School Air Filtration Canada News: What Affects Indoor Air Quality in Schools? Camfil Canada Air Filtration Expert Answers
Camfil Canada school air filtration expert Berni Baier discusses the main factors affecting indoor air quality in schools.
Indoor air quality is a critical concern for Canada's schools, colleges, and universities. With so many students and staff spending most of their time indoors, ensuring that the air they breathe is clean and healthy is essential. Unfortunately, many educational institutions struggle with poor indoor air quality, leading to various health problems, including allergies, asthma, and even cancer.
Camfil Canada air filtration expert Berni Baier discussed the main factors affecting indoor air quality in schools. They are the following:
1. Occupancy within the room or exceeding occupancy.
2. Poor maintenance of an air handling system.
3. External sources.
"Occupancy within the room or exceeding occupancy. For example, if the room is only designed for 20 people but is being occupied by 40, the air handling units will not be able to remove particulates fast enough. This will increase concentration levels in the room and increase the chances of creating an unhealthy environment.
Poor maintenance of an air handling system is a major issue. If you don't have dampers working properly and bringing fresh air in as designed, it will cause problems. If you don't have the proper air filters, low-quality air filters, or air filters that are not the right size in there, that will cause problems also."
Camfil Canada believes every student and staff member deserves to breathe clean, healthy air. That's why they're dedicated to helping schools, colleges, and universities in Canada improve their indoor air quality.