West Virginia University’s facility management staff strives to offer college students, faculty, employees, and campus site visitors with a safe finding out, working, and residing surroundings.
Due to the fact of this, we have taken several techniques more than the past calendar year to effectively command the university’s heating, air flow and air conditioning methods in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We continue to observe pointers from the American Culture of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the Centers for Condition Command and Prevention, and the National Air Filtration Association. In standard, this manual matches into the pursuing classes:
We have elevated the volume of outdoors air to the greatest achievable level although sustaining the ideal temperature and humidity.
We have also carried out place checks and will continue to monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) amounts in random places. The CO2 written content can provide as an successful indicator of how a great deal new air is remaining launched into rooms.
Our success clearly show that we get up to 15 air changes for every hour. Doors and home windows really should continue being closed to assistance the appropriate procedure of balanced air flow techniques. In addition, incorporating unfiltered exterior air can lead to additional problems (e.g. mould, pollen, spores, etc.).
We also adjusted all filters in ventilation devices. We utilised MERV-8 air filtration earlier Nevertheless, we are in the method of upgrading the models to MERV-13 filtration which is the best attainable ranking compatible with our current HVAC tools.
Until there are particular situations, we have adapted HVAC programs to preserve temperatures in between 68 and 76 degrees with a relative humidity amongst 50 and 60% anywhere doable. College students, college, and staff really should get in touch with facility administration if temperatures are outside this variety.
Note: Consistent adjustments to the HVAC units are made (possibly manually or through automatic systems) as climate conditions transform.
The facility management staff will continue to follow guidelines from health and fitness and governing administration companies with regards to air filtration and our cleansing, disinfecting, and disinfecting technologies and procedures.
Remember to check out the Return to Campus internet site for more info. If you have any concerns for Amenities and Companies, get in touch with FacilitiesandServices@mail.wvu.edu.