The copper tubing from five air conditioning units at the school was removed on Aug. 1, leaving the building with no air conditioning less than two weeks before the first day of classes.
Across the country, school administrators are realizing the importance of good IAQ and a comfortable indoor environment, which both contribute significantly to student success.
According to the manufacturers that make equipment for schools, there are often many options available to districts looking to make those much-needed upgrades.
High-efficiency Bard I-TEC classroom climate system provides superior indoor air quality and quiet operation. Mounted over the sill, the unit is designed to be aesthetically pleasing, blending into the classroom atmosphere.
Modine is introducing the redesigned Airedale ClassMate® single packaged vertical DX and heat pump system. ClassMate offers efficiency, noise reduction, and a smaller footprint, providing great flexibility for school installations.
High-efficiency Bard I-TEC classroom climate system provides superior indoor air quality and quiet operation. Mounted over the sill, the unit is designed to be aesthetically pleasing, blending into the classroom atmosphere.
Though ASHRAE recommends bringing in 15 cfm of outside air per occupant in a commercial building, a growing number of studies show that many U.S. schools are falling significantly short of that goal, which can translate to lower test scores, increased absences, and other health issues caused by poor IAQ.
Engineers and architects took the seemingly impossible task of recycling an outdated industrial factory into a LEED-Gold showcase of some of the HVAC industry’s most innovative equipment for Asheboro, N.C.-based Randolph Community College (RCC).
I frequently write about energy efficiency, and I’m sure you educate your customers on how to save energy in their homes and buildings, but do we actually practice what we preach?