Monitoring your temperature will give you a better understanding of how comfortable your workplace is, and how effective your insulation is, and can also indicate heating being left on overnight or a weekend. Looking into your temperature data will show you how well insulated your building is by visually telling you how much heat remains within a room overnight (especially in the winter months), but also how quickly that heat disappears. Certain industries have different reasons for monitoring temperature whether that would be for clean rooms, food production, or the furniture industry as materials react differently under different temperatures. For example, if a newly made armchair is stored within a warehouse where the temperature drops dramatically overnight, the wood can bow/distort, but also the outer materials may expand resulting in sagging textiles.

Monitoring the air quality within your business can help you maintain a healthy environment, and can be seen as the most important part of environmental monitoring, especially in industries like steel works and paint shops where the workplace will be full of many different particles. Measuring this will alert you to dangerous levels of particles, show how well-ventilated your building is, and indicate to any improvements you should make. Even with existing measures to ventilate buildings, monitoring your air quality could indicate these not working efficiently. Keeping on top of this parameter will also help prevent sickness by making sure your environment remains clean and safe.

Maintaining the right level of humidity is of utmost importance, not just for the well-being of individuals, but also for the safety of buildings and equipment. Low humidity levels can result in a range of discomforts such as a dry mouth and feeling overheated, as well as structural problems like cracked walls and static equipment. On the other hand, excessive humidity can lead to mold growth and ineffective insulation. The ideal range for humidity is between 45% and 60%. To ensure that humidity levels remain in this optimal range, automated humidifiers can be set up to send alerts to smart plugs or humidifiers when the levels are too low or high. It is imperative to keep a watchful eye on the humidity levels and maintain them consistently, as this will guarantee the safety and comfort of individuals and buildings.