What does a city that breathes cleaner air look and feel like?
How can technology improve quality of life and life expectancy?
How can we increase quality of life within a university campus?
These questions formed the basis of the workshop “Air Quality Monitoring and Solutions for Improving Quality of Life”, organized with the support of CITI Cluster, by Klarwin – founding member of the cluster – at the POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, in partnership with Oizom, one of the world’s leading producers of air quality monitoring technologies.
The event brought together academics, students, representatives of public authorities, and the business environment to discuss the role of environmental data in the development of healthier, safer, and more sustainable campuses and cities. The shared conclusion was clear: applied innovation can transform air quality data into concrete tools for better decision-making, healthier spaces, and communities that grow in harmony with the environment.
What students say about the air on campus
Following the workshop, discussions continued directly with students of the POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest through a dedicated questionnaire focused on perception of air quality within the campus.
The results were relevant:
- Over 90% of respondents want access to real-time air quality data on campus;
- 83% believe that clean air is an essential component of student quality of life.
This high level of interest confirms that environmental monitoring is no longer just a theoretical concern, but a practical necessity, with direct impact on health, comfort, and academic performance. Air quality measurement technologies should become, increasingly, part of the basic university infrastructure, alongside utilities and safety systems.
From discussion to action: the Polludrone Pro pilot project
To obtain a clearer picture of daily air quality within the campus, CITI Cluster, together with Oizom and the POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, launched a pilot monitoring project by installing a Polludrone Pro station, one of the most advanced monitoring solutions provided by Oizom.
The equipment simultaneously monitors a wide range of environmental parameters:
- particulate matter: PM1, PM2.5, PM10, PM100
- gases: CO₂, CO, NO₂, NO, O₃, H₂S, SO₂
- meteorological and comfort conditions: temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation, wind speed and direction
- urban environmental factors: noise level and light intensity
The collected data will serve as the basis for evaluating air quality in the campus, developing evidence-based environmental policies and solutions, and, at the same time, opening opportunities to extend this model to other university campuses and urban spaces.
A concrete step towards healthier campuses and cities
The workshop demonstrated that dialogue between academia, authorities, and the private sector can generate tangible actions. Air quality monitoring is not just a technical tool, but a first step toward better decisions for public health, mobility, and sustainable urban development.
