Limit exposure at the entrance of your building

That's how you do it

You can reduce exposure in many ways.

• If parents, employees or visitors have to wait outside, provide a pleasant and sheltered waiting area. In this way you encourage people to come on foot or by bicycle in rainy weather and if they do come by car, not to wait in their car.
• Move the entrance to a building to a traffic-free side.
• Reduce the waiting time for the entrance of a building with a wider passage or by removing obstacles. This will improve the flow and reduce exposure to polluted air from the street.
• Place a (green) screen. But make sure that these screens do not prevent air circulation, so that pollutants do not get away.
• By locating frequently used rooms (such as meeting rooms) or open spaces (such as playgrounds or terraces) on the traffic-calmed side and less-used areas on the busy side, you can limit exposure to traffic-related pollution. In schools, for example, the playground can also be arranged differently so that the most exposed parts are used as bicycle parking or storage space.

Tips

• If possible, ventilate the rooms on the low-traffic side, such as the side of the playground or a quiet street.
• If there is a mechanical ventilation system, ensure that the air intake location is on the traffic-calmed side of the building.
• Ventilate the rooms/rooms outside peak hours as much as possible.
• If a lot of wood (or coal) is burned in the area, try to ventilate as much as possible when your neighbors have not lit their stove or fireplace.