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)....
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. ...
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...
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...
Did you know that air quality impacts students’ health, concentration, attendance, and even academic performance? Indoor air quality (IAQ) plays a critical role in lowering the risk of infectious diseases, which seriously affects educational success. Yet, to date, only 7% of schools have embraced UV-C,...
Ventilation improvements in K-12 schools are a cost-effective public health measure, according to a recent study from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, As part of six recommend actions for school administrators, study authors advocate the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation as a “proven technologies...
As schools nationwide ready to welcome students and faculty back to in-person learning many resources are available to help administrators make sure buildings are safe. You find information discussing: Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools from the U.S. Department of Education; K-12 Schools...
School districts nationwide have an unprecedented opportunity to upgrade HVAC systems and physical plants that could transform the quality of air students and teachers breathe. A recent study from the LANCET COVID-19 Commission, “Designing infectious disease resilience into school buildings through improvements to ventilation and...