Breathe EasyTM - A Solution to improve the Air Quality

NEW DELHI - Oct. 25, 2013 - PRLog -- We take 23,000 breaths in a day on an average. And every time we breathe, we take the risk of inhaling dangerous chemicals that pollute air and cause health hazards and at some instances, even death. It is assumed that outdoor air is more polluted though the fact is the air that moves inside our home, offices and other buildings are more polluted than the ambient air.

Air Quality is one of the most important issues that have taken centre-stage in all the environment discussions. You may find ample of studies and statistics in national dailies that talk about this recently. Indoor air pollution is a silent killer. Typically, it is 5-10 times worse than the ambient air and is considered as the second highest killer in India after blood pressure. Hence, it is imperative that we look at the solutions that help us in keeping our indoor space healthy.

Fortunately, there are ways to curtail it.

Paharpur Business Centre (PBC) maintains Indoor Air Quality that conforms to American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. It is also the first commercial building in India to achieve USGBC LEED Platinum certification. Based on an intensive two year study, PBC has also been rated as one of the healthiest ready-to-move-in office building in Delhi by Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata. PBC offers 24X7 luxury furnished space for large or small offices, trainings, interviews, seminars, product launches, cocktail parties, hi-tea, corporate lunches and dinners in mountain fresh air.

Breathe Easy^TM, a division of PBC provides testing, design and consultation to bring the Indoor Air Quality to ASHRAE and WHO specified guidelines. Now, we are helping other companies to implement solutions for improving Indoor Air Quality. We offer customized solutions for small- and large-sized corporate house, commercial infrastructures and homes as well.

Breathe Easy^TM helps in combating the air quality problem with a holistic approach towards energy efficiency. We detoxify the air inside our building by keeping green plants. These indoor plants help in removing chemical toxins present in the air. They produce oxygen which helps in maintaining air quality inside the building. These easy-to-maintain, common indoor plants are Areca Palm, Money plant and Mother-in-law’s Tongue. We grow these toxin removing plants in our CleanAir Planters^TM.

Air pollutants can be either in the form of gases or particles. The most common air pollutants are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Particulate Matter (PM 10 & 2.5), Nitrogen Oxides (NO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Ozone (O3) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO2). Exposure to these can lead to an array of health disorders like premature mortality; damage to liver, kidney and central nervous system; headaches; eye, nose and throat irritation; chronic respiratory diseases; asthma; cough; discomfort in the chest and even certain VOC’s can cause cancer in humans. Clean and fresh air not only keeps you away from the health risks but also improves productivity.

PBC has been monitoring its Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and publishes the results on its website every day since 1996.

For more information you may log on to http://www.pbcnet.com/why-pbc/indoor-air-quality.html

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About PBC

Established in 1990, Paharpur Business Centre (PBC) is an mSME that is well-known for leading the way and creating best practices in the services sectors. Situated in Nehru Place Greens, a premier commercial centre of South Delhi, it has pioneered in the business of offering furnished offices, state-of-the- art amenities and conference facilities on a plug-n-play basis in mountain fresh ambience.

PBC is the first retrofit office building in India to be certified as USGBC LEED Platinum for Existing Buildings. In 2010, PBC became a BEE 5-Star rated building with certified annual energy consumption of 28 whr /hr /m2 and since 2012, we are now operating at 22 whr /hr /m2.

Our unique value proposition is the Indoor Air Quality. We grow fresh air with the help of more than 1200 toxin-removing indoor plants to maintain a healthy environment.

Our services are certified with ISO 9001 for Quality Management, ISO 14001 for Environment Management, ISO 22000 for Food Safety, ISO 50001 for Energy Management, SA 8000 for Social Accountability, and OHSAS 180001 for Occupational Health and Safety. We are also a signatory to the UN Global Compact and Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP). We are the only mSME amongst the six signatories to WEP from India.

Our significant future project is GreenSpaces™ - a notified Special Economic Zone. This would be the world’s most energy efficient commercial building. It is a Flagship Project of the Asia Pacific Partnership of seven countries - Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, South Korea & USA.

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Vaishali Sharma, Manager - Corp Communication/    E-mail – vaishali.sharma@pbcnet.com        Ph: +91 - 9811220491 (M); 011 – 41207566 (D) (mailto:smruti.sweta@pbcnet.com/)

Ms. Smruti S Samantray, Dy. Manager - Corp Communication/    E-mail –smruti.sweta@pbcnet.com   Ph: +91 - 9311016206 (M); 011 – 41207018 (D)