1/ When writing to a school about #ventilation, I don't mention COVID at all. It carries a lot of baggage.
Focus on minimum standards first. Everyone can accept that poor ventilation results in poor academic outcomes. It's been proven, over and over.
2/ Use the same approach for #EnergyEfficiency. If people cared about the environment or saving money or the safety of others we wouldn't see people driving pick-up trucks everywhere. Focus on comfort or lifestyle.
3/ Maybe those who drive enormous lifted pickup trucks around the city do care about the environment or saving money or the safety of others. It obviously isn't enough to overcome the perception of lifestyle benefit they use to outweigh the societal impact of their choice.
4/ Back to #Ventilation. You can use this:
Research has shown the low level of ventilation represented by CO2 levels of 1800 ppm in the classroom environment were correlated with a 24% fall in student cognitive function compared to 600 ppm. Reference: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

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They also have a Fellowes portable air cleaner in addition to good ventilation. Air temperature held steady at 24°C and was about 55% relative humidity. Opening windows was not necessary.
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