Case Study: Avon Old Farms School achieves safer reopening and improved IAQ with RenewAire ERVs

Avon Old Farms School reopens in 7 weeks with RenewAire and cuts energy use 68% in winter

Avon Old Farms School, an all-boys private boarding high school, needed to enhance its indoor air quality to safely reopen its historic campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges included installing a new ventilation system in buildings that previously had none, ensuring the historic infrastructure remained intact, meeting a tight deadline, and minimizing energy use. The school partnered with vendor RenewAire to address these challenges.

RenewAire provided and installed energy recovery ventilators (ERVs). The solution involved placing intake and exhaust vents in windows and running ductwork along ceilings, which kept the building infrastructure intact. The project was completed in just seven weeks. The results included successfully safeguarding the school against COVID-19, providing cleaner air, and achieving significant energy savings of 53% in the summer and 68% in the winter compared to conventional equipment.

Avon Old Farms School