The IQAir AirVisual platform currently features over 2000 schools in over 30 countries that monitor air quality.
The cost to sponsor a schools to monitor air quality depends on the country where the monitoring equipmment ships to, as the cost includes shipping, tax and duty, all which can vary considerably from country to country. The cost generally ranges from $300 to $400, including shipping, tax and duties. When you apply the SCHOOLS4EARTH promo code, an additional 15% educational discount is applied. IQAir ships and provide support to over 100 countries.
Anyone can fund a school to monitor air quality. Parents, school administrators, community groups, businesses, and local governments can all take part in Schools4Earth programme.
If your school has the funds to purchase an air quality monitor and does not need a sponsor, your school can directly participate and order an air quality monitor and qualify for the special 15% discount.
The sponsorship of the monitor covers the cost of the monitor, the power supply and remote support by IQAir. The school is expected to provide Wi-Fi and power for the monitor. The costs of hosting, validating and publish the data on the IQAir platform are provide by IQAir free of charge.
In addition to the station page, that shows the air quality data from their air quality monitor, every school receives a free contributor page to post details about their school, inclusive logo, website link and description.
IQAir will typically contact the school within 3 business days to arrange shipment and onboarding. A monitor typically takes about 2-4 weeks from shipment to installation. If you or anyone that you know would like to facilitate the deployment at the school, please let us know.
For sponsorship requests of more than 5 schools, please contact us for more information.
IQAir publishes a school’s air quality data on the IQAir platform and encourages every school to share its data openly.
This may depend on local rules and regulation in your country. IQAir will provide you with a sponsorship receipt.