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| A healthy indoor environment is important in schools. |
Thousands of California school buildings are in urgent need of repair – and how the work is done will affect the health and productivity of future generations of students and teachers.
Following objectives set out by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) can make a huge difference in learning environments.
The criteria generally consist of site and materials selection, energy and water efficiency, indoor environmental quality (reducing indoor air pollution) and sustainability.
Schools can save money and energy when making improvements to their lighting and HVAC systems, standardized air filtration systems and other materials.
Experts also suggest monitoring the air quality and using an economizer on the HVAC unit.
Introducing natural light into learning environments has also been shown to improve student performance because they are more relaxed and focused on the materials being taught.
Commissioning certain elements of school renovations or upgrades may help improve installation and performance of these systems.
Source: Smart Business
Improve indoor air quality in schools
Students and teachers need to breathe clean air in order to be the most productive and successful, but many school environments are filled with stale or stagnant air, odors, chemicals, bacteria, viruses, mold, dust, allergens and other particles.
A good ventilation system may help to dilute some of these pollutants, but portable air cleaning systems can actually help to remove them as well.
Electrocorp has designed air cleaners for schools and universities that can tackle the indoor air contaminants mentioned above.
The air cleaners feature a deep-bed activated carbon filter and HEPA filtration as well as optional UV lamps for the most complete air cleaning.
Contact Electrocorp for more information.
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