http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Stockdale Family''' – Season 5, Episode 9, Middleton, Idaho: A family struggling to raise four children with eosinophilic [[enteropathy]], a rare [[genetic disorder]] that made the children extremely environmentally sensitive, were given a new healthy home with three IQAir Perfect 16 HVAC air cleaning systems.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Stockdale Family |
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:'''The Yazzie Family'''– Season 5, Episode 5, Pinon, Arizona: A Navajo family was struggling to provide a safe home for a young daughter, Gwendolyn, with severe [[asthma]]. IQAir stepped in to provide a green air purification solution.<ref name="youtube" /> |
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:'''The Vitale Family''' – Season 5, Episode 9, Athens, Vermont: Born with multiple birth defects, aspiring artist Louis Angelo Vitale, Jr., was confined to a wheelchair and breathing from a [[ventilator]]. His delicate respiratory system was especially sensitive to mold and other pollutants. IQAir’s Perfect 16 gave him clean, medical-grade air in every room at home.<ref>{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Vitale Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOr6HUQ_oJ0|work=http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Woodhouse Family'''– Season 5, Episode 13, Colorado Springs, Colorado: Kayla Woodhouse, a girl with a rare neurological disorder, allergies and an inability to regulate her body temperature needed a healthy and safe home. The IQAir Clean Air Team supported Extreme Makeover’s designers with the installation of HVAC system that provided a clean and temperature-controlled house.<ref>{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Woodhouse Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjvuR5n_Fw8|work=http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Dickinson Family''' – Season 8, Episode 21, Beaufort, Georgia: India Dickinson’s baby Sophia, was a little girl with breathing problems and a sensitivity to mold. Working with the Extreme Makeover team, IQAir installed a Perfect 16 whole-house air cleaning system in the Dickinson family’s new home.<ref>{{cite web|title= Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dickinson Family |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4BGQJqgiYE&list=PLSYtGxv1JUXj-Tr6wOZtSfDA_aEXm3VEN|work=http://www.youtube.com/}}</ref> |
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:'''The Harris Family''' – Season 9, Episode 20, Wilson County, Texas: A veteran returning from Iraq and recovering from severe burns needed clean air at home to continue recovering and protect his sensitive skin from pollutants. IQAir worked with Extreme Makeover to provide medical-grade air filtration and air-quality monitoring equipment to help the veteran’s recovery in a new home.<ref>{{cite web|title= IQAir teams with "Extreme Makeover" to help wounded hero |url=http://www.iqair.com/newsroom/2012/iqair-teams-with-extreme-makeover-to-help-wounded-hero|work=http://www.iqair.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Wounded warrior's new home unveiled|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/article/Wounded-warrior-s-new-home-unveiled-2673365.php|work=http://www.mysanantonio.com/}}</ref> |
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'''Air purification for Team USA''' |
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IQAir provided air purification to Team USA during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|title= IQAir: The Secret Weapon of the 2008 Beijing Olympics |url=http://www.vdta.com/MagazinesLinks/AUG08/IQUAirBeijing.pdf|work=http://www.vdta.com/}}</ref> The [[U.S. Olympic Committee]] was concerned about the impact of local air pollution on athlete performance, and asked IQAir to provide air cleaning to U.S. athletes living quarters in the [[Olympic Village]] and at the main training facility in China. IQAir also provided air purification to the [[USA Cycling]] team headquarters during the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title= IQAir Chosen by USA Cycling to Provide Ultra-High Efficiency Air Cleaning in Beijing |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/08/15/idUS47756+15-Aug-2008+PRN20080815|work=http://www.reuters.com/}}</ref> |
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'''Air purification at the Los Angeles Zoo''' |
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The IQAir Clean Air Team assisted the [[LA Zoo]] to create a pressurized clean air cage for Minyak, a rare Bornean orangutan with a long history of respiratory problems. Minyak recovered and became a successful member of the zoo’s breeding program.<ref>{{cite web|title= A Breath of Fresh Air|url=http://www.lpag.org/home/zooscape_article.pdf|work=http://www.lpag.org/}}</ref> |
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'''Air purification for schools''' |
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IQAir was selected by the [[South Coast Air Quality Management District]] and other air quality agencies to provide high-performance air filtration for classrooms in schools close to major outdoor air pollution sources. As of June 2013, IQAir’s air filtration technologies were installed in more than 1000 classrooms in California. A study published in 2012 in INDOOR AIR reports that IQAir air cleaning technology is able to protect classrooms from up to 96% of outdoor [[diesel soot]], [[PM 2.5]] and [[ultrafine particles]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pilot study of high-performance air filtration for classroom applications|url=http://www.iqair.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Polidori-et-al-2012.pdf|work=http://www.ssuu.com/}}</ref> |
