Camfil releases a new case study on how air purifiers improve indoor air quality in schools
The case study result reveals how air purifiers improve indoor air quality in schools, even when the buildings’ existing HVAC systems are not equipped to handle high-efficiency air filters.
Camfil, the global leader in indoor air filtration, has released a new case study that shows how air purifiers help improve indoor air quality in schools. Its team of air filtration experts worked with a Mid-Atlantic school district to improve air quality in the district’s buildings.
Camfil representatives established baseline measurements on airborne particle concentrations using the City M to test the improvement in air quality using sensitive particle counters before students entered the classrooms. Measurements were retaken using those same counters after students were in the room with normal classroom activities underway and the City M in operation. This procedure was duplicated in two district elementary schools.
After almost 2000 measurements, it was determined that particle counts in all three size ranges were reduced significantly by the City M.
Additionally, the City M units delivered an average of two additional air changes per hour in the classrooms, improving ventilation rates.
Keith Woolard, Regional Product Manager for Camfil, shared his observations on how the City M air purifier improves the indoor air quality in the classroom.
“As I was recording the particle counts coming out of the City M while the children were in their classrooms, I could see the numbers continuously dropping. The particle reduction rate on several size ranges was over 95%,” said Woolard. “This is not an easy time for students or faculty, and making the decision to return to in-class learning is stressful, but I believe the City M’s ability to pull tiny particles out of the air gives teachers one less thing to worry about.”
Camfil City M air purifier is an ideal solution for improving indoor air quality in schools because it uses HEPA air filtration, which protects students from the risk of spreading COVID-19 infections. It also functions independently of the HVAC system; it is accessible to all schools, regardless of existing air handling units. Lastly, the City M air purifier is quiet. Thus it does not disrupt instruction or learning.
About Camfil Clean Air Solutions
For more than half a century, Camfil has been helping people breathe cleaner air. As a leading manufacturer of premium clean air solutions, we provide commercial and industrial systems for air filtration and air pollution control that improve worker and equipment productivity, minimize energy use, and benefit human health and the environment. We firmly believe that the best solutions for our customers are the best solutions for our planet, too. That’s why every step of the way – from design to delivery and across the product life cycle – we consider the impact of what we do on people and the world around us. Through a fresh approach to problem-solving, innovative design, precise process control, and a strong customer focus, we aim to conserve more, use less and find better ways – so we can all breathe easier.
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