School teachers unsure of best way to ventilate rooms in cold weather

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There are ways to open classroom windows to reduce the spread of covid-19 without making rooms too cold, but many teachers in England are unsure how best to ventilate their rooms.

at the University of Cambridge. “You want to crack open the high-level windows just a small amount,” says Fitzgerald, who co-founded a ventilation company based on his research. “That’s how you provide adequate levels of fresh air in space while making sure the room is not too cold,” he says.“If there are plenty of teachers who don’t know the best way to ventilate their classrooms, this is the time we should be telling them because we’re in the depth of winter,” says Fitzgerald.

A major issue that schools have faced is that many windows, especially those high up, have been painted shut during refurbishments. Fitzgerald says fixing these should be prioritised.monitor isn’t necessarily bad. “Our modelling suggests 1500ppm is adequate in terms of daily averages,” he says. What this means is that, providing enough action is taken to prevent levels from climbing higher, there is no need to panic if a monitor is giving a red reading.

 

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Mollycoddled kids, just open the windows a bit. Central heating has made us soft. I remember my bedroom at home was 60F (15.5C) and there was ice on the inside of the windows in digs at university.

spend some money on new ventilation system

Extraordinary article. Legally school windows can only be opened by 10cm. What are these high level or low level windows? 🤣 many classrooms don’t even have windows. Don’t blame the teacher!

This is crazy that we don’t know how to ventilate…still

How the fuck someone actually believes this shit? Virus doesn't get from outside just because 🤡

Coronavirus is not airborne.

Could you maybe make this article free to read as a service to said teachers?

It's not possible in older schools, even if teachers know how.

Are you aware some classrooms don't have windows at all, let alone ones that open?

neilhimself Damn.. if there were only things like a portal between the inside an outside that could be opened to allow for better air flow an circulation..hmmm gee, I wonder what those could be, or are called... Lol

Same as you do in cold and flu season. Suck it up.

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