The customer
Quebec's Ministry of Education, through a provincial initiative to improve indoor air quality in schools.
Customer success | Education, public sector
Air quality in schools: 50,000 sensors deployed across 2,000+ Quebec educational institutions
At a glance
Customer success at a glance
The challenge
Monitor and manage air quality, CO2, humidity and temperature in 2,000 schools with reliable, accessible data.
The results
50,000 sensors deployed in 2,000 schools, with real-time data accessible through Assek's web application.
The organization
A province-wide deployment for healthier indoor air
In 2021, Quebec’s Ministry of Education launched a major initiative to improve indoor air quality in schools across the province, responding to concerns raised by the pandemic about ventilation in learning environments.
A project of this scale, spanning thousands of schools across Quebec, required a solution that could be deployed quickly at scale while providing reliable data that each school’s staff could use every day.
The challenges
Monitoring air quality across 2,000 schools, at scale
A province-wide deployment
The Ministry needed to equip 2,000 schools with sensors capable of measuring several critical parameters: air quality, CO2 levels, humidity and temperature. Measurements had to be consistent and reliable across Quebec’s school network, in buildings with widely varying conditions.
Reliable connectivity and data flow
Beyond the physical installation, the project needed reliable network connectivity everywhere and a continuous, high-volume data flow so the information remained usable in real time.
Actionable data, not just measurements
School staff needed to be able to view the information and adjust ventilation or practices accordingly, without having to interpret complex technical data.
Procurement challenges during the pandemic
The deployment took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a global shortage of electronic components. This procurement challenge added to the need to deliver a large number of sensors within the Ministry’s expected timelines.
The solution
50,000 connected sensors monitored in real time
A deployment of 50,000 sensors in 2,000 schools
Assek Technologies deployed 50,000 air-quality sensors in 2,000 schools across Quebec as part of this Ministry of Education initiative. Each sensor continuously measures air quality, CO2 levels, humidity and temperature.
Real-time data through a web application
The collected data is accessible in real time through Assek Technologies’ web application. Staff at each school can therefore monitor air quality and adjust ventilation or airing practices accordingly, without specialized technical expertise.
Infrastructure designed for reliability and volume
To support the deployment, Assek built a network infrastructure able to maintain data transmission in buildings with challenging connectivity and process the data flow generated across the entire fleet, approximately 7 million data points per day.
Assek products and services used
IoT air-quality sensors
Measure CO2, humidity and temperature.
Real-time monitoring platform
Data monitoring through Oblik software.
Large-scale deployment and support
Pre-programmed devices, deployment and support adapted to the school network.
The results
Healthier learning environments across the province
A school network better equipped to manage air quality
School staff can now monitor and adjust air quality every day rather than relying on periodic checks. This visibility supports healthier learning environments for students and staff.
Key results
connected sensors
Deployed across Quebec's school network.
schools equipped
Across the province.
data points per day
Processed by the project's infrastructure.
data accessibility
To inform decisions in the field.
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