Monthly Archives: June 2023

_ Lessons Learned - The Role and Importance of Ventilation _ _ Domenic Maniccia, Retired Facility Manager, GEDSB, Ed Advisor TCI _ What lessons can you share that impact the quality of the learning environment and improve ventilation in schools? The Pandemic has placed a greater emphasis on improved ventilation in schools. Many schools were not equipped with HVAC systems or had poorly ventilated systems. Facility Managers had to quickly search for ways to improve or supply new HVAC systems. Can you describe the duct sealing and HVAC optimization efforts you found [...]

_ Safety group will go to court if government doesn’t improve air quality in Ontario schools _ By:  Abdul Matin Sarfraz  _ Ontario School Safety (OSS) is considering legal action to force the provincial government to improve indoor air quality in schools and on school buses. They issued the threat after claiming multiple attempts to discuss this issue directly with the Ford government were ignored, the group said. _ “Ontario’s provincial government has failed its general duty to provide a safe, stable, and healthy working environment for children and youth, their caregivers, the education system [...]