THAMES VALLEY DISTRICT SCHOOL SYSTEM
wins the National Air Filtration Association's
Clean Air Award The Clean Air Award (CAA) is awarded to companies and institutions to recognize their using effective air filtration in maintaining a clean and healthy indoor environment for their facilities. The winner, like the Thames Valley District School System, must have made a deliberate effort, document the changes it made and achieve a total of at least 52 points on objective criteria that include: Increasing the particle and/or gas phase removal efficiency of the filter system Training the personnel on “best practice” filtration applications Installing gasketing and other measures to insure no air bypass in the system Installing pressure reading equip-
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ment for accurate determination of timing of filter changes Keeping accurate and complete records on units and filter change schedules Insuring the cleanliness of the system and related coils and ductwork with inspections and cleaning on a regular basis Recipients of the award will receive special recognition from the National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) with an award for their building presented at its national convention along, with the story of their accomplishments in the quarterly air filter publication Air Media. Norspec worked with TVSD to initiate surveys of all air handlers and filter banks in all facilities that pro-
duced a report that highlighted the changes needed to achieve good indoor air quality. Norspec began immediately to install MERV 8 filters in all air handlers along with schedules and training for the 400+ maintenance staff. Efforts initiated resulted in first cost savings in air filtration purchases because of life-cycle costing analysis, while raising the level of air cleanliness. TVSD is very pleased with the results thus far and the committee established to evaluate the results continues to meet to explore ways to continue the improvement process. Alan C. Veeck, CAFS Executive Director National Air Filtration Association www.nafahq.org
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