School IAQ Fact Sheets: Entire Series

The IAQ Fact Sheet Series is designed to help people without a technical background understand details about indoor air quality (IAQ) so that they can make important decisions for their schools.

While important public health measures are debated in schools across the country, indoor air quality measures offer a non-controversial way to take concrete action to increase protection for everyone in school. In response to feedback from teachers, parents, school board members and others about the confusing messages they’re getting about indoor air quality strategies, the Center for Green Schools brought together dozens of experts to create simple straightforward resources about the most pressing topics.

The document for download here is the compiled document of all fact sheets. To download each fact sheet separately, follow the links below.

• Overview: Build a foundation by understanding your HVAC system, if you have one, and which IAQ strategies might work for your classrooms.
• Ventilation: Get a better understanding of the interaction between ventilation and other strategies and how to use what you have to get healthier classrooms.
• HVAC filtration : Get the facts about how filters work and their actual effectiveness in preventing the spread of COVID.
• In-room air cleaners: Sort out the noise about when to use an in-room air cleaner and how to choose one that works for your classrooms.
• Germicidal UV (GUV, or UVGI): Understand the three most common types of UVGI systems and what to know about using them in schools.
• Electronic Air Cleaners: Decipher the jargon around electronic air cleaners and learn what questions to ask about products on the market.
• Disinfectants: Find information about safer disinfectants and when to use them, given what we know about how COVID spreads.

Earn GBCI CE credit for reading the Schools IAQ Fact Sheet Series in the USGBC online course catalog.

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