The Santa Cruz City Council, through the Public Services area, led by Guillermo Díaz Guerra, will install sensors to measure the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and thus assess the effective renewal and quality of the air in different municipal offices in which a significant number of people meet.
The Public Services area has contracted the company Sistemas Ambientales Canarios to carry out air quality monitoring in different municipal offices, by installing sensors that measure, among other parameters, the levels of CO2, CO, temperature, humidity and different suspended particles, which are indicators of air quality, renewal and the possibility of transmitting respiratory diseases.
The measured parameters are monitored through a web platform. For your consultation, QR codes will be placed in each of them, so that any user of the dependency in which they are located can check the air quality instantly. They may also be supervised by municipal prevention staff and those responsible for building maintenance.
High values
Based on the data, as explained by Guillermo Díaz Guerra, “in the case of obtaining high values, which are indicators of a deficient air renewal, it is possible to opt for the possibility of temporarily paralyzing the activity that is being carried out, reducing the capacity or improve ventilation, where possible ”.
The contract, which will be for one year, has a cost that is close to 11,000 euros, through which a total of 43 sensors will be installed, distributed in dependencies such as the administrative headquarters in La Granja park, Main Service Room al Ciudadano, OMIC area, Tagoror Room, Glazed Room, Town, Headquarters of the Municipal Music Band and rehearsal room.
Likewise, they will be located in spaces such as the Municipal Palace, Plenary Hall, García Sanabria Room, Government Board, administrative headquarters (Fides Building) and meeting room or in the Local Police headquarters on May 3, among others.
“This initiative coincides with that of the socialist Florentino Guzmán, debated in a recent plenary session of the Santa Cruz City Council, where it was reported that the Public Services technicians had been working for a long time and was unanimously approved,” added Díaz Guerra.
