CDC: Fewer Than Half of US Schools Have Improved Ventilation
Despite $190 billion in federal pandemic recovery funds, most K-12 school administrators have not improved school building ventilation....
Want to Avoid Replacing an Old HVAC Coil?
Many facility managers realize that they can increase HVAC capacity without replacing their chilled water or DX coil and avoid the significant replacement expense just by specifying UV-C. The 254mn germicidal wavelength removes and prevents microbial buildup and growth, which serves as an obstacle...
New ASHRAE Guidance Recommends UV-C to Improve School IAQ
In a 2023 document titled “Design Guidance for Education Facilities: Prioritization for Advanced Indoor Air Quality,” ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.7 (TC9.7) members recommend UV-C as an effective strategy to improve school indoor air quality (IAQ)....
Helping Schools Make the Grade in Indoor Air Quality
Launched in 2021, the campaign provides technical assistance and recognition to school districts in implementing high-impact indoor air quality and efficiency improvements that will reduce energy bills and improve student and teacher health and performance. ...
9.8 Billion Reasons to Adopt UV-C Germicidal Technology
Nearly two years after Congress approved $122 billion in COVID relief aid for elementary and secondary education through the American Rescue Plan, school districts and charter organizations have focused their spending on three priorities: academic recovery, staffing, and school facilities and operations, a FutureEd analysis...
GSA Fails to Upgrade Air Filtration
Fortunately, there is an easy-to-implement alternative for the millions of HVAC systems that were never intended to perform with MERV 13+ filters. Through a layered approach, facility engineers can combine medium-efficiency filters (MERV 8) with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI or shortwave energy in the ultraviolet...
School Infrastructure Funding Deadlines Extended
School districts and charter school organizations have received extra time to spend billions of COVID-relief dollars designated for K-12 public schools, under updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., spending deadlines have been lengthened). The U.S. Department of Education said extensions could reach...
Airborne Act: Tax Credit for Indoor Air Quality Improvements
Representative Don Beyer (D Va.) recently introduced legislation (H.R. 7671), To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for certain indoor air quality assessments and improvements, and for other purposes (otherwise known as the 7671), that would incentivize non-residential...