# Healthy air, proven in the real world.

Poppy helps schools and occupant-health oriented buildings protect people with practical, building-ready ventilation work: measure what's happening today, improve it where needed, and document results you can stand behind.

[Talk to Poppy Health](https://www.poppy.com/get-in-touch) [About BREATHE SCALE →](https://www.poppy.com/health/education#breathe-scale)

## The challenge

### You can't manage what you can't see.

Most buildings run on assumptions about ventilation. For district leaders, principals, and building decision makers, this matters for one simple reason: assumptions aren't enough when the stakes are students and staff.

Poppy measures performance directly, so you can act with confidence — and document what you've done for stakeholders, parents, and health authorities.

## What Poppy delivers

### For schools and occupant-health buildings.

#### Confidence in ventilation and clean air delivery

We verify how clean air actually reaches occupied spaces — classrooms, common areas, gyms, cafeterias — and identify where it's over- or under-delivering.

#### A straightforward path to healthier-air standards

For organizations that want a clear bar to aim at, Poppy provides a rapid path to align with ASHRAE 241, while staying grounded in what your building systems can actually do.

#### Low operational burden

No long, drawn-out projects. No 'install a thousand things and hope for the best.' Poppy's approach is designed for busy facilities teams in active buildings.

#### Credibility you can cite

15,000+ tests across 50M+ sq ft, including schools and high-stakes environments. Number 5 most innovative company by Fast Company. Poppy leadership contributes to the standards that define clean-air performance.

## Who this is for

### Built for education decision makers.

#### District Facilities Leader

Make ventilation performance measurable across your schools, fix what matters first, and document results without adding a heavy project.

#### Principal

Keep classrooms comfortable and reduce air-quality anxiety with a low-disruption approach and clear, shareable documentation.

#### Sustainability / ESG Manager

Improve ventilation the right way without sacrificing energy goals, backed by measurement and defensible reporting.

#### District Health Services Leader

Move from reactive illness response to prevention by pairing real building performance data with practical actions.

## ARPA-H BREATHE Program

### A national effort to make buildings health-responsive.

ARPA-H's BREATHE program is building the future of indoor air: systems that can sense airborne threats, assess risk, and trigger real-time interventions so indoor air stays safe and healthy.

### Poppy leads SCALE for schools

Poppy Health is an ARPA-H BREATHE awardee working to demonstrate new technology across schools in the US, aimed at protecting children and staff from getting sick indoors.

### Beyond 'check the box' IAQ

SCALE is designed to move toward something like public health infrastructure for schools: continuous sensing plus building responses, validated in real learning environments.

### Detection + building action

SCALE is developing a system to detect and reduce exposure to airborne hazards — allergens, mold, bacteria, and viruses — and connect detection to building actions.

### Stay informed as SCALE progresses.

Subscribe for project updates, school deployment milestones, and early learnings as the program rolls out.

## Ready to make clean air measurable and actionable?

If you're responsible for health outcomes, learning continuity, and facilities decisions, Poppy can help. Contact us to discuss your buildings and priorities.

[Talk to Poppy Health](https://www.poppy.com/get-in-touch)