From our beginnings helping a school in Northern Thailand monitor the air during the so called ‘Burning Season’ to our strong beliefs in Open Hardware and Open Data. AirGradient is a company that does things differently.
AirGradient started as a volunteer project to help a school in Northern Thailand monitor the air quality in classrooms during the highly polluted “burning season”. From the start, we worked with students and educators to not only increase awareness in the area of air quality by building monitors but also in understanding the health impacts of air pollution, and the positive changes that can be made to reducing air pollution.So from the beginning we put a strong focus on open designs, robust and long-lasting hardware and a strong desire to support people from all around the world with affordable and effective air quality solutions. We believe companies like ours need to act responsible and work towards a healthier and more sustainable environment. As a result joined the 1% for the Planet movement where we pledge to donate 1% of our sales to organizations protecting our planet.AirGradient is currently the only global air quality monitoring company that makes all its hardware design available for free under a Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license. This means that all electronic schematics, firmware code, CAD files are openly available and we allow (and encourage) other organizations to use them. We also openly publish all our research and algorithms so that others can benefit from the extensive research we are doing.
We live in a world on the brink of climate collapse which will lead to more and more hazardous air-pollution through increased wildfires and heat waves. We want to enable -especially disadvantaged countries and communities- to get access to reliable air quality information by offering affordable air quality monitors on a large scale. Our community of people operating AirGradient indoor and outdoor monitors already consists of thousands in more than 70 countries. They all share the belief that air quality monitoring should be affordable, open and accessible.
At AirGradient, we take pride in our unconventional approach. We don’t follow trends that are bad for customers and the planet; we’re here to lead with openness!
We’re all about maximizing social and environmental impact.
We have an Open Source Mindset. We freely share our designs and algorithms, rejecting patents and trade secrets.
We won’t lock you into subscriptions or exclusive platforms.
Our monitors are built for sustainability. Repair, don’t replace! Screwdriver included.
We give back. Monitors to those in need, and 1% for the Planet.
We’re all about sharing! Air quality data goes to OpenAQ for research and public awareness.
Interested to learn more about our mindset? Read our Manifesto.
AirGradient has been selected to provide air quality monitors for the biggest study of air quality in schools anywhere in the world (the SAMHE Project). The objective is to understand classroom air in UK schools post-covid, building an unparalleled data set of air quality in classrooms across the country and improve long-term air quality for all schools.
Our commitment to making a meaningful impact, rather than simply chasing profits, might limit our marketing efforts, but it shapes an intriguing profile. We’re deeply involved in significant air quality research initiatives, shedding light on communities struggling with air pollution, all while collaborating with NGOs and charitable organizations. This often means we avoid extensive paid marketing and rely on the authentic narratives rooted in AirGradient’s core values.
Dr. Henry Burridge
Imperial College LondonAngel S. Fernandez-Bou, PhD
SEEN.team, Central CaliforniaProfessor Rod Jones
University of CambridgeKay Erikson
Director, Children's Pre-School Center, Palo AltoDr. Titaporn Supasri
National Astronomical Research Institute, ThailandGlenn
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