Editor,
How long can we keep our schools and businesses closed? Why not utilize ventilation to open back up? Coronavirus spreads in poorly ventilated indoor congregate settings. By opening windows and doors and putting fans to refresh the air inside, we could reduce the likelihood of transmission with very little expense.
Installing a rooftop blower coupled to vents in the ceiling would also improve the inside air at relatively low cost. Of course the smoke or very cold weather would pose a problem, but with our temperate climate, it would work most of the time. We could also utilize filtration which allows for heating and air conditioning, but this method is expensive and possible less effective than the fresh air route. I’m surprised that our leaders haven’t studied these simple steps to open indoor activities.
Tim Donnelly
Burlingame
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Tim - you are right but you are also up against the energy efficiency standards that the State adopted years ago. As an example, the least efficient campus buildings are research laboratories in which all conditioned air is passed through once which of course keeps lab workers healthy. To accomplish what you are suggesting for all classrooms would require a significant rewrite of air quality and efficiency standards along with costly reconstruction of air handling systems. It would also fly in the face of AOC's New Green Deal.
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