NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

Sterling IAQ has compiled a report from our indoor air quality database to see how the use of hand sanitizers in office buildings may have impacted the indoor air quality.  Data from 2020, during the pandemic, for a group of buildings across the country was compared...

In September and October of 2020, wildfire smoke from the United States dramatically affected the outdoor air quality around Metro Vancouver.  During this time, Sterling IAQ was conducting its routine annual proactive IAQ testing in a number of buildings.   This...

Sterling IAQ is pleased to announce that we have once again teamed with BOMA China to deliver indoor air quality awareness training to members in China.  On November 1, 2017, Sterling IAQ will be providing a one day indoor air quality awareness session to the building...

Sterling IAQ Consultants Ltd. (Sterling IAQ) has partnered with the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) China to provide indoor air quality education sessions to its members. Michael Glassco of Sterling IAQ and BOMA China have organized two special indoor...

Moulds are fungi, naturally found both indoors and outdoors. Except for yeasts, which reproduce by budding, moulds spread by releasing tiny spores into the air. Warm and damp conditions inside your home help mould to grow, resulting in mould spores in indoor air. Read...

Even though vermiculite by itself is harmless, the deposit in Libby, Montana, just across the border from British Columbia, was naturally contaminated with tremolite… an extremely carcinogenic form of asbestos. The Libby mine was once the most important source of...

Radon is a radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell or taste and can get into your home undetected. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. When radon escapes from the ground into the outdoor...