Johnstone’s
Trade introduces new Air Pure – an innovative bio-based wall and ceiling paint
that actually purifies indoor air, helping architects and designers respond to
increasing calls for improved air quality in buildings.
On
average, we spend 90 per cent of our time indoors, and indoor air can be up to
10 times more polluted than outdoor air, containing a number of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs). This includes formaldehyde, which is present in all
houses and public spaces at varying concentrations, but can be harmful when
raised.
Molecules
are emitted from a range of common indoor materials such as chipboards,
fibreboards, furniture, carpet, glue and interior fabrics.
Once
applied, Johnstone’s Air Pure removes up to 70 per cent of formaldehyde from
the air, helping to neutralise the indoor environment over a number of years.
Johnstone’s
Trade has developed its revolutionary Air Purifying Technology to help
architects and designers to improve indoor air quality post-construction – a
key criterion for bodies such as BREEAM, LEED and the International WELL
Building Institute, which promote health and wellbeing in the built
environment.
Thanks to
the use of renewable raw materials, Johnstone’s Air Pure is 45 per cent
bio-based and the packaging is made from 100 per cent recycled materials,
contributing to a more sustainable world.
Tony
Walker, technical specification controller at Johnstone’s Trade, said: “Modern
lifestyles have led to an increase in the time people spend indoors, where
levels of formaldehyde in the air have the potential to become harmful during
the lifecycle of a building. With this in mind, we have created a solution that
not only extracts formaldehyde from the air, but that has bio-based products in
its formula, which is becoming more important in our industry.
“From day
one, Air Pure starts to purify the indoor air and continues to remove up to 70
per cent of the formaldehyde over a number of years. We’re very proud to have
developed such a ground-breaking product and are confident that it will help
architects and designers improve the performance of their projects in light of
environmental best practice, while creating better indoor environments for
years to come.”
Johnstone’s
Air Pure is available in a variety of colours, including the new Voice of
Colour colour palette, and dries to a desirable matt finish.
