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Work environments that generate CO2 as an inherent part of their business present a unique and significant risk in terms of poor IAQ. Craft breweries generate CO2 and, unlike larger breweries, often lack the technology to capture and re-use the fermentation CO2 for beer carbonation. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the venting of fermentation CO2 and the unintentional venting of CO2 during the filling of CO2 storage tanks can cause the indoor CO2 levels to rise significantly. This is shown by monitoring CO2 levels inside an Australian craft brewery using a newly developed system containing three Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes positioned strategically in different sections of the brewery. The maximum CO2 level recorded was in excess of 18,000 ppm, with the maximum time period levels exceeding 1000 and 10,000 ppm being equivalent to 425 and 26 min, respectively. The identification of differences in measured CO2 at different times and locations throughout the brewery reveals that a single hard-wired CO2 sensor may be inadequate to support IAQ monitoring. For this purpose, a network of portable or wearable CO2 sensor nodes may be most suitable. The battery life of the sensors is a key consideration, and the current sensor battery life is too short. 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