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Case Studies
Indoor Air Quality Design Tools for Schools
- Preliminary Design Phases
- Controlling Pollutants and Sources
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)
- Moisture Control
- Construction
- Commissioning
- Renovation and Repair
- Operations and Maintenance
- Portable Classrooms
If you know of a case study in which indoor air quality issues were addressed in the design, construction or renovation of a school facility, please contact us.
Minnesota School Combines Indoor Air Quality With Energy Efficiency
Students and teachers in Red Wing, Minnesota are enjoying a new high school that uses the latest in efficient, quiet HVAC technology to provide optimal indoor air quality. Air quality requirements mandated by ASHRAE Standard 62-89, Ventilation For Acceptable Air Quality, have reversed the impact of the post oil embargo reduction in outside air ventilation to occupied spaces of the late 1970's.
The Big Mix--Coping With Standards, IAQ, Comfort and Energy
In many people's minds, IAQ and energy efficiency are opposing forces. However, the team involved in this school project in Sarasota, Florida was able to develop a concept and implement a design that joins these opposing forces at the hip.
Collaborative of High Performance Schools 2006 Best Practices Manual
Appendix A of the Collaborative of High Performance Schools, 2006 edition, Best Practices Manual, Volume 1 contains four case studies: Alder Creek Middle School, Georgina Blach Intermediate School, Cahuenga New Elementary School, and Cesar Chavez Education Center.
- Download the PDF file of Volume 1 of the manual at www.chps.net/manual/documents/BPM_2006_Edition/CHPS_I_2006.pdf
- You can see all of the CHPS resources at www.chps.net/manual/index.htm
Leading by Example
Two Case Studies Documenting How the US EPA incorporated Environmental Features into New Buildings. www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/case/grnbldg.pdf (PDF, 78 pp, 1.38MB, About PDF) EPA742-R-97-006, December 1997.