We are a Portuguese SME, which provides Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) audits, and Environmental analysis services. We have been working in the development of a disruptive way to improve the monitoring of indoor and outdoor air quality using the Citizen Observatories model as the strategic approach for our business. To this end we aim to prototype, test and commercialise an IoT wearable air quality monitoring system for both professional auditors and citizens. IAQ audits are a key tool to prevent health risks and spur productivity, while supporting energy efficient measures. Auditing IAQ involves various unknown variables which impact on the cost, the time and the effectiveness of the audit. We have a clear and disruptive business opportunity, as an IoT IAQ system that would enable easy and fast monitoring of physico-chemical IAQ indicators in whole buildings using its own occupants as mobile monitoring stations, will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audits at a lower cost. habITAT addresses priorities of the EC aligned within Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives , the Environment Action Programme , the Eco-innovation Action Plan and the EU Expert Group on Indoor Air Quality. Objectives of the feasibility study: 1) Examine the technical feasibility of the solution to achieve a good problem-solution fit that will enable jump-start product adoption, and bridge innovators with early adopters; 2) Examine the commercial feasibility to achieve a good product-market fit that will enable bridging early adopters with early majority in the product life cycle.

The overall project idea is on contribution to European culture and creativity through developing technological readiness of the breakthrough engineering solution for indoor air safeguard via inter-sectoral European and international cooperation, knowledge sharing, broad skills development and mobility of researchers and innovation staff. Under NANOGUARD2AR it is expected to build new and enhance existing network of international and inter-sectoral cooperation in the form of joint research and innovation activities between the project Partners with multidisciplinary skills and complementary competences in nanomaterials, physics, civil engineering, chemical engineering, green chemistry, microbiology, environmental protection, indoor air quality control and safety. It will significantly strengthen the interaction between academic and non-academic sectors within MS/AC Countries France, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine and Third Country the Republic of Belarus in the field of the innovative nanomaterials engineering application for the environmental protection. The main objectives of the NANOGUARD2AR project are to develop and design, test, validate and demonstrate an innovative nanomaterials-based “microbial free” engineering solutions and responsive system [NANOGUARD2AR system] for the indoor air safeguard to support concept of green buildings. To achieve this goal the NANOGUARD2AR project will explore the use of nanomaterials (NMs) as photosensitizers coupled with advanced air-curtains technology and innovative interactive dark operating oxidizing composite materials being able to generate adsorbed hydroxyl radicals without any external energetic excitation. The emphasis of the project activities is on the proof of the concept of the innovative nanomaterials-enhanced air-barrier engineering solution towards efficient and sustainable protection of the indoor environment from microbial contaminations (fungus, fungal propagules, bacteria, their spores and germination).