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By mimicking human breath, Poppy’s particle and sensor system measures the effectiveness of all natural and mechanical ventilation, purifiers, and filters at professional-grade accuracy with a 20 minute test. The actionable data available in the BreatheScore Certify app reveals target occupancy levels, ventilation blindspots, and areas for HVAC energy optimization. BreatheScore Certify is the only automated digital system available today..   Sam Molyneux, Poppy’s co-CEO, is a member of the ASHRAE Standard 241 committee subgroup responsible for building commissioning and maintenance. Published on July 7th, this pioneering standard, written in code-enforceable language, was developed to reduce the risk of transmission of airborne diseases in buildings. “At Poppy, we’ve created a highly accurate and reliable solution that’s accessible to all buildings, budgets and environments,” said Sam Molyneux, co-CEO and co-founder of Poppy. “Within a day, we can assess a large building, with no interruptions to daily work, productivity or building operations. Historically this level of insight required high degrees of manual labor, time and financial resources. Our sensor and air tracer technology is the only system on the market that provides this level of precision and speed to results.”  Standard 241, which is expected to be incorporated into building codes starting later this year, sets requirements for the amount of clean, pathogen-free air that must be provided per occupant when called upon by public health authorities, reducing the risk of transmission of airborne viruses in workplaces, schools, hospitals, stores, restaurants, factories, warehouses, and residential buildings. BreatheScore Certify includes regular spot checks throughout the year to help facilities maintain safe and cost-efficient operations regardless of the season and occupancy rates. “Over 70% of Class A buildings are largely over-ventilated, and yet they are often ridden with undetected, under-ventilated hotspots that can lead to pathogen spread,” said Elizabeth Caley, co-CEO and co-founder of Poppy. “Even prior to Covid, 42% of all illnesses annually were upper respiratory diseases, largely caused by transmission indoors where we spend 90% of our time. Poppy reveals the invisible, so facility teams can make data-driven decisions that benefit everyone’s wellbeing.” Poppy’s new product offering is available today starting at $149.95 per month, and comes on the heels of a newly announced partnership between Primary.Health and Poppy. Together, the two companies recently launched a new air safety program for schools across the U.S. The program deploys Primary.Health’s web-based platform and Poppy’s air monitoring system and ensures that schools are providing the cleanest air possible for their students and staff.  About Poppy Poppy is the creator of BreathScore Certify, the only commercially available air tracer particle product for offices, schools, residential buildings, workplaces and hospitals to verify against the new ASHRAE Standard 241. With 18 patents and counting, Poppy ventilation verification products are used by hundreds of building operators and corporations to unlock HVAC energy cost savings while keeping occupants healthy. The company’s real-time tracer particle system digitally verifies the impact of all purification, filtration, and ventilation measures. Poppy solutions range from a rapid, zero-install building certification service to 3D professional digital airflow mapping and 24/7 ventilation monitoring with IAQ, wildfire, vape, and smoke detection. Recognized as the 5th Most Innovative Company by Fast Company magazine, Poppy was established in 2019, in San Francisco.