Common questions, straight answers.

Poppy measures how ventilation actually performs in your building using aerosol tracers — not how drawings say it should perform. We then tune outdoor air rates, schedules, and filtration strategy to reduce HVAC energy waste while maintaining or improving air quality.

Most efficiency programs guess at savings or rely on models. We measure. Our Real-Time Air Tracing technology tells you exactly how much clean air is reaching occupied spaces, and savings verification uses real data from your building — not industry benchmarks.

Commercial office, retail, industrial, and healthcare — primarily Class A office over 50,000 sq ft. We focus on buildings with central HVAC, meaningful ventilation waste, and an owner or operator motivated by energy performance. Schools and healthcare facilities qualify under our Health program.

Both options exist, but we recommend an ongoing engagement. Buildings change — tenants, schedules, equipment, and seasons all shift ventilation needs. We track performance over time and re-tune to make sure savings persist.

No. We only reduce outdoor air where buildings are delivering significantly more than code requires. Our measurements prove exactly how much clean air reaches each zone — we never take away air people need. Most buildings we test are over-ventilating by 30–50% above what's required for healthy, compliant air quality.

Assessment is offered at no upfront cost for qualifying buildings. If we find a meaningful savings opportunity and you choose to move forward, you share verified savings with Poppy. If we don't deliver savings, you don't pay.

Typically structured as an operating expense tied to verified savings. Details depend on your agreement and accounting preferences — we can walk through structure with your finance team.

Savings verification uses real metered energy data from your building, normalized for weather and occupancy changes. We report baseline vs. post-optimization, so the answer to 'what would we have spent?' is measurable, not modelled.

Many buildings with DCV still run conservative ventilation baselines that DCV doesn't address. We measure actual outdoor air delivery and focus on the gaps other systems often leave open.

Not to begin testing. If recommended changes require BAS updates, we coordinate with your team and controls vendor. We stay within your access rules throughout.

Your team stays in control. We provide recommended settings and can support implementation with your controls vendor or in-house staff — but we don't touch your systems without explicit approval.

Testing is designed around occupancy and access constraints. We minimise time in tenant spaces and coordinate scheduling with building management in advance.

Meeting the minimum requirement and being optimized are different things. 62.1 sets floors, not ceilings. Many buildings over-deliver outdoor air well above code minimums — that's the waste we reduce.

We quantify impact and options. You see the economics and decide whether the fix is worth it. We won't push you toward unnecessary repairs.

We reduce outdoor air only where it can be safely reduced. Our measurements show where buildings are over-delivering — often significantly above code requirements. We don't remove clean air people need; we remove the waste.

We help you tune toward standards, not away from them. We have deep expertise in ASHRAE 62.1 and 241 and can help you document performance for certification and reporting purposes.

Yes. Verified HVAC energy reduction maps directly to Scope 1 (gas) and Scope 2 (electricity) reductions. We provide documentation suitable for ESG reporting.

We support phased rollouts: prioritise by opportunity size, run pilot buildings first, then expand. Reporting is consolidated so you can present portfolio-level results to leadership.

Testing is typically completed in two to three days per building, depending on size and access constraints. We can work nights and weekends around your tenant schedule.

The aerosol tracers are odourless, colourless, and safe at measurement concentrations. Most tenants won't notice testing at all. We coordinate access with building management before any on-site work.

Basic mechanical documentation (as-built drawings if available, BAS access details), a site contact for the day, and confirmation of any access-restricted areas. We'll send a checklist in advance.

We deliver a findings summary with quantified savings opportunity and recommended tuning actions. You review, ask questions, and decide whether to move forward — no obligation.

Schools focus on protecting children and staff from airborne risk, not just energy savings. We measure clean air delivery in classrooms and common areas, identify under-performing zones, and help schools align with ASHRAE 241 — which sets a health-based bar for infection risk.

ASHRAE 241 is the industry standard for infection risk mitigation in occupied spaces. It defines equivalent clean air delivery targets — combining outdoor air, filtration, and other clean air sources — that reduce the risk of airborne transmission of disease.

SCALE is Poppy's ARPA-H-funded project to demonstrate real-time sensing and building response technology across US schools. The goal is to move beyond periodic testing toward continuous monitoring that connects airborne hazard detection to building actions.

Yes. Poppy provides reports specifically formatted for non-technical stakeholders — showing what was measured, what was improved, and how the building compares to health standards.