![]() ![]() After cooking in the evening, I turned on the Briiv again at a lower setting. After running for two hours on level four, Briiv changed my kitchen’s air quality score to 350 parts per million CO2 and stayed there. After keeping the device on level four until 10 a.m., the air quality score reached 350 ppm and leveled out (I also took the extra precaution of making sure all the windows and doors were closed throughout the test).Īfter 30 minutes on level four, Briiv changed my kitchen’s air quality to 387 parts per million CO2 levels. Every day for two weeks, I turned Briiv on level four at 8 a.m., and over the first 30 minutes the air quality rating became an average of 387 ppm (well within good indoor CO2 levels). I periodically tested the kitchen, my guest bathroom full of houseplants, and my office where I have no houseplants. Anything between 500-599 ppm is considered okay, and anything higher than 599 ppm is poor. According to the monitor, a score of less than 500 parts per million (ppm) CO2 is good for indoor air. In this case, the lower the CO2 score, the better. Next to this scale is a touch button for a one-hour boost, a cleanse mode that will clear up a room’s air in just an hour.īut does the Briiv really clean the air? I tested my kitchen’s air quality using an air quality monitor. One dot of speed is barely audible, two dots is a bit louder and offers a buzzing sound, while the latter strengths of three and four dots are even more pronounced-mimicking the sound of the average tabletop fan. It has a range of one to four dots indicating the level of fan speed available. The control zone is very simple, so I stuck with that. In navigating the Briiv air filter, I could manage the touch-activated control zone on the front of the device or utilize the app (available for Apple or Android). It’s important to note that the Briiv doesn’t include any air quality indicators, so there’s nothing on the device itself to convey that anything was happening, which is why understanding the science behind the key-and its beautifully biophilic-ingredient of moss can help. What I found was that the device seemed to bring down the CO2 levels in my kitchen and did away with funky smells. So I put the device through the ringer, spending weeks with it and going so far as to buy an air quality monitor to check in on how my Briiv was doing at purifying my home’s air. Given its hefty price tag, it was vital to me that the Briiv lived up to the hype. I made sure the power cable was plugged into the base and the other end into the power socket, and I was off to the races. According to Briiv, the moss should last about a year, and it is naturally grown, ethically gathered, and eliminates particles like pet dander. To keep the biophilic design feeling natural, I didn’t smoosh down the moss but rather let it all clump together haphazardly in the glass jar. “While trees have their air cleaning properties, the microstructure of moss allows it to capture particles in our air that can irritate and negatively affect us in our homes,” James adds.įinally, I added the glass jar over the top of these to hold everything in place. Though moss doesn’t have roots, it does have some small hairlike structures that pull in nutrients and breathe out oxygen. ![]() According to Briiv’s managing director, James Whitfield, “Moss’ natural microstructure makes it highly effective at capturing larger particles in your air, such as dust, hair, and pet dander.” And it’s even better than trees or houseplants at producing oxygen, having the oxygen-making power of 3,043 medium-size houseplants. Even though the moss is dried, it pulls out particles, pollen, pet dander, and dust from the air. ![]() Briiv Why moss?īriiv uses natural air filters made from coconut and a biodegradable “matrix filter” (a blend of carbon-infused hemp and a woolen microfiber), but the most apparent bio material is moss. To be honest, just displaying it on the countertop elevated my kitchen and made me daydream about those beautiful modern cabin homes that run on little to no electricity (just like Briiv does). ![]()
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