Fellowes, a global major and trusted partner that provides product solutions to fulfill a broad range of WorkLife needs, highlights its breakthrough Array™ air quality system for higher education campuses.
indoor air quality (IAQ)
An increase in awareness of indoor air quality (IAQ) coupled with the ever-present financial challenges of maintaining facilities across campus have made finding an efficient and cost-effective IAQ solution a priority for college and university facilities managers.
Fellowes’ Array combines innovative networked technology and advanced air cleaning capabilities with easy retrofit implementation, allowing colleges and universities to form complete, integrated, and scalable networks for healthy air.
factors for college or university selection
Array allows colleges and universities to deliver healthy air to their communities, reduce operating expenses
In a recent study by JLL, parents rank campus cleanliness and IAQ in the top three most important factors for college or university selection, behind cost and quality of education.
With mounting financial pressures created by lower enrollments and greater budgetary scrutiny, it has never been more important for facility managers to provide the clean air students are seeking without incurring the costs of an HVAC system overhaul.
Array allows colleges and universities to deliver healthy air to their communities, reduce operating expenses, and proactively evolve their air monitoring strategy alongside their institution.
range of contaminants
Higher education spaces are vulnerable to a range of contaminants. Viruses, bacteria, allergens, smoke, and odors are common, demonstrating the need for robust air filtration to ensure the health and well-being of students and staff wherever they may gather.
Additionally, an estimated 87% of US classrooms fail to meet ASHRAE air cleaning standards with their existing HVAC systems. While most commercial HVAC systems aim to meet the MERV 13 filtration standard, Array’s H13 True HEPA filters are twice as effective without compromising efficiency.
ventilation effectiveness
Array is also powerful enough to deliver an additional 3 to 5 eACH, depending on room size. This is critical considering the latest updates to the CDC’s guidelines suggesting a minimum of 5 equivalent air changes per hour for indoor spaces.
Array’s innovative design pulls contaminants out of the breathing zone, while simultaneously pushing clean air into the room to improve ventilation effectiveness, delivering an increase in equivalent air changes.
multiple installation styles
Array is available in multiple installation styles and seamlessly blends into any architectural setting
Campuses are a diverse collection of buildings constructed at different times and in different architectural styles. From compact classrooms and offices to expansive lecture halls and sports facilities, there's a broad spectrum of spaces with varying occupancies and uses.
Array is available in multiple installation styles and seamlessly blends into any architectural setting, ensuring healthy indoor air quality regardless of a building's design, size, or age.
ideal retrofit solution
With no connection to ductwork, Array is an ideal retrofit solution that can be swiftly installed without extensive renovations.
Array’s flexibility allows for easy expansion, enabling buildings to accommodate changing requirements over time while maintaining control over budgets and timelines as needs evolve.
reducing energy consumption
Another challenge for campus facility managers is reducing their energy consumption. Traditional HVAC systems consume 40% of a building’s energy, often running in spaces without occupants.
Campuses experience a dynamic range of occupancy shifts in all their spaces throughout the day.
EnviroSmart+ Technology
The technology then automatically adjusts air purification to provide improved IAQ effectively
Array features Fellowes’ proprietary and patented EnviroSmart+ Technology that continuously monitors air quality, room occupancy, and noise levels.
The technology then automatically adjusts air purification to provide improved IAQ effectively, efficiently, and quietly on demand in areas with these dynamic occupancies. This conserves energy and reduces operating costs while keeping student and faculty disturbance to a minimum.
Array Viewpoint
Monitoring air quality across the many buildings on a college campus becomes easy with Array Viewpoint, the cloud-based dashboard. Viewpoint allows facility managers to utilize real-time data from all Array units throughout the entire campus from one spot.
It provides data, notifications, and trends, alerting users to any machine maintenance needs and enabling optimal indoor air quality management. The dashboard also provides valuable data for informed decision-making in managing and maintaining a fleet of Array units throughout campus.
