Modern Building Services

16 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES JULY/AUGUST 2021 FEATURE INDOOR AIR QUALITY INDOOR AIR QUALITY Leakage testing key to effective COVID ventilation Andrew Hamshere , Managing Director of Sensing Precision highlights the importance of leakage testing. T he pandemic has changed many things since it took hold last year. Social activities were curtailed, many were forced to work from home, and shopping for anything other than essentials ceased. Several of these changes were viewed as positive, despite the circumstances. Technology came into its own enabling people to effectively work from, to conduct and participate in, virtual meetings and to shop. Although the technology has been around for many years, it took the pandemic for us to start to use it to its fullest potential. As we hopefully start to emerge from the pandemic restrictions, although with a delay here or there, the next question is what of the changes will stick, and for how long. Many have valued the practicality and convenience of working from home and virtual meetings, and it is these that are likely to endure the return to normality – the time and money saved from travelling to meetings which, as seen, can be just as effectively done from home will