AQW 8196/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education whether all new school buildings will include air filtration units in classrooms.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 5 March 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 March 2024
- Answer due by
- 21 March 2024
- Answered
- 11 March 20246 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
All classrooms in new school builds are ventilated in line with BB101:2018 and will be served via Mechanical Ventilation units with Heat Recovery (MVHR), which is now standard practice.
The MVHR filtration will be compliant with EN 13779 'Ventilation and room-conditioning systems in non-residential buildings' as set out in BB101:2018, and with World Health Organisation (2005) air quality guidelines.