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The importance of good ventilation in schools
The importance of good air quality in schools is often underestimated, but it is essential for a healthy learning environment. By correctly ventilating classrooms and other spaces, you make a direct contribution to the health and performance of students and teachers. When indoor air is continuously refreshed, CO₂ levels remain at healthy levels and viruses and bacteria spread less rapidly. Need some advice? We would be happy to discuss a smart ventilation system for your school with you.
Are you complying with the guidelines?
What are the requirements and rules for school ventilation?
As a school board, you are responsible for good indoor air quality. You must comply with the legal standards in the Building Regulations (now: Structures (Living Environment) Decree or Bbl) for ventilation in schools. These laws apply to both primary and secondary education. On the government websites RVO and Ruimte-OK.nl, you will find many tips for improving ventilation in education. Would you like to know if your school meets the ventilation requirements? We are happy to come along and offer analysis and advice.
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Mechanical or natural ventilation
How do you ensure good ventilation in school buildings?
It is important to ensure a constant supply of clean, fresh air and remove used air effectively. This can be through mechanical or natural ventilation, such as opening windows or doors. However, in most cases the latter method is inadequate to ensure a healthy indoor climate. That is why mechanical ventilation is almost always used in school buildings. A commonly chosen system is balanced ventilation with heat recovery (HRV). This system is popular because it not only keeps the air quality consistent, but also reduces energy consumption. This is because it uses the warm, extracted indoor air to heat the cold incoming air from outside, so hardly any additional heating is needed. This ensures a comfortable indoor climate and is a sustainable solution.
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What is the indoor climate like now?
Measuring the air quality at your school
Do you want to know what the current air quality is in the classrooms, assembly hall, gymnasium or other places? You can measure this relatively easily with a CO₂ meter. This is a small device that measures the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. If the CO₂ meter shoots above 1,000 ppm (parts per million), then you really need to add ventilation. Because from 1,200 ppm upwards, the risk of viruses spreading is a lot higher, and at 1,400 ppm the ability to concentrate sinks significantly. So consider installing a CO₂ meter in every room. You can find various air quality meters at Intovent's online shop.
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From advice to installation
Our approach
Our mission is to improve ventilation in the education sector, and elsewhere. How? We provide advice, design ventilation systems and take care of their installation. We would be happy to visit your school to assess your current situation. We will then prepare a recommendation and a design that is fully compliant with the laws and regulations. After your approval, we will start work as soon as possible. We do the work outside school hours, of course, so that your students and colleagues are inconvenienced as little as possible. And after the hand-over, you can still rely on Interduct. With our maintenance contract you are permanently assured of top performance.
FAQs
How can I tell if the ventilation in my school building is adequate?
You can measure air quality in each room with CO₂ meters. A CO₂ level above 1,000 ppm indicates inadequate ventilation. In addition, complaints from students and teachers about such things as fatigue, headaches and feeling stuffy can indicate poor air quality.
How high can the CO₂ level be in the classroom?
By law, a classroom must have CO₂ levels between 800 and 1,000 ppm. If the CO₂ meter shows a number between 1,000 and 1,200 ppm, the air quality is inadequate to poor. And you need better ventilation.
In which rooms is ventilation mandatory?
According to the Building Regulations and the Working Conditions Act, it is compulsory to ventilate the following areas in school buildings: classrooms, canteens, assembly halls, gymnasiums, changing rooms, toilet areas, staff rooms, offices, corridors and staircases. Basically all the areas in a school, in other words.
What is the difference between ventilation and air purification?
The terms "ventilation" and "air purification" are often mentioned in the same breath, yet they are substantially different. Ventilation ensures that fresh air from outside enters the room and used inside air is removed. With air purification, the indoor air is filtered but not replaced. Interduct's ventilation solutions always provide the ideal indoor climate.