2007-08 Adopted Plan - Wake County Public School System

New Programs and Increases to Existing ProgramsInitiative: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)Add additional humidity and CO 2monitoring to support Indoor AirQuality control of our buildings.Implementation Timeline & Budget Needed:2007- 08 Amount Code2008-092009-10$ 0$ 100,000(recurring)$ 002.6580.802.311.0296.0830Expected Effect on Goal 2008:This is to improve the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in our buildings, whichimproves the learning environment and reduces missed days byboth students and staff. Facility condition has a signifi cant impact onthe classroom-learning environment. The classroom temperatureand air quality control will enhance the teacher-student educationalenvironment. Maintaining this environment at peak effi ciency providesthe best value for each dollar spent on construction and provides thebest learning environment. Classroom distractions are a detriment to thelearning environment. If maintenance is not accomplished, distractionswill increase faster than necessary, instructional time will decrease, andstudent achievement will suffer.and make adjustments to the operation of the Heating, Venting, and AirConditioning (HVAC) systems. In order to do this we require additionalmonitoring points to our Energy Management System. This request willhelp address some of the problematic schools and initiate an effort toupgrade building controls. This will also allow us to add approximately1,000 monitoring points. This could also potentially prevent more IAQissues. The bond will cover the 13 major renovations but will not addressall the other schools that do not have air monitoring for IAQ.Legal Implications:Industry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are workinghard to fi nd a way to publish guidelines on air quality. The lack of theseguidelines has resulted in an ever-growing legal environment. Bestpractice, at this time, is a documented and aggressive air quality controlprogram.Strategic Directive:Evidence or Reasoning for this Strategy:IAQ is becoming a bigger issue within our buildings. A stronger proactive/predictive approach is required to fi nd heating, ventilation and airconditioning problems before mold develops and IAQ issues. In orderto understand problem areas and control the environment, a monitoringprogram needs to be started to assess the condition of our buildings310