As European legislation tightens, both domestic and industrial building management services, once focused on maintaining optimal conditions for occupants, must now ensure they are in compliance with new regulatory emission levels.

Air quality sensors ensure optimal gas levels, guaranteeing good working conditions and limiting the risks of exposure to harmful substances whilst at the same time, they make it possible to considerably improve energy efficiency. With many businesses seeking carbon neutral status, the ability to manage the air conditioning system of buildings according to the number of its occupants in a designated area has become an extremely important parameter in environmental sensing. Providing optimum work conditions in schools and public buildings and maintaining health of students and employees have also become key considerations, and sufficient ventilation to decrease CO2 levels , virus control measures, lower humidity levels and monitoring the chemical and air pollutants are now all necessary functions that need monitoring and controlling.

Sensors are used to measure and control physical, chemical or biological environmental properties, with different sensing technologies utilized to measure the specific environmental parameter. Due to their design flexibility, environmental sensors are being deployed in an increasing number of application areas, from industrial safety to intelligent building automation to meet ongoing legislation requirements.

Sensors contribute more and more to the implementation of complex and automatic information systems and their use is becoming mandatory in many areas. Some of the key markets employing environmental sensors include water management, energy management, HVAC systems, medical, smart agriculture, and the analysis of chemical and microbiological pollutants in water, air and soil.