Indoor air quality and energy-efficiency ventilation rates at a New York City elementary school

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6471356

Young, R A; Berk, J V; Hollowell, C D; Pepper, J H; Turiel, I

An assessment was made of the indoor air quality at Oakland Gardens Elementary School in New York City under three different ventilation rates. A mobile laboratory was used to monitor air quality in two classrooms, a hallway, and outdoors. The parameters measured were air exchange rates, particulates, odor perception, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, radon, formaldehyde and total aldehydes. When the ventilation rate was reduced, carbon dioxide concentrations increased significantly, but did not exceed current occupational standards. At the low ventilation rate, odor acceptability decreased and in one of the classrooms the odors were judged unacceptable according to current ASHRAE standards. Calculations indicate that moderate energy savings can be achieved by reducing the ventilation rate in the classrooms.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6471356
• Report Number(s): LBL-11828; ON: DE81028548
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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