Offices & Public Administration — Beat Sick Building Syndrome
Sick Building Syndrome is a WHO-recognised condition. The fix isn't a candle — it's filtration. Cleaner office air is linked to measurable productivity gains.
The challenge
Modern offices concentrate three things that conventional HVAC handles poorly: volatile organic compounds off-gassed from furniture, carpet and finishes; fine particulate drawn in from urban traffic; and biological contaminants — mould spores, bacteria, and allergens — that thrive in under-ventilated zones.
The cost is real. SBS is associated with headache, fatigue, mucous-membrane irritation, and elevated absenteeism. Studies show productivity rises by ~1.7 % for every doubling of ventilation rate, and dusty workplaces carry a 2.9× higher SBS risk. In Germany, ASR A3.6 obliges employers to provide breathing air “essentially the same quality as outdoor air” — a standard most over-occupied open-plan offices fail.
What TROTEC TAC adds
HEPA H14 filtration removes ultra-fine particulate, allergens, mould spores and bacteria; activated-carbon pre-filter stages (where specified) handle the VOC load. TAC units operate quietly enough for open-plan and call-centre use, with airflow rates matched to standard office bays of 80–150 m³.
Typical office configurations
- Open-plan offices — distributed units to maintain even air-change rates across the floor.
- Meeting and boardrooms — burst filtration before and after high-occupancy meetings.
- Public-counter and citizen-service halls — high-traffic, high-CO₂ environments.
- Ministerial and judicial buildings — heritage premises where retrofitting HVAC is impractical.
Compliance + comfort
Each TAC unit ships with documentation suitable for occupational-safety files and ASR A3.6 evidence. Service contracts and replacement-filter supply available across the EU.