Service levels and measured performance

C-POLAR and NanoFlashing™ questions, with the company’s answers and the sources they come from.

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Can a service contract define the air or water performance to be maintained over time?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. A performance level to be held over time is a commercial term, set between the buyer and the party that supplies and services the equipment. The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states: “This filter treats the air that passes through it.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.” The Terms of Use state that, as of their effective date, the Water, Textiles, Food packaging, and Medical devices chapters describe Research Applications, and that they do not describe finished products currently available from C-POLAR for those uses.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 4, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/; NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label.

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  1. C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 4, 5 and 6
  2. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, About this product
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Does a service-level promise measure response time or time to restore function?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. What a service level measures, and how it is counted, is written into the contract that creates it. They also state that a prospective partner may rely only on a commitment stated in a Separate Agreement, which is a written agreement signed by an authorized C-POLAR officer, and that only an express written warranty that identifies C-POLAR as the warrantor creates a C-POLAR warranty.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Can a supplier claim uptime while a unit runs below the agreed airflow?

How a system behaves when its filters change is decided by that system, and the label sets the filter's own limits.

The NanoFlashing™ Air Filter is specified by nominal size, rated airflow and maximum face velocity, and its label instructs: “Do not use where this filter would restrict airflow beyond the system's specification.” It also states: “Improper installation can reduce airflow or damage the equipment.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.”

Whether a unit that is running but below an agreed airflow counts as available is decided by the contract that uses that word, and C-POLAR is not party to it.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use and About this product; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Sources

  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use and About this product
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 6
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Does a monitoring plan use instruments accurate enough for the acceptance threshold?

The company publishes no monitoring method and no acceptance threshold.

The Validation page describes each installation by its kind and its place, and gives its period: a public hospital in Vancouver over twelve months from July 2023 to July 2024, a financial landmark in London over six months from March 2024 to September 2024, a major international airport in the United States over one month in August 2025, and a public university in Melbourne over one month in October 2024. What the company does publish about measurement at working sites is on the Validation page: since 2020 NanoFlashing™ has been installed in hospitals, airports, banks and universities, and independently measured with MicronView's 405 nm Bio-fluorescent Air Monitoring System, which distinguishes biological particles from inert dust in real time. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Which instrument is accurate enough for a threshold is decided by the people who set that threshold, against the instrument's own specification.

Source: C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3, https://cpolar.tech/terms/. A question about a particular product or market can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

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Can sensor placement be agreed before performance monitoring begins?

The company publishes no monitoring method and no acceptance threshold.

What the company does publish about measurement at working sites is on the Validation page: since 2020 NanoFlashing™ has been installed in hospitals, airports, banks and universities, and independently measured with MicronView's 405 nm Bio-fluorescent Air Monitoring System, which distinguishes biological particles from inert dust in real time. Where a sensor is placed in a building, and what is agreed about it before monitoring starts, is settled between the people who commission the monitoring and the party that carries it out. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Source: C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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How are unoccupied periods treated when calculating average room performance?

The company publishes no averaging rule, no occupancy weighting and no room-performance score.

The Validation page describes each installation by its kind and its place, and gives its period: a public hospital in Vancouver over twelve months from July 2023 to July 2024, a financial landmark in London over six months from March 2024 to September 2024, a major international airport in the United States over one month in August 2025, and a public university in Melbourne over one month in October 2024. What the company does publish about measurement at working sites is on the Validation page: since 2020 NanoFlashing™ has been installed in hospitals, airports, banks and universities, and independently measured with MicronView's 405 nm Bio-fluorescent Air Monitoring System, which distinguishes biological particles from inert dust in real time. The company publishes no monitoring method and no acceptance threshold. Each of those four installations is one building over one period. At the public hospital in Vancouver, two identical towers were compared, one on conventional medical grade filters and one on NanoFlashing™; the other three were measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

How a building treats its own unoccupied hours is decided by whoever specifies the measurement.

Source: C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3, https://cpolar.tech/terms/. A question about a particular product or market can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

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Does a savings calculation adjust for weather and building occupancy?

This site publishes no energy figure for a building it has not measured, and it does not carry a measurement across from one building to another.

The Validation page reports one building energy measurement, at a financial landmark in London over six months from March 2024 to September 2024, measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed to NanoFlashing™. That is one building over one period, in its own air handling units, and it is not an energy result for another system, another filter configuration or another loading condition. The Validation page also names Eurovent Certita Certification, Certificate No. 15.06.011, which certifies a ten-pocket bag filter at ISO ePM1 70% with an A class energy rating; a rating belongs to the construction that was tested. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Whether a savings calculation is adjusted for weather or occupancy is decided by whoever specifies that calculation.

Source: C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Can an energy baseline be recalculated after unrelated HVAC upgrades?

The company publishes no baseline method and no rule for recalculating one; when a baseline is reset after other work on a building, and on what basis, is decided by the parties to the measurement.

