Controlling and monitoring indoor air quality (IAQ) devices

A personal wireless device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the personal wireless device to:
• receive status information from a gateway configured to receive IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) component properties transmitted by a first wireless transmitter and the airflow properties transmitted by a second wireless transmitter, wherein the component properties comprise at least one of a voltage and a current drawn by the IAQ component comprising a UV (ultraviolet) light source;
• report, via a user interface, the received status information, wherein the information reported via the user interface comprises airflow properties transmitted by the second wireless transmitter and further comprises properties of the IAQ component transmitted by the first wireless transmitter, wherein the IAQ component properties reported by the user interface comprise expected remaining lifespan information of the UV light source determined based on at least one of the voltage and the current drawn by the UV light source.

A method for altering the quality of air entering, leaving, or circulating within a building via an HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning) system, the method comprising:

• determining properties of an IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) component by a component sensor, wherein the IAQ component comprises a UV (ultraviolet) light source, and wherein the properties comprise at least one of a voltage and a current drawn by the UV light source;
• transmitting the properties of the IAQ component to a gateway located within the building;
• determining airflow properties at a location in the vicinity of the IAQ component by an airflow sensor;
• transmitting the airflow properties to the gateway;
• providing, by the gateway, the IAQ component properties and the airflow properties to a personal wireless device;
• and
• reporting, via a user interface of the personal wireless device, the IAQ component properties and the airflow properties, wherein the IAQ component properties reported by the user interface comprise expected remaining lifespan information of the UV light source determined based on at least one of the voltage and the current drawn by the UV light source.