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Table 1 School descriptions and ventilation capacities

From: Predictors of indoor absolute humidity and estimated effects on influenza virus survival in grade schools

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Size in square feet (year of construction)

Number of rooms

Sensor placement

HVAC systems

School 1

Main Building: 33,095 (1950)

15 classrooms

Intra-Room Variability: 5 sensors in each of 3 rooms

Air Exchange: 15 cubic feet per minute (CFM) per person

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Addition: 16,813 (1965)

7 student service rooms

Inter-Room Variability: 14 unique rooms

Heat: Steam and hot water

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Inter-School Variability: 32 combined rooms between schools

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School 2

Main Building: 145,279 (1962)

29 classrooms

Intra-Room Variability: 5 sensors in 1 room

Air Exchange: 15 cubic feet per minute (CFM) per person

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Addition: 20,704 (1989)

25 student service rooms

Inter-Room Variability: 18 unique rooms

Heat: Hot water

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Inter-School Variability: 32 combined rooms between schools

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