(2022-01-25) Boston Public Schools Monitoring Air Quality

Boston Public Schools has installed Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) sensors in all classrooms in schools. The sensors report information in real-time on key measures of air quality. The data is used to direct changes to the set-up in each classroom and note any additional work that needs to be done to reach optimal air quality and ventilation.

Indoor Air Quality sensors have been installed in all BPS classrooms, Nurse’s Offices, and Main Offices, with a roof-top unit installed in every school building to measure outdoor air as a baseline per location.

Each sensor will record the following IAQ measures:
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Airborne particulates - Total (PM10)
Airborne Particulates - Respirable (PM2.5)
Temperature (T)
Relative Humidity (RH%)