The Evolution of IAQ Monitoring: Past, Present, and Future

A person holding a smartphone displaying their IAQ monitoring system, connected to a smart thermostat for real-time indoor air quality control.

The Early Days: Temperature-Only Monitoring  If you go back in time, the original indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors only measured temperature and were usually tied into the thermostat to control the HVAC system. These basic IAQ monitoring sensors/thermostats served a single purpose: maintaining comfortable temperatures in indoor spaces. They operated on simple principles detecting when […]