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Indoor air monitoring for hospitality
In hospitality, indoor air quality shows up in guest reviews. Stuffy meeting rooms, smoky bar transfers and under-ventilated dining rooms all generate complaints. We monitor the parameters that matter operationally — and investigate the specific issues guests raise.
Hospitality monitoring
What hospitality programmes typically measure
A balanced parameter set covers ventilation performance, comfort and the chemistry behind odour and air-transfer complaints.
< 1000 ppm
Restaurants, meeting rooms and lobbies.
< 500 µg/m³
Cleaning, cooking and air-transfer signal.
< 15 µg/m³
Kitchen carryover and outdoor influence.
20–24 °C · 40–60 % RH
Guest-room and public-area comfort.
Guest comfort, in numbers
Per-zone monitoring across guest rooms, bars and restaurants shows operations teams where comfort and ventilation falter at peak occupancy.
Ventilation performance
Continuous CO₂ and temperature data confirms AHUs and exhaust systems behave during real service hours — not just commissioning.
Odour and air-transfer investigations
Targeted VOC and PM monitoring traces kitchen-to-dining carryover, bar-to-lobby transfer and cleaning chemistry events.
Refurbishment and re-opening
Pre- and post-refurb monitoring documents IAQ recovery after fit-outs, new soft furnishings and replacement finishes.
When to commission
When hospitality operators commission monitoring
Guest complaints about stuffiness or odour, kitchen extract concerns, refurbishment programmes, wellness positioning, and ESG/sustainability reporting.
Often paired with particulate monitoring, VOC testing and short-term diagnostic monitoring.
Benchmarks
Reference values used for hospitality reporting
| Parameter | Reference value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CO₂ (restaurants) | < 1000 ppm | BS EN 16798-1 |
| PM2.5 (24-h) | < 15 µg/m³ | WHO 2021 |
| TVOC | < 500 µg/m³ | WELL v2 Air |
| Operative temperature | 20–24 °C heating / 23–26 °C cooling | CIBSE Guide A |
| Relative humidity | 40–60 % | ASHRAE 55 / WELL v2 |
| Guest-room ventilation | Outdoor air per BS EN 16798-1 Cat II | BS EN 16798-1 |
Audit your hospitality IAQ
From a single hotel to a portfolio — we scope, monitor and report against the metrics that show up in reviews.
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