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Ventilation grade breakdown for schools in Vancouver:
From https://www.vsb.bc.ca/page/5017/ventilation (2023 document)
(text below clipped from VSB site)
Clean air is essential for health and learning, and proper ventilation is an important part of COVID-19 health and safety measures in all Vancouver School District schools and workspaces. By definition, ventilation is providing fresh, outdoor air in place of air that has been used.
Ventilation in School Sites
In an effort to strengthen COVID-19 safety measures, the District implemented a program to increase outdoor air ventilation and improve air filtration in its facilities. This included four primary activities:
Increasing the amount of outdoor air to indoor spaces by resetting louvres and controls in ventilation equipment.
Upgrading and retrofitting ventilation equipment to “MERV-13” filters, as recommended by the Ministry of Education. Filters are replaced three times a year. This is continuing through 2023/24
Ensuring all exterior windows are accessible and can be controlled by staff and students where available
Through this process, The District’s ventilation systems were inspected and updated at all 108 schools. Updates included rebuilding aging motors, replacing drive belts, repairing stuck louvres, updating controls and changing approximately 7000 filters district wide.
Resources and Contact Information
School Specific Ventilation Information - Sept 29, 2023
Indoor Air Quality in Schools - Vancouver Coastal Health - vch.ca - March 2, 2023
Additional information is also available on our website, under COVID-19 Updates.
For specific questions about ventilation in your school, please email info@vsb.bc.ca
(end of text clippded from VSB site)
See also Older Vancouver Schoolboard documents below.
Schools:
From https://www.vsb.bc.ca/_ci/p/19536, “Looking forward to back-to-school” (Aug 31, 2021):
“On August 24, the provincial government shared new health and safety information for the K-12 education system in anticipation of the return of school. A few days later, an update from the District was shared with families and students. That update provides important measures in place to help keep students and staff safe and healthy this school year. It also outlines the work of District staff to improve ventilation in schools.”
From that document https://www.vsb.bc.ca/_ci/p/17041. (Aug 10, 2021):
“Clean air is essential for health and learning, and proper ventilation is an important part of COVID-19 health and safety measures in all Vancouver School District schools and workspaces.
With the Provincial Government anticipating a return to in-class instruction for students in September, a Safe Return to School Grant and was announced to help school districts implement new health and safety measures. In addition, the Federal Government also announced a Federal Safe Return to Class Fund for each Province to support return-to-school plans. All schools and worksites in the District operate under health authority requirements, but with this funding, the District was able to invest $950,000 to further improve air ventilation in schools.
In an effort to strengthen COVID-19 safety measures, the District implemented a program to increase outdoor air ventilation and improve air filtration in its facilities. This included four primary activities: