RenewAire’s DN Series DOAS Wins HVAC Category in Spaces4Learning New Product Awards
Judges for education building product competition impressed with DN Series’ capabilities of increasing cognitive function, productivity and test performances.
Waunakee, Wis.–RenewAire’s new DN Series dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) was recently named the HVAC category winner in the New Product Awards by Spaces4Learning, a Woodland Hills, Calif.-based trade magazine that covers education facility design, operation and maintenance. The five-year-old competition, which had dozens of entrants in 2020, judges manufacturers’ outstanding product development achievements that enhance the learning environment.
The DN Series reverses deficient indoor air quality (IAQ) threats in educational settings by introducing additional outdoor air. Complementary to the HVAC system, this ventilation dilutes and expediently removes biological and volatile organic compounds (VOC) contaminants from the classroom, such as viruses, bacteria and CO2. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has recommended introducing more outdoor air as a preventive to SARS-COV2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease and spreads easily in occupied buildings.
Contaminants, and especially CO2, decrease student cognitive functions, productivity and test performance when surpassing 1,000-ppm, according to a 2015 study by the Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston. Furthermore, the DN Series also employs energy recovery via its renowned static plate enthalpy core technology to significantly reduce the inherent energy costs of preconditioning outdoor air.
Creating a healthy, comfortable environment that promotes well-being for teachers and students has never been of greater importance,” said David Nagel, editor-in-chief, Spaces4Learning. “On top of it all, HVAC systems need to be economical and environmentally friendly. Our judges were impressed with the DN Series’ contribution to building occupants’ health and wellness, while also being energy-efficient.”
Preceding the Spaces4Learning award, Renewaire was also recently recognized with a LEED Gold certification, Energy Star-certified and two Green Globes, all which were issued for the sustainability of its new industrial manufacturing plant that features the DN Series. RenewAire’s indoor air quality (IAQ) efforts at its Waunakee, Wis., manufacturing plant contributed partially to its Top WorkPlace-2020 recognition by the Wisconsin State Journal daily newspaper.
About RenewAire: For more than 35 years, RenewAire® has been a pioneer in improving human health, cognitive function, productivity and wellbeing by enhancing indoor air quality via energy recovery ventilation technologies. This is accomplished energy-efficiently, cost-effectively and sustainably with fifth generation static plate enthalpy core energy recovery ventilators and dedicated outdoor air systems. For more information, visit www.renewaire.com, email: marketing@renewaire.com or call (800) 627-4499.
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Amy Ward, Marketing Manager
RenewAire
(800) 627-4499
award@renewaire.com
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John Parris Frantz
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john@jpfcomm.com
