Device for assessing and managing a health impact of an indoor environment at a site location

Abstract

A system and a method include receiving, by a processor, from environmental sensors, environmental output data measurements. The environmental sensors are located at a site location. An health impact scoring algorithm computes a plurality of health impact scores from the environmental output data measurements. An overall health impact score at the site location is computed from the any of the health impact scores having a lowest value. A machine learning model generates at least one recommendation for remediating at least one verified environmental hazard type. At least one of the overall health impact score, the at least one verified environmental hazard type, or the at least one recommendation are displayed on a computing device. An instruction is sent to environment-controlling equipment located at the site location to change an operational parameter of the environment-controlling equipment to mitigate the at least one verified environmental hazard type.

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         25 . A method, comprising:
 continuously receiving, by a processor, over a communication network, from a plurality of environmental sensors, a plurality of environmental output data measurements of a plurality of environmental parameters;
 wherein the plurality of environmental parameters comprises:
 an ozone parameter, 
 a humidity parameter, 
 a temperature parameter, 
 a carbon dioxide parameter, 
 a carbon monoxide parameter, 
 a nitrous dioxide parameter, 
 a sulfur dioxide parameter, 
 a total volatile organic compound (tVOC) parameter, and 
 a particulate matter parameter; 
 
 wherein the plurality of environmental sensors is located inside of a site location, outside of the site location, or both; 
 wherein each particular sensor of the plurality of environmental sensors is configured to continuously output a particular environmental output data measurement for a particular environmental parameter of the plurality of environmental parameters to obtain a plurality of environmental output data measurements; 
   automatically determining, by the processor, based on the plurality of environmental output data measurements, at least one human health hazard associated with at least one environmental parameter from the plurality of environmental parameters for at least one occupant in an indoor environment at the site location;   utilizing, by the processor, at least one machine learning model to generate at least one recommendation to facilitate a change in the at least one environmental parameter in the indoor environment to remediate the at least one human health hazard;   transmitting, by the processor, over the communication network, at least one first instruction to display on a computing device at least one of:
 the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter, and 
 the at least one recommendation; and 
   automatically transmitting, by the processor, over the communication network, at least one second instruction to at least one environment-controlling equipment associated with the site location to change an operational parameter of the at least one environment-controlling equipment to facilitate the change in the at least one environmental parameter in the indoor environment to mitigate the at least one human health hazard based on the at least one recommendation.   
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the at least one human health hazard is at least one of:
 an immune system disruption,   a respiratory disease,   an organ dysfunction,   a microbiome disruption,   cell damage, and   tissue damage.   
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the computing device is located inside the site location. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the computing device is located outside the site location. 
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the site location is a building comprising a room;
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises a computer-controlled actuator; and   wherein the transmitting of the at least one second instruction triggers the computer-controlled actuator to automatically: increase or decrease outdoor air fraction in the room, disperse indoor air in the room, raise or lower a temperature of the room, raise or lower humidity in the room, activate or deactivate air cleaners in the room, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises at least one electronic circuitry in at least one communication device associated with at least one user; and
 wherein the transmitting of the at least one second instruction triggers the at least one electronic circuitry in the at least one communication device to alert the at least one user.   
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 25 ,
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises electronic circuitry in a central computing device in the site location; and   wherein the transmitting of the at least one second instruction triggers the electronic circuitry in the central computing device in the site location to generate an audible alarm, a visual alert, an electronic alert message, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         32 . The method according to  claim 25 ,
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises electronic circuitry in a central computing device at a predefined control-center location of an entity; and   wherein the transmitting of the at least one second instruction triggers the electronic circuitry in the central computing device to generate an audible alarm, a visual alert, an electronic alert message, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 25 , wherein the site location is a building comprising at least one room;
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises electronic circuitry in a central computing device in the building, and   further comprising determining, by the processor, that the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter inside the at least one room is greater than the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter outside of the building; and   causing, by the processor, over the communication network, to automatically open a window in the at least one room by the transmitting of the at least one second instruction to trigger a computer-controlled window actuator to automatically open the window.   
     
