School Environmental Health
Ventilation

Ventilation is perhaps the single most important element of an HVAC system. It influences air quality and energy efficiency, and proper ventilation controls odors, dilutes gases (such as carbon dioxide), and inhibits the spread of respiratory diseases. Ventilation air is critical in educational facilities.

Minnesota Department of Health

• Model (IAQ) Plan in Schools

Minnesota Department of Education

• Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Revenue: Guide for Allowable Expenditures
  • Long-Term Facilities Maintenance
  • Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
    • Health and Safety

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• Air quality and health
  • Energy use
  • Indoor air quality

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Action Kit