Tag: school safety

Center for Green Schools Releases Fact Sheets to Help Boost Indoor Air Quality

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Oct 28, 2021 Heating and Cooling

Updated: Oct 28, 2021

The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council released a series of fact sheets with strategies for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. The IAQ Fact Sheet Series is designed to help people without a technical background—such as school board members, teachers, and parents—to understand details about IAQ so that they can […]

National Lab Quantifies Potential Dangers of Poor Air Circulation

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Sep 23, 2021 Heating and Cooling

Updated: Sep 23, 2021

Poorly circulated room air raises the potential exposure to contaminants by up to six times, according to a new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The researchers say the experiments quantify the effects of overhead heating on room air mixing, with implications for COVID-safe meetings and classrooms.