Project Goals:
The goal of this project is for DV to be widely accepted in K-12 school construction for new and renovated buildings.

Project Objectives:
The objectives of this project are to:

• Develop definitive guidelines on the quantity and conditions of air that must be delivered in order to maintain thermal comfort in a variety of classroom configurations. Base the guidelines on CFD analysis of at least 8 classroom configurations.
• Validate the CFD results with a full-scale mockup of one classroom. The mockup will be reconfigurable so that various thermal conditions may be studied.
• Contact approximately 40 persons involved in the design, construction and operation of California schools in order to understand any concerns they might have in implementing DV in their new schools and/or major modernizations.
• Develop at least two detailed engineering solutions to the application of TDV in K-12 California classrooms. These prototype designs will be detailed with specific equipment specifications, system schematics, control sequences and other information.
• Construct two demonstration DV classrooms, one in a Northern California valley climate and one in a coastal Southern California climate.
• Monitor the performance of the demonstration classrooms for a period of at least 6 months, over fall and winter or winter and spring. Monitoring will include temperature and carbon dioxide measurements, as well as HVAC energy use. Measurements will be made in multiple locations and data will be taken at a time step of at least hourly.
• Work with manufacturers to develop new products to address needs in the marketplace related to DV. Based on the previous tasks, an equipment specification will be developed and the key partner engineers will invest their time (on a match basis) to develop suitable products.
• Develop a series of fact sheets for school decision-makers and an engineering guide for design professionals. Work with CHPS to integrate these materials into the CHPS Best Practices Manual.
• Develop a one-day training curriculum on DV for design professionals, including PowerPoint slides, class exercises, etc.
• Deliver the training program at five California locations (each of the utility energy centers).
• Prepare and submit for publication at least two articles on the application of DV in California schools in professional trade journals or technical proceedings of conferences.