Public schools
The importance of air filtration for schools has been magnified recently due to the spread of airbourne illnesses, but also because recent studies show how poor indoor air quality can affect test scores, cognition, problem-solving, and grades, and can cause chronic cardiovascular diseases. What can we do about air quality in educational facilities in Canada? … Read more
School administrators and maintenance staff are under pressure to cut capital costs because they are perpetually subject to underfunding for their facilities in Canada. But cutting corners in air filtration can not only be detrimental to health, but it can also actually be more expensive to do so over the long term. High-quality air filtration … Read more
The Canadian Government tells us that Canadians spend 90% of their time indoors, which should mean improving indoor air quality of public buildings is important. Unfortunately, poor indoor air quality is a common problem in government workplaces and public buildings. Public buildings include; recreational facilities such as hockey rinks, schools, libraries, government offices, etc. These … Read more
Summary: In this blog post air filtration expert Berni Baier shares his insight on ways to attenuate the health effects caused by poor indoor air quality (IAQ) as Ontario public schools are set to reopen for in-class learning in fall 2021. There are nearly 5000 school buildings in Ontario, Canada. The average age of these … Read more
Summary: How Ontario Public Schools Can Combat Indoor Air Pollution and COVID-19 Infection at the Same Time with HEPA Filtration. In this blog post, air filtration experts at Camfil Canada break down the harmful properties affecting our air quality and discuss the importance of high efficiency/HEPA filtration as students in Ontario, Canada are set to … Read more