New Office in Manila, Philippines

The company is actively exploring collaborations with potential business partners and regional opportunities as it establishes its new Asian base. Syntegra is dedicated to providing cutting-edge sustainable solutions for both new construction projects and the retrofitting of existing premises. A key focus of its expanded services will be on addressing air pollution, a critical concern […]

Link between air pollution and dementia cannot be ignored, experts warn

Experts have called for stricter air pollution targets to tackle the risk of dementia after studies revealed a potential link between poor air quality and the condition. Research now links pollution to an increased risk of dementia, even at levels below UK, US and EU air quality standards. A team at the Harvard TH Chan […]

Air pollution can damage health from pre-birth to old age – report

A new research report shows air pollution can damage health ‘before birth through to old age’. The report was commissioned by the Greater London Authority through Imperial Projects and carried out by researchers from Imperial College London’s Environmental Research Group who analysed the findings of a range of key studies. Their review focused on the “serious and life-limiting risks of […]

Syntegra backs schoolgirl’s air pollution awareness raising efforts

Air pollution is not just something in the UK that concerns us here at Syntegra and we are delighted that young people are championing the cause both here and overseas. We were impressed that teenager Charlotte Green from St George’s School in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, brought to our attention the international petition to prevent drilling for […]

Spotlight on indoor air quality to fight COVID spread

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus health and safety aspects of workplaces, not least the air quality when staff are in confined indoor spaces once again. With growing concern from scientists about the need for protection from virus-carrying aerosol droplets in the air in addition to respiratory droplets spread among people in close […]

Call for more air quality information to help change behaviour

Almost 90% of people in a UK survey on air quality said the public does not enough information on air pollution – with more than 80% saying a greater awareness would make them try to minimise their negative impact. Almost three quarters of the 4,063 respondents to a survey conducted by energy supplier E.ON wanted […]

Poor air quality still more of a threat to life than coronavirus

My head was turned by a headline I spotted last week during my routine media scans proclaiming that poor air quality is a greater risk to human health than the coronavirus. My research background and day job tell me that’s nothing new – I’ve long known air pollution is a mass killer the word over. […]

Air pollution – tackling the problem together

Here at Syntegra we’re honest enough to admit we don’t have all the answers to tackling climate change and air pollution and we’re always open to learning from others. As such, like others we often roam around the Internet reading up on our subject and connect with others in our field. And we are always […]

UK taken to Europe’s highest court over air pollution

The UK is one of six countries being taken to Europe’s highest court for failing to tackle illegal levels of air pollution. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has the power to impose multimillion euro fines if the problem is not addressed promptly by the UK, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Romania, all of whom […]

Electric delivery vans trial to tackle capital’s air pollution

Electric vans with zero exhaust emissions helped deliver an average of 80,000 parcels a week across London during the Christmas period, as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s drive to combat rising air pollution in the capital. More than half of London’s air pollution, which breaches legal limits across certain areas, is caused by diesel and old petrol […]