First time this certification has been granted to a single-room air handler
The future of classroom environments just got a little quieter, thanks to the recent certification of Changeair’s Freshman Series Vertical Air Handler by the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) Intl. Inc. The Freshman Series is the first and only single-room air handler to be certified by AMCA’s Certified Ratings Program (CRP) for both air and sound performance. The CRP was recently amended to include fully packaged single-room air handlers in its Product Rating Manual for Fan Air Performance.
The certification and the amendment are celebratory developments for the engineering community, educators, and students because they open the door to better and more affordable acoustic design in classroom environments. The AMCA certification of the Freshman Series means that the sound and airflow test data was gathered in an AMCA-certified laboratory and is third-party certified to be accurate. Test methods used to gather sound data on the Freshman Series comply with all of the following standards: