MONTREAL - Dectron Internationale announced that it has signed a research partnership agreement with Concordia University, a leading Canadian educational and research institution. The objective of this collaboration with Concordia's Indoor Environment Group of the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is to develop new air filtration and purification technologies for use in Dectron's Indoor Air Securityâ„¢ program.

Commenting on this partnership, Brian Monk, P.Eng, vice president, sales and marketing, stated, "Ongoing research and product development is essential for Dectron Internationale. Our existing client base of architects and engineers require that we provide them with the most innovative air purification solutions available. We believe that this partnership, with its team of experts, will play an important role in product development for the new air security/quality demands in commercial building construction."

The research partnership was also endorsed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and it will contribute equally to the study as a third partner. The study will span over a three-year period. The research and development process will take place at Concordia's new Science and Engineering Building in downtown Montreal.

Dectron Internationale is a global provider of customized and engineered indoor air quality (IAQ) and HVAC products and services. For more information, visit www.dectron.com.

Publication date: 09/26/2005