{"id":11216,"date":"2020-07-30T18:20:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kele.com\/content\/?p=11216"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:00:52","slug":"highlights-from-ashraes-school-return-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kele.com\/content\/blog\/highlights-from-ashraes-school-return-guidelines","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from ASHRAE&#8217;s School Return Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.kele.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AshraeBanner.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Part of Kele\u2019s ongoing effort to help you stay informed\u2014especially during this time of uncertainty and \u201ca new normal\u201d\u2014is to share updated industry standards and guidelines. As schools make final plans and decisions on when to open back up for the fall, questions remain about where to focus projects, retrofits, and equipment upgrades. The goal is to implement as many safeguards as possible while the pandemic is still ongoing. ASHRAE recently released a guidebook formulated to help schools retrofit and plan for the improvement of indoor air quality and to slow the transmission of viruses via the HVAC systems.<\/p>\n<p>Below we\u2019ve highlighted a few items that may impact the way you currently work on the job:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase your filtration loads. Double-check your equipment and VFDs to handle the load increase.<\/li>\n<li>Increase your <em>outside air<\/em>, and ensure the economization and dampers are working accurately. Ventilating the virus\u2019s aerosol out of your facilities is critical.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain 68-72 degrees, 40-60 RH, and capture the measurements.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off Demand Control Ventilation.<\/li>\n<li>Isolate the nurse\u2019s station.<\/li>\n<li>Be on top of your maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The July 22 update also includes guidance for higher education institutions, including student health facilities, labs, residence halls, athletic facilities, and large assembly and lecture halls.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the world\u2019s students from the spread of infectious disease is essential to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the entire population. As an industry partner, Kele will continue to expand on information and helpful guidelines to ensure the safety of our communities. Should you have any questions about the ASHRAE guidelines or what products to use during this time, please reach out to us by\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+8778269045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calling Kele,<\/a>\u00a0emailing info@kele.com, or via Live Chat.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of Kele\u2019s ongoing effort to help you stay&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights","category-schools"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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