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AMBISALUD INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONSULTANTS Taking care of your indoor environment UNE EN ISO 9001:2008

SCOPE OF SERVICES AMBISALUD INSPECTION AND CONSULTANCY AUDITS, INSPECTIONS TECHNICAL STUDIES AND GENERAL CONSULTANCY RELATIVE TO BUILDINGS INSTALLATIONS HANDLING ENERGY, WATER AND AIR INDOOR AIR WATER ENERGY INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INSPECTIONS SPECIFIC POLLUTANS: ASBESTOS, RADON, LIPOATROFIA, SMELL, ETC. WATER SAVING MANAGEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ACCORDING TO ISO 50.001 STANDARD ENERGY AUDITS MONITORIZATION PROGRAMMES SUSTAINBLE BUILDING WATER QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMMES: LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILLA, DRINKABLE WATER, WASTES, ETC. ON DEMAND VENTILATION SYSTEM PROMETEO powered by AIRCUITY 2

Technical Audits: Our Experience n Ambisalud personnel has developed experience in building technical audits quality since 1990 n Our International Experience: more than 2,000 buildings investigated over the last 23 years n More than 5.000 Indoor Air Quality Audits 3

BUILDING AUDITS & INSPECTIONS Indoor air quality audit Energy consumption audit Water quality & consumption audit Maintenance & operation audit 4

Indoor Environmental Quality Some key data We spend most of time indoors 80 to 90% of daily time The World Health Organization estimates 30% of buildings are sources of illness o Sick Building Syndrome o General respiratory, dermal and ocular irritations o Respiratory ad pulmonary illnesses due to air conditioning malfunction or bad maintenance o Legionellose o Asbestose o Lipoathrophia o Etc... 50% of absenteeism is associated with respiratory illnesses 15% of loss of productivity is associated with bad indoor air quality 5

Indoor Environmental Quality Scope of the service Fungi in the air handling unit n INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT Technical inspection of air conditioning system Assessment of system design Assessment of maintenance practices Chemical contamination: Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, RSP, HCHO, VOC s, Microbiological contamination: Bacteria, fungi, dust mites, Physical factors: noise, thermal comfort, lighting, ergonomics, EMF. Minimum requirements adhere to local regulatory frameworks and applicable standards (in-house & external) 6

Indoor Environmental Quality Scope of the service DETERMINATION OF THE LEVEL OF CLEANLINESS OF DUCTWORK SYSTEMS NADCA STANDARDS Microbiological and settled dust analisys 7

Water quality & consumption audit Scope of the service Assessment of water installations. Evaluation of hygiene risks associated with systems installation (cooling towers, hot water systems, etc) Analysis of water quality Verification of record keeping activities Protocols for design & maintenance Program of control Legionela pneumophila growing inside a protozoo 8

INDOOR AIR QUALITY INSPECTIONS VALUE PROPOSITION THREE CATEGORIES OF BENEFITS Associated to the buildings and their installations and to people living in. q COST SAVINGS q PEACE OF MIND q PRESERVE & ENHANCE ASSET VALUE 9

INDOOR AIR QUALITY INSPECTIONS VALUE PROPOSITION BENEFITS q COST SAVINGS Ø Optimization of energy consumption Ø Quality control of maintenance Ø Absenteeism & productivity 10

INDOOR AIR QUALITY INSPECTIONS VALUE PROPOSITION BENEFITS q PEACE OF MIND Ø Protect responsibility: A THIRD PARTY INSPECTS AND CONTROL Ø Enhance company s public image Ø Increased comfort of workers/clients Ø Reduced exposure to illness and airborne diseases Ø Enhanced relationship with worker unions Ø Demonstrate preserving/caring for health of people by improving working conditions 11

INDOOR AIR QUALITY INSPECTIONS VALUE PROPOSITION BENEFITS q PRESERVE & ENHANCE ASSET VALUE Ø Building structure Ø Operating systems Ø Preservation of long-term asset value (sale or transfer) Ø Lease value (quality of tenants) Ø Occupancy rates 12

INDOOR AIR QUALITY INSPECTIONS CONCLUSION YEARS 70/80: ENERGY EFFICIENCY YEARS 90/00: INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS TODAY S TREND: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CONFORTABLE AND HEALTHY BUILDINGS 13