     
         34 . The method according to  claim 25 , further comprising storing, by the processor, in a memory, the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter, the at least one recommendation, or any combination thereof, measured at predefined time intervals. 
     
     
         35 . A system, comprising:
 a memory; and   a processor configured to execute computer code stored in the memory that causes the processor to:   continuously receive over a communication network, from a plurality of environmental sensors, a plurality of environmental output data measurements of a plurality of environmental parameters;
 wherein the plurality of environmental parameters comprises:
 an ozone parameter, 
 a humidity parameter, 
 a temperature parameter, 
 a carbon dioxide parameter, 
 a carbon monoxide parameter, 
 a nitrous dioxide parameter, 
 a sulfur dioxide parameter, 
 a total volatile organic compound (tVOC) parameter, and 
 a particulate matter parameter; 
 
 wherein the plurality of environmental sensors is located inside of a site location, outside of the site location, or both; 
 wherein each particular sensor of the plurality of environmental sensors is configured to continuously output a particular environmental output data measurement for a particular environmental parameter of the plurality of environmental parameters to obtain a plurality of environmental output data measurements; 
   automatically determine based on the plurality of environmental output data measurements, at least one human health hazard associated with at least one environmental parameter from the plurality of environmental parameters for at least one occupant in an indoor environment at the site location;   utilize at least one machine learning model to generate at least one recommendation to facilitate a change in the at least one environmental parameter in the indoor environment to remediate the at least one human health hazard;   transmit over the communication network, at least one first instruction to display on a computing device at least one of:
 the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter, and 
 the at least one recommendation; and 
   automatically transmit over the communication network, at least one second instruction to at least one environment-controlling equipment associated with the site location to change an operational parameter of the at least one environment-controlling equipment to facilitate the change in the at least one environmental parameter in the indoor environment to mitigate the at least one human health hazard based on the at least one recommendation.   
     
     
         36 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the at least one human health hazard is at least one of:
 an immune system disruption,   a respiratory disease,   an organ dysfunction,   a microbiome disruption,   cell damage, and   tissue damage.   
     
     
         37 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the computing device is located inside the site location. 
     
     
         38 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the computing device is located outside the site location. 
     
     
         39 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the site location is a building comprising a room;
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises a computer-controlled actuator; and   wherein the processor is configured to transmit the at least one second instruction that triggers the computer-controlled actuator to automatically: increase or decrease outdoor air fraction in the room, disperse indoor air in the room, raise or lower a temperature of the room, raise or lower humidity in the room, activate or deactivate air cleaners in the room, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         40 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises at least one electronic circuitry in at least one communication device associated with at least one user; and
 wherein the processor is configured to transmit the at least one second instruction that triggers the at least one electronic circuitry in the at least one communication device to alert the at least one user.   
     
     
         41 . The system according to  claim 35 ,
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises electronic circuitry in a central computing device in the site location; and   wherein the processor is configured to transmit the at least one second instruction that triggers the electronic circuitry in the central computing device in the site location to generate an audible alarm, a visual alert, an electronic alert message, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         42 . The system according to  claim 35 ,
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises electronic circuitry in a central computing device at a predefined control-center location of an entity; and   wherein the processor is configured to transmit the at least one second instruction that triggers the electronic circuitry in the central computing device to generate an audible alarm, a visual alert, an electronic alert message, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         43 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the site location is a building comprising at least one room;
 wherein the at least one environment-controlling equipment comprises electronic circuitry in a central computing device in the building, and   wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter inside the at least one room is greater than the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter outside of the building, and   to cause over the communication network, to automatically open a window in the at least one room by the transmitting of the at least one second instruction to trigger a computer-controlled window actuator to automatically open the window.   
     
     
         44 . The system according to  claim 35 , wherein the processor is further configured to store in the memory the at least one human health hazard associated with the at least one environmental parameter, the at least one recommendation, or any combination thereof, measured at predefined time intervals.