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IAQ Design Tools for Schools
EPA developed the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Design Tools for Schools (DTfS) as a web-based resource to help school districts, facility planners, and architects design the next generation of learning environments. These school facilities will help -- rather than hinder -- schools in achieving their core mission of educating children.
Visit DTfS at www.epa.gov/iaq/schooldesign
IAQ Design Tools for Schools (IAQ DTfS) complements the IAQ Tools for Schools Program, which helps existing schools prevent and solve IAQ problems. IAQ DTfS provides voluntary guidance for school personnel, architects, engineers, builders and contractors, parents, and the community on key school construction and renovation issues such as:
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Smart School Design, Construction, and Renovation
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Healthier and Higher Performing Kids
- Incorporating high performance building features into the design process,
- Commissioning school building systems to ensure that they are operating according to design,
- Controlling pollutants and their sources,
- Selecting and designing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems,
- Controlling moisture to prevent mold and damage to building materials and systems,
- Remediating mold,
- Specifying and maintaining portable classrooms,
- Renovating existing schools,
- Providing links to resources on a wide range of high performance construction issues, such as acoustics, day lighting, life-cycle costing, commissioning, and more.
IAQ Design Tools for Schools draws from EPA's expertise as well as other resources that have emerged from state and private sector initiatives.