Attune — What's in the Air Your Students Breathe?
IAQ monitoring for K–12 schools

What's in the air
your students
breathe right now?

Poor indoor air quality silently reduces cognitive function, increases absences, and lowers test scores — in most schools, every single day.

UL 2905 Certified SOC 2 Type II Works with WELL 100+ districts
Attune IAQ monitoring in schools
The science of classroom air

Four invisible threats
in every classroom

You can't see or smell most air quality problems. That's what makes them so damaging — and so overlooked.

CO₂
Carbon Dioxide

Produced by every breath in the room. Builds rapidly in crowded, poorly ventilated classrooms — most hit dangerous levels within the first hour of school.

EPA guideline< 1,000 ppm
Typical classroom1,600–2,400 ppm
● Directly impairs cognition
PM2.5
Fine Particulate Matter

Microscopic particles from traffic and dust that enter the bloodstream through the lungs. The leading environmental trigger of asthma-related school absences.

Safe level< 12 μg/m³
Near busy roads25–45 μg/m³
● Triggers absences & ER visits
VOCs
Volatile Organic Compounds

Off-gassing from cleaning products, furniture, and dry-erase markers. Cause headaches and fatigue — symptoms often blamed on everything except the air itself.

Safe threshold< 500 ppb
Post-cleaning spike800–2,000 ppb
● Causes fatigue & headaches
Humidity
Relative Humidity

Schools are known for mold issues — and humidity levels are the primary driver. High humidity accelerates mold growth and impacts viral viability, making outbreaks more likely.

Optimal range40–60% RH
Mold risk above60% RH
● Drives mold & viral spread
Why it matters

A lasting impact on students & staff

The air inside your school building affects everything from test scores to teacher retention — and the problems are getting worse.

Health & respiratory impact

Mold, dust mites, and VOCs trigger asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems — increasing absenteeism, especially for students with pre-existing conditions.

Academic performance

Increasing ventilation improved student performance by 14% (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab). Poor IAQ can cause a 1–4% decrease in cognitive function (EPA).

Teacher retention

"Mold in our building and the health issues it has caused do wonders for teacher retention." — Anne Forrester, VP, Richmond Education Association.

What's driving the problem

The conditions getting worse, not better

01
Aging infrastructure

Most school HVAC systems were designed decades ago and aren't equipped to handle today's air quality demands.

02
Wildfires increasing in frequency & intensity

Wildfire smoke events are more frequent and severe, sending dangerous PM2.5 levels into classrooms even hundreds of miles away.

03
Rising pollution & outdoor air quality

Traffic, industrial emissions, and seasonal pollution enter buildings daily through outdated ventilation systems.

04
Change in back-to-school cooling demand

Hotter late-summer temperatures are straining older HVAC systems, making it harder to maintain safe and comfortable learning environments at the start of the school year.

Built to last

You can't manage what
you don't measure

The highest quality sensors, seamless design, and a plug-and-play platform that won't go out of date. These are our building blocks.

Hardware
Attune sensors
  • Easily tracks temperature, humidity, CO₂, PM0.3–1, PM2.5, PM10 & VOC
  • Can also track advanced gases — NO₂, SO₂, O₃, CO, and more — tailored to your district's needs
  • UL2905 validated & SOC 2 Type 2 — fully secure
  • Secure mesh & cellular — no Wi-Fi, no IT involvement needed
  • Live in seconds after plug-in
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Software
Attune dashboard
Interactive dashboard

Visualize sensors on a floor plan by zone, room, and floor. Track mold risk, ventilation performance, calculated ACH, vaping events, wildfire smoke risk, heat index, and more — with compliance-ready report exports.

Map view & lobby view

See every school building on an interactive district map. Share a live public URL with your community — no login needed, always up to date, accessible from any screen.

Customizable thresholds

Set Good / Ok / Bad tiers for every metric. Instant SMS and email alerts for CO₂, PM, vaping, and more.

Why it matters

Bad air isn't a comfort issue.
It's a performance issue.

The research is clear. IAQ directly affects the metrics every district is measured on.

Peace of mind for students & staff

Know the air in every room is being monitored around the clock. Staff can focus on teaching — not wondering if the environment is safe.

Live in seconds after plug-in

Plug in a sensor and your dashboard updates instantly. No setup calls, no waiting — data starts flowing the moment it's connected.

Real-time alerts, every time

The moment a threshold is crossed — CO₂, PM, vaping, temperature — your team gets an SMS and email instantly, not hours later.

"We recognize that maintaining good indoor air quality contributes to the district's core mission. Attune's data-driven approach is key to making improvements now and in the future."
JR
Joni Rix
Environmental Program Manager · Denver Public Schools

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