Nutfield Heights Senior Center

HUD senior center apartments install FreshAir Smoking Sensors to prevent and prove tobacco and marijuana smoking

Property Type:
HUD Senior Housing Apartments
Location:
Derry, NH
Size:
80 units

Challenges

  • Lack of evidence to follow through on property’s no-smoking policy
  • Complaints from residents about smoking in nearby apartments

 

Solution

  • FreshAir Smoking Detection devices in all apartments
  • Monitoring in apartments for tobacco and marijuana smoking with FreshAir Smoking Sensors
  • Notification with timestamped, scientific proof of smoking in a specific apartment

 

Results

  • Reduced smoking in apartments
  • Fewer complaints from residents about unwanted, nearby smoking and false accusations of smoking in their smoke-free apartments
  • Documented record of smoking incidents with FreshAir Smoking Alerts (both printed and online archive)
  • Deterred future smoking

“FreshAir Sensor gives us the evidence needed to follow through with our no-smoking procedure when someone is smoking in their apartment.”

Christine Schmid, Property Manager

Learn more: Nutfield Heights Senior Center Case Study PDF