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Transforming Spaces: Airlite's Groundbreaking 100% Green Paint Purifies Air and Enhances Planetary Health

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Transforming Spaces: Airlite's Groundbreaking 100% Green Paint Purifies Air and Enhances Planetary Health

Antonio Cianci, CEO, Airlite

BY SME Business Review

In a world increasingly focused on sustainability and health, innovative solutions are crucial. One company at the forefront of this movement is Airlite. Its groundbreaking products not only enhance indoor air quality but also contribute to energy efficiency and environmental protection. With a strong commitment to creating a cleaner, healthier future, Airlite is leading the charge in eco-friendly technology.

Airlite offers an innovative paint that purifies the air, eliminates bacteria in homes, offices, and hospitals, and reduces energy consumption. Certified by Eurofins, La Sapienza University, the Air Quality Alliance, and BREEAM, Airlite is the first product to combine green and blue technologies to tackle today's environmental challenges for a better tomorrow.

The Airlite Technology

What if the walls of our homes, offices, schools, and hospitals could protect our health by purifying the air? With Airlite, this is now a reality. Airlite has developed a groundbreaking technology that enhances wellness both inside and outside the environments we live in daily. This innovative approach is embedded in a mineral paint capable of purifying the air, disinfecting surfaces, and sanitizing spaces. Airlite’s ecological and eco-sustainable paint is not only safe for health but also respects the planet, being produced from 100% renewable energy sources.

How Airlite Works

Airlite is a unique technology that functions as a natural air purifier. It is activated by the combined action of air and light. This patented technology utilizes the same physical principle nature employs to clean the air, transforming any wall into a purifier. By using semiconductor technology, Airlite generates electrical charges on the wall’s surface. These electrical charges interact with water vapor and oxygen in the air, producing negative ions that neutralize pollutants when they come into contact with the wall.

Benefits of Airlite

Airlite goes beyond being just a paint; it significantly enhances air quality and cleanliness:

Eliminates Air Pollutants: Airlite effectively removes pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and fine dust (PM 10 and PM 2.5) by up to 90%. This purification effect is comparable to that of a forest of tall trees of the same size.

Disinfects Surfaces: The paint eliminates up to 99% of bacteria, molds, and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, from all surfaces it covers, ensuring a healthier environment.

Odor and Dirt Prevention: Airlite eliminates bad smells and prevents dirt from settling on walls without the need for filters or deodorants. This makes indoor spaces naturally more welcoming and comfortable.

Energy Efficiency Outdoors: When applied outdoors, Airlite reflects the warm component of sunlight, leading to a reduction in electricity usage for cooling by up to 30%. This not only saves energy but also contributes to a cooler and more comfortable indoor environment.

Committed to Sustainability

Airlite’s mission is to address one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time: combating atmospheric pollution that increases CO2 levels and contributes to global warming. By offering an innovative, ecological, and sustainable solution, Airlite safeguards the environment, protects the planet’s resources, and promotes human health.

The company’s mineral paint is designed with a low environmental impact, from production to waste disposal. Manufactured in a state-of-the-art Swiss facility that uses 100% renewable energy and incorporates 40% recycled raw materials, Airlite exemplifies a commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

International Recognition and Certifications

Airlite technology is revolutionizing air purification with its numerous accolades and certifications. It holds five international patents and has garnered over 25 global awards, including recognition from the United Nations as one of the top four innovative air purification technologies. Airlite meets and exceeds stringent regulatory standards, such as the French VOC Regulation, where it outperforms CLASS A+ products by a factor of 500. It boasts a near-zero VOC content, being 300 times lower than the legal limit for indoor paints and 400 times lower for outdoor paints, showcasing its commitment to creating a healthier indoor environment.

Earning the Friendly Materials GOLD certification from Spain, Airlite scores the highest with 92 out of 95 points, highlighting its positive impact on occupant health. Additionally, Airlite's Cradle to Cradle GOLD certification underscores its excellence in material health, reusability, renewable energy use, pollution management, water quality, and social equity, emphasizing its comprehensive approach to sustainability.

In the United States, Airlite has received the Green Seal certification, a leading ecological quality label that confirms its rigorous standards for human health and environmental impact reduction. Airlite products also contribute to BREEAM credits, promoting sustainable building practices, and have earned the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD®) certification, which affirms its minimal environmental impact and low resource consumption throughout its lifecycle.

Significantly, Airlite is the only paint certified as effective against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), with tests by the Scientific Department of the Politecnico Militare di Roma “Celio” showing a 90% reduction in the virus within 15 minutes of contact. Airlite's compliance with the WELL Building Standard® enhances air quality, reduces VOCs, controls microbes and mold, and ensures antimicrobial activity on surfaces. It also meets LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, contributing to building credits in categories such as ecological sustainability, energy use, and indoor air quality. These certifications collectively highlight Airlite's pioneering role in advancing air purification and environmental sustainability.

Art and Sustainability Combined

"Air Is Art," powered by Airlite, is a unique project that blends sustainable art with cultural communities, aiming to promote awareness of air quality through vibrant murals and green artworks created with Airlite paints. This initiative brings together world-renowned and emerging artists, curators, and designers to enrich the social fabric of cities. By engaging neighborhoods and their residents, "Air Is Art" infuses areas with color, beauty, inclusion, and well-being.

The project's core mission is to connect people with their surroundings while raising awareness about critical social and environmental issues. "Air Is Art" achieves this by transforming urban landscapes, redeveloping blind walls, and beautifying spaces in need of rejuvenation. These eco-murals not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the environment but also purify the air from pollution, showcasing the practical benefits of Airlite's technology.

Since its inception in 2016, "Air Is Art" has partnered with numerous companies and brands across various markets, contributing to hundreds of projects worldwide. These collaborations span a wide range of themes, from improving health and well-being to promoting sustainability and social awareness. The initiative embraces innovative technologies and strives to make a meaningful impact on communities by addressing pressing environmental and social issues through art.

Antonio Cianci, CEO, Airlite

Antonio Cianci is the CEO of Airlite. With a background as a Kauffman Fellow at the Center for Venture Education in Palo Alto, CA, Antonio is deeply involved in financing innovation at the state level. Antonio is also recognized for his strategic marketing and communication expertise, aimed at bridging technology with public understanding. His initiatives include award-winning campaigns promoting innovation, and he has a notable track record in fostering international collaborations for technology transfer and innovation promotion. Antonio is also a respected writer, contributing to scientific and economic discourse through various national and international publications since 1992.

Airlite’s "Air Is Art" continues to bring positive change to urban environments. By merging the power of art with the benefits of sustainable technology, the project creates spaces that are not only visually stunning but also healthier and more environmentally friendly.