Office pods don't have to be sweatboxes
But stay inside for longer, and the space can start to feel warm and stuffy. People continuously generate CO₂ and heat, which can build up in compact, enclosed spaces if ventilation is insufficient.
It's an often-overlooked challenge: what happens to the air in and around the pod during extended use?
From short-term spaces to all-day work environments
We believe an acoustic workspace should provide a comfortable environment for any task, all day, regardless of whether it is used for individual work, meetings or collaboration.
That's why we developed Cognitive Air™ — Vetrospace's approach to automatically managing air quality and thermal comfort inside the pod, while maintaining the acoustic privacy you entered the space for in the first place.
The result is an office pod designed to support concentration, comfort and cognitive performance throughout the working day, without you having to worry about a single aspect of it.
See the conditions around you
Air quality is invisible. Cognitive Air™ makes it visible.
The Vetrospace control panel is both a central place for lighting and A/C adjustments, and a window into the air quality conditions around you, including:
CO₂ · Temperature · Humidity
So that you can take a look at what is happening around you, while the system still handles everything by itself.
Adaptive CO₂-controlled ventilation
No more manual ventilation controls.
Cognitive Air™ continuously monitors incoming and outgoing CO₂ levels, automatically adapting ventilation to keep up optimal conditions inside the pod.
It responds seamlessly to rising CO₂ levels, and adapts to changes in occupancy without a single manual adjustment.
So you can stay focused on your work while the pod takes care of the ventilation.
Patent-pending Ambient Vectoring™
Effective ventilation doesn't just come from increasing the volume of air moving through the pod. What matters is the quality of the incoming air, and where the used air goes after it leaves.
Vetrospace Ambient Vectoring™ directs exhausted air away from the pod's air intake and further into the surrounding space, giving it more time to mix with ambient room air before making it back to the pod again.
This helps reduce the risk of recently exhausted air being drawn directly back into the pod, supporting air quality and thermal comfort without simply relying on higher fan speeds.
Fresh air in. Used air out—and away.
Filtered incoming air
All Vetrospace pods feature filters that keep the incoming air free of dust and airborne particles.
This helps provide clean air for the user, while also protecting the ventilation system, ensuring longevity and consistent performance with simple maintenance.
For environments with higher air-cleanliness requirements, filtration can be upgraded with HEPA H13.
The science of sustained focus
Why office pod air quality matters for concentration
In an open office, exhaled CO₂ disperses into a large volume of air. Inside a compact office pod, CO₂ levels can rise faster. Because CO₂ is invisible and odourless, changing conditions may go unnoticed until concentration begins to fade or the space starts to feel uncomfortable.
Research has linked elevated CO₂ levels and poorer indoor air quality with weaker performance in cognitively demanding tasks. In a Harvard-led study, declining air quality was associated with reductions in cognitive performance of up to 50%.
Cognitive Air™ monitors conditions and adapts ventilation automatically—helping maintain an office pod environment that supports concentration and comfort throughout the working day.