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School Air Quality Knowledge Centre

Practical, plain-English guidance for schools, academy trusts, colleges, universities, estates teams and education organisations. Articles cover classroom ventilation, CO₂, thermal comfort, pollutants and monitoring — without sales pitch.

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  1. Diagrammatic airflow lines moving through a daylit UK classroom interior

    Ventilation

    Why Classroom Ventilation Matters

    How fresh air supply, occupancy and ventilation work together in UK classrooms — and what practical operation looks like day to day.

    12 May 2026 8 min
  2. Wall-mounted CO₂ monitor in a UK classroom near desks and a window

    Monitoring

    Carbon Dioxide Levels in Classrooms

    What CO₂ actually measures in a classroom, how to read short-term spikes versus longer patterns, and what one reading does and does not tell you.

    15 May 2026 9 min
  3. Calm UK classroom interior with desks, daylight and uncluttered learning space

    Health & Wellbeing

    Indoor Air Quality and Student Concentration

    Why comfort, stuffiness and indoor conditions matter in learning spaces, without overstating cause and effect on individual pupils.

    18 May 2026 8 min
  4. Condensation forming at the edge of a school window in cold weather

    Comfort

    Thermal Comfort in Schools Explained

    Temperature, humidity, overheating, draughts and how seasonal conditions and occupancy combine in real classrooms.

    21 May 2026 9 min
  5. Blocked or obstructed wall ventilation grille in an older school classroom

    Diagnosis

    Common Causes of Poor Classroom Air Quality

    Ventilation limits, occupancy, cleaning products, materials, damp, outdoor pollution and dust — the recurring drivers behind classroom complaints.

    24 May 2026 10 min
  6. View through a UK school window toward an urban street with traffic visible

    Pollutants

    PM2.5 in Educational Environments

    What PM2.5 is, where it comes from inside and outside school buildings, and the limits of any single particulate reading.

    27 May 2026 9 min
  7. Light, well-ordered classroom with clean finishes and good daylight

    Improvement

    How Schools Can Improve Indoor Air Quality

    A practical, prioritised view of what schools can do — operation, maintenance, source control, monitoring and investigation — without filler.

    30 May 2026 10 min
  8. Stack of UK building regulations and ventilation guidance reference documents on a desk

    Regulations

    School Ventilation Regulations Explained

    How law, technical guidance and good practice fit together for UK school ventilation — and where information stops and judgement begins.

    1 Jun 2026 10 min
  9. Stack of unfinished MDF and timber sheets in a UK school refurbishment area

    Refurbishment

    Air Quality After School Refurbishment

    What changes when a school is refurbished — paints, adhesives, furniture, flooring, dust and ventilation — and what post-work monitoring is for.

    3 Jun 2026 9 min
  10. Bright UK school atrium with greenery, natural light and calm circulation space

    Health & Wellbeing

    Healthy Learning Environments and Wellbeing

    Air quality, ventilation, thermal comfort and odours considered together as part of healthy learning environments — with careful wellbeing language.

    5 Jun 2026 9 min

Case Studies

School project examples and future case studies

How school air quality investigations, CO₂ monitoring programmes and refurbishment reviews are structured — and how completed projects will be presented.

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