The one building energy measurement the company publishes is at a financial landmark in London over six months from March 2024 to September 2024, measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed to NanoFlashing™. The Validation page names Eurovent Certita Certification, Certificate No. 15.06.011, which certifies a ten-pocket bag filter at ISO ePM1 70% with an A class energy rating; a rating belongs to the construction that was tested. This site publishes no energy figure for a building it has not measured, and it does not carry a measurement across from one building to another. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Source: C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Who owns the monitoring equipment at the end of the contract?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. Who owns equipment installed under a contract, and what happens to it when the contract ends, is written into that contract. They also state that a prospective partner may rely only on a commitment stated in a Separate Agreement, which is a written agreement signed by an authorized C-POLAR officer, and that only an express written warranty that identifies C-POLAR as the warrantor creates a C-POLAR warranty.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Does the buyer receive raw monitoring data as well as a dashboard summary?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. What data a buyer receives, and in what form, is written into the contract that creates the monitoring. What the company does publish about measurement at working sites is on the Validation page: since 2020 NanoFlashing™ has been installed in hospitals, airports, banks and universities, and independently measured with MicronView's 405 nm Bio-fluorescent Air Monitoring System, which distinguishes biological particles from inert dust in real time.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/; C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/.

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Can missing monitoring periods be excluded without inflating a performance score?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. How gaps in a data set are treated is written into the contract that sets the score. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Does a service contractor have to report a bypassed or disabled unit promptly?

The label sets the steps for changing the filter, and the inspection of an installed bank is the facility's own.

The NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label instructs: “Do not run the system with no filter in the track.” and “Check that the filter sits square in the track with no gap at the frame. Air that passes around a filter is not treated by it.” What a contractor must report, and how quickly, is written into the contract that engages that contractor.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 6
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Can maintenance quality be verified independently of the contractor's checklist?

The label sets the steps for changing the filter, and the inspection of an installed bank is the facility's own.

The label sets what can be checked on the filter itself: that the airflow arrow points toward the blower, that the filter sits square in the track with no gap at the frame, that the media is not torn, crushed, wet or visibly damaged, and that the replacement point printed on the product has not been passed. The label also carries the product name, the nominal size, the rated airflow and the maximum face velocity, so what is in the track can be read against what was specified.

Who performs an independent check, and on what terms, is decided by the facility.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use.

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use
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Does an outcome-based contract define who bears uncertainty in the measurement?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. Who bears measurement uncertainty is written into the contract that makes an outcome payable. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Can seasonal performance shortfalls trigger a remedy even if the annual average passes?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. Which period a remedy is tested against is written into the contract that provides the remedy. The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states: “This filter treats the air that passes through it.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.”

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/; NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label.

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Sources

  1. C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6
  2. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, About this product
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Does a monitoring contract include calibration and replacement of failed sensors?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. Calibration of monitoring equipment and replacement of a failed sensor are written into the contract that creates the monitoring. A sensor in an air cleaner belongs to the unit, not to the filter, and C-POLAR publishes no sensor specification. NanoFlashing™ is a technology; the name, rating and sale of a product that carries it are set by that product's maker and seller.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Can multiple sites be compared after accounting for differences in source strength and occupancy?

The company publishes no rule for comparing one site with another.

The Validation page describes each installation by its kind and its place, and gives its period: a public hospital in Vancouver over twelve months from July 2023 to July 2024, a financial landmark in London over six months from March 2024 to September 2024, a major international airport in the United States over one month in August 2025, and a public university in Melbourne over one month in October 2024. What the company does publish about measurement at working sites is on the Validation page: since 2020 NanoFlashing™ has been installed in hospitals, airports, banks and universities, and independently measured with MicronView's 405 nm Bio-fluorescent Air Monitoring System, which distinguishes biological particles from inert dust in real time. The company publishes no monitoring method and no acceptance threshold. Each of those four installations is one building over one period. At the public hospital in Vancouver, two identical towers were compared, one on conventional medical grade filters and one on NanoFlashing™; the other three were measured before and after the air handling unit filters were changed. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.” The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states: “This filter treats the air that passes through it.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.”

Source: C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/; C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3, https://cpolar.tech/terms/; NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, About this product. A question about a particular product or market can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

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Sources

  1. C-POLAR — Validation
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use, section 3
  3. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, About this product
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Would a remote alert count as a completed service response before anyone visits the site?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. What counts as a completed response is written into the contract that defines it.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Can a customer dispute an automatically generated compliance report?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. How a report is challenged, and what happens while the challenge is open, is written into the contract that produced the report. For the website itself, the Terms of Use state that questions or complaints about them may be sent to [email protected], or mailed to the address in section 1.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/.

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Does the service contract specify what evidence is retained after termination?

Terms of that kind are agreed in writing between the parties to them, and C-POLAR publishes no service contract and no monitoring plan.

The Terms of Use state that the Site is informational only, that it does not sell products, accept orders, quote binding prices, or process payments, and that these Terms do not govern the sale, delivery, installation, return, warranty, or use of a finished product. What is retained after a contract ends, and for how long, is written into that contract. What the company holds for its own published statements is its own record: the reports and certificates named on the Validation page, each with the institution and the number, and the laboratory reports behind the pathogen claim, each named by its institution, with its number where the report carries one.

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 1, 5 and 6, https://cpolar.tech/terms/; C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/.

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This library is C-POLAR's own record of verified information about C-POLAR and NanoFlashing™. Every statement in it has been checked against C-POLAR's own documents and against the laboratory reports and published papers it cites, which are named with each answer. Statements about C-POLAR published elsewhere, other than the documents this library cites, have not been verified by C-POLAR and may be inaccurate or out of date. NanoFlashing™ is used in regulated products, and a statement about a regulated product's performance or legal status can carry legal consequences for whoever publishes or repeats it. Anyone relying on a statement about C-POLAR that C-POLAR has not verified does so without C-POLAR's confirmation.

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