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Lungs of the City
An approach to reduce exposure to particulate matter by targeted integration of sustainable air treatment technology
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Identification
The Lungs of the City provides a validated solution to substantially improve urban air quality, aiming at particulate matter removal at exposure hotspot locations. The solution is based on a proven air treatment technology, combined with an scientifically validated application strategy and a vast amount of practical experience. Therefore it brings a meaningful addition to existing policies to improve urban air quality. With the Lungs of the City approach, buildings, objects and infrastructure are smartly and efficiently transformed into net air purifiers to bring relief at exposure hotspot and actively reducing health risk. With the Lungs of the City, an important instrument has been added to the toolkit for increasing urban sustainability and improvement of the living environment.
Sector
Application
Target client profile
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Label Date
January 3, 2023
Parent company
Air Liquide
From
Netherlands
Maturity stage
Medium and large scale commercialization
Looking For
New clients, Funding, Partners
Sectors - Value chain - Application
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Applications
Design, Power & Produce
Package & Distribute
Use & Efficiency
Valorize & Restore
Value Chain Steps
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The environmental benefits
- •Limit the health risk of poor air quality with 25%
- •Compared to conventional air cleaning technologies, the Lungs of the City approach will reach a 80% reduction in energy consumption
- •The captured residue is 100% reused in architectural building ceramics, and therefore finding its way back in the city in a long lasting sustainable application
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The Financial benefits
- •A 2016 study of the World Bank has shown that each investment in air quality improvement will lead to a fourfold saving in health costs
- •A reduction of 2ug/m3 of PM2.5 concentration will lead to a reduction of more than 6% of the socio-economic cost per year per person.
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Activity Region
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Europe
Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia,
Asia
North america
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Implementation Stories
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Company Profile
ENS Clean Air
ENS offers a sustainable solution and strategy to eliminate particulate matter from ambient air for exposure reduction
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Headquarters
5431 EB Cuijk, Netherlands
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Parent company
Air Liquide
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health.
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Headquarters
75007 Paris, France
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