Brazil. The Southern Brazilian Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation (Asbrav) states that its Maintenance Operation and Control Plan (Pmoc) is still far from becoming a reality for today's buildings.
The plan aims to control and adjust the quality of indoor air for collective use. "In addition to being a legal matter, it is important that the operational safety of the facility and performance is maintained, so that corrective actions are reduced to a minimum. In addition to ensuring indoor air quality, which is a public health problem," said Cesar Augusto Jardim De Santi, vice president.
Although the issue is of paramount importance, surveillance is considered poor in Brazil. A report submitted by the State of São Paulo in May 2011 showed that of the capital city's 50 most important shopping malls, only 21 have gone through air quality monitoring. Only two had the process completed correctly, and the remaining 19 continue with some irregularity or in the adjustment stage.
In this regard, Luis Felipe Esteves Ferreira, mechanical engineer of Leankeep Software, commented that "unfortunately, the monitoring is still very weak and usually occurs only due to complaints, that is, there is no real awareness of the importance of maintaining air quality in environments. Often, in our presentations, some potential customers buy the idea of reducing costs first, even before complying with the law, demonstrating misinformation about the real risks of not keeping the Pmoc up to date, claiming that the exam does not exist."