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== Educational Work == |
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'''EU Green Week''' |
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In 2013, IQAir supported the [[European Commission]], by producing a series of [[scanning electron microscope]] images of diesel soot, mold spores and other airborne particulates. The images were displayed at the Green Week 2013 Conference in Brussels.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visualizing the Invisible |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/04/iqair-greenweekconfnc-idUSnPNLA25231+1e0+PRN20130604|work=http://www.reuters.com/}}</ref> |
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'''American Lung Association''' |
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Since 2004, IQAir has been the exclusive educational partner of the [[American Lung Association]] for the air purifier industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=IQAir and American Lung Association Unite to Fight Indoor Air Pollution |url=http://www.lung.org/donate/ways-to-give/iqair.html|work=http://www.lung.org/}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.lungusa.org/ American Lung Association] |
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* [http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition Extreme Makeover: Home Edition] |
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 23 November 2024
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environmental technology |
| Founded | 1963 Germany |
| Founders | Manfred Hammes Klaus Hammes |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Frank Hammes Jens Hammes Glory Dolphin-Hammes |
| Products | Air purifiers Air quality instruments |
Number of employees | ca. 500 (February 2020)[1] |
| Website | iqair |
IQAir is a Swiss air quality technology company, specializing in protection against airborne pollutants, developing air quality monitoring and air cleaning products.[2] IQAir also operates AirVisual, a real-time air quality information platform.[3][4] As of February 2020, it had around 500 employees worldwide, 150 of them in China, and its most important markets were Asia and North America.[1]
History
[edit]IQAir was founded 1963 by brothers Manfred and Klaus Hammes, who introduced an air filter system for residential coal ovens in Germany to help reduce black dust build-up on the walls behind ovens.[5] Manfred Hammes, a lifelong asthma sufferer, noticed that the filter reduced his flare-ups during the winter months. Klaus Hammes continued through the 1960s and ’70s, to adapt the air filter for other heating systems such as radiators, baseboard heating and forced-air heating and cooling systems. In 1982, Klaus Hammes relocated the company headquarters to Switzerland.[6]
In the early 1990s, Frank Hammes, Klaus' oldest son, joined the company and expanded research and development as well as in-house manufacturing. In the spring of 1998, IQAir shipped its first high-performance air purifier from its Swiss factory. In 2001, Klaus Hammes' second son, Jens Hammes, joined the business and helped expand IQAir to Asia and the Middle East.[7]
Products
[edit]IQAir currently has products in four product categories, namely air purifiers,[8] HVAC-based air cleaning, air quality instruments and the global air quality information platform AirVisual.
Technology
[edit]IQAir employs a wide range of particulate and gas-phase removal technologies in its air purifiers and air filters. The company has been a vocal opponent of ionizing and ozone-producing air cleaning technologies. IQAir’s air quality information platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) to calibrate and validate thousands of governmental and non-governmental air quality monitoring stations.
Company organization
[edit]IQAir is headquartered in Switzerland with major operations in Germany, the U.S., and China. Product development is based in Switzerland.[9] As of 2020, manufacturing is based in countries including Switzerland and Southern Germany.[1]
As of 2015, IQAir was family-owned and did not publish concrete information about its revenue or profits.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bürgi, Marc (25 February 2020). "Luftreiniger: Der heimliche Verkaufsrenner in der Corona-Krise - HZ". Handelszeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
Das KMU produziert seine Produkte am Firmensitz sowie in Süddeutschland und zählt rund 500 Mitarbeiter weltweit. Asien und Nordamerika sind für IQAir die wichtigsten Märkte. In China hat die Firma 150 Angestellte, 14 Niederlassungen und einen Marktanteil von rund 5 Prozent.
- ^ "Shareholder Agenda: Tea and Blank Pages". The New York Times. 23 August 2008.
- ^ "IQAir Perfect 16". Extreme Makeover.
- ^ "Baby Jaelyn Gets a Heart". Anderson Cooper Live.
- ^ "Our History | IQAir". www.iqair.com.
- ^ "Our History | IQAir". www.iqair.com.
- ^ Hügli, Von Daniel (12 August 2013). "Wir erhalten jede Woche Übernahmeangebote" [Every week we receive takeover bids]. Cash (in German).
- ^ "Compact Stand-Alone Air Purifiers". IQAir.
- ^ "Our History | IQAir". www.iqair.com.
- ^ Iseli, Marc (2 December 2020). "Das saubere Geschäft mit der dreckigen Luft - HZ". Handelszeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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