Large Scale Study and Diagnostic Testing of Schools and Classrooms
This National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored study investigated indoor air quality problems in U.S. schools via a nationwide, school conditions survey, field conditions audits and problem school retrofits.
The two part, on-line conditions survey included general questions about each school and its operation, and subjective questions concerning comfort conditions at the school. Conditions audits were conducted in eight schools in Florida, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Ventilation problems were found at each school. Retrofits were then conducted at four of the audited schools. While implementation problems were encountered, some success was still realized in several schools.
Project conclusions include that school conditions improvements are possible but schools must have real incentive(s) to participate and all work must be supervised by a qualified energy analyst. In addition, the project results indicate that without substantial priority changes to better fund school maintenance, widespread significant improvements will not be realized. See the Conclusions page for more details.
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