How safe and healthy is your indoor air when cooking at home?Whether you cook for pleasure, for the health benefits, for the cost savings, or just as a matter of course, you probably make food in your kitchen on a regular basis. Not only does cooking release odors and...
Presentations Posts
Presentations by the ROCIS Team.
ROCIS February 26, 2016 Stakeholders Meeting
Part of our mission at ROCIS is to build a network of stakeholders in the region who recognize the impact of poor ambient air quality on indoor spaces. ROCIS stakeholders include practitioners, researchers, product developers, contractors, advocates, and more. Our...
ROCIS February 27, 2015 Stakeholders Meeting
Our stakeholder meetings are some of the most energizing experiences that we have in our work. This meeting was an opportunity to identify others in our region who share specific common interests around air quality. We set out to clarify barriers and opportunities in...
ROCIS Forum: Creating Healthy Places
ROCIS was proud to bring together the knowledge, creativity, connections, and insight of our local community and beyond for a forum on the impact of outdoor pollution on indoor air quality. On the evening of December 4, 2014, we commenced the forum with networking,...
Why Focus On Particulate Matter?
ROCIS focuses a lot on the particles in our air. Several of the monitors used in the Low Cost Monitoring Project (LCMP) produce data about the particle levels, and we’ve designed numerous interventions that specifically target particulate matter. Why are we so fixated...
ROCIS July 23, 2014 Stakeholders Meeting
Our stakeholder meetings are some of the most energizing experiences that we have in our work. The information in this meeting provided an excellent grounding in the history of air quality in the Pittsburgh region. We also used this opportunity to present a draft...