K-12 Schools

Sorbent Ventilation Technology^®

For schools looking to control costs, increase energy efficiency, and improve learning outcomes, enVerid’s award-winning Sorbent Ventilation Technology lowers the cost of new HVAC equipment, reduces HVAC energy use and operating costs, and improves indoor air quality. SVT delivers these benefits by filtering harmful gaseous contaminants from indoor air so that indoor air quality can be maintained with less outside air ventilation, which is energy intensive and expensive to condition and may be polluted.

enVerid’s HVAC Load Reduction^® (HLR^®) Modules, which use Sorbent Ventilation Technology to clean indoor air, are ideally suited for schools installing new HVAC equipment or seeking to make existing HVAC systems including air handlers (AHUs), dedicated outside air systems (DOAS), and packaged rooftop units (RTUs) more efficient. Multiple types of HLR modules exist for simple integration with all types of HVAC systems in both new and existing buildings. When combined with ASHRAE’s performance-based Indoor Air Quality Procedure ventilation design method, the use of HLR modules is fully compliant with ASHRAE standards and the International Mechanical Code.

By permanently reducing load on HVAC systems using Sorbent Ventilation Technology, HLR modules lower the energy and carbon intensity of HVAC systems, which saves money and extends HVAC equipment life. The reduction of required outside air also decreases the cost of installing new HVAC equipment and electrifying buildings by allowing schools to select smaller, less expensive HVAC systems.

The use of Sorbent Ventilation Technology is also a great way to help projects earn up to 9 LEED points and up to 2 preconditions, 3 optimization points and 3 points under an Alternative Adherence Path in the WELL Air concept category.

Sorbent Ventilation Technology improves indoor air quality by removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated by people, building materials, furniture, and classroom and cleaning supplies from indoor air, and by reducing the intake of particulate matter and ozone from outside air polluted by exhaust from highways and airports, smoke from industrial parks and wildfires, and pollen.

Compared to other energy saving initiatives that increase project first costs and have long payback periods, Sorbent Ventilation Technology enables the use of ASHRAE’s Indoor Air Quality Procedure to deliver both first cost savings from downsizing new HVAC equipment and ongoing energy savings by permanently reducing load on HVAC systems.