Descriptor
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 7 |
| Administrators | 5 |
| Support Staff | 4 |
| Policymakers | 2 |
| Students | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Freije, Matthew R. – American School Board Journal, 1989
After a study of 3,000 classrooms in 130 schools in 16 states, the Environmental Protection Agency urged all schools to conduct tests for radon. Explains a 6-step screening test, methods of reducing radon concentrations, and how the risk from radon exposure compares with other risks. (MLF)
Descriptors: Air Flow, Air Pollution, Climate Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textEnvironmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. – 1989
This technical document is intended to assist school facilities maintenance personnel in the selection, design, and operation of radon reduction systems in schools. The guidance contained in this document is based largely on research conducted in 1987 and 1988 in schools located in Maryland and Virginia. Researchers from the United States…
Descriptors: Air Flow, Air Pollution, Climate Control, Educational Facilities Improvement
Jacobs, Bruce W. – 1996
Information on equipment and techniques that school facility personnel may use to evaluate IAQ conditions are discussed. Focus is placed on the IAQ parameters of air flow, air temperature, relative humidity, as well as carbon dioxide and the equipment used to measure these factors. Reasons for measurement and for when the measurement of these…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Wheeler, Arthur E. – 1996
Fans, motors, coils, and other control components enable a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to function smoothly. An explanation of these control components and how they make school HVAC systems work is provided. Different systems may be compared by counting the number of controlled devices that are required. Control…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control
Wheeler, Arthur E.; Kunz, Walter S., Jr. – 1994
Although poor air quality in a school can have multiple causes, the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system plays a major role. Suggestions that architects, facilities managers, school board members, and administrators can use in selecting HVAC systems are discussed. Focus is on the performance criteria for classroom systems, and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control
Wheeler, Arthur E. – 1995
To help maintain good indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools, guidance for the development and implementation of an effective program for maintenance and operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are discussed. Frequently, a building's occupants will complain about IAQ when the temperature or humidity are at uncomfortable…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control
Air Force Training Command, Sheppard AFB, TX. – 1983
This instructional package is intended for use in training Air Force personnel enrolled in a program for apprentice heating systems specialists. Training includes instruction in fundamentals and pipefitting; basic electricity; controls, troubleshooting, and oil burners; solid and gas fuel burners and warm air distribution systems; hot water…
Descriptors: Air Flow, Apprenticeships, Building Operation, Building Trades
