CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To provide
confidence in the indoor air environment and to help protect the
wellbeing of students, schoolteachers and staff returning to K-12
classrooms, Metro Atlanta's Cherokee
County School District (CCSD) became an early adopter of
Abound, Carrier's smart building platform. Abound surfaces data
from indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors and displays a live rating on
a dashboard located in the lobby of some CCSD buildings so that
staff have visibility into the health of the space. Carrier is a
part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), a leading
global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent
building and cold chain solutions.
The facility management staff at CCSD has been using the Abound
platform in two administrative buildings covering 37,000 square
feet. Abound is an open, cloud-based platform that provides
real-time insights about air quality, thermal comfort and energy
usage, as well as other performance information. Leveraging the
latest in Edge, IoT and cloud technologies, Abound works by
aggregating data collected from various building systems, equipment
and sensors. In the case of CCSD, Abound uses a Carrier Edge device
to connect to the Automated Logic WebCTRL® building
automation system.
"Implementing Abound in the Cherokee
County School District has improved the facility staff and
administration's ability to understand and manage the health and
safety of our buildings," said Bill
Sebring, Chief Support Services Officer at CCSD. "We are
proud that together, Abound and CCSD are leading the way to help
ensure a healthy working environment."
Abound monitors air quality and thermal conditions in line with
science-based standards from the International WELL Building
Institute, a global authority on healthy buildings. The platform
provides alerts if air quality levels for temperature, humidity,
CO2, VOCs, PM2.5 and radon move outside of a healthy
range. This allows CCSD to make quick assessments and confident
decisions that optimize the comfort and health of their indoor
spaces.
The Maintenance Division of Support Services at CCSD has
received fewer complaints about temperature since using the data
from Abound to adjust humidity levels for face-to-face meetings in
the administrative buildings. CCSD plans to expand the presence of
Abound to classrooms and fieldhouses to optimize schedules such as
automatic temperature adjustments in specific rooms before students
return from recess to help maintain an optimal learning
environment.
"Carrier is delighted to have a high-performing public school
district as a long-time customer and Abound development partner,"
said Mead Rusert, Managing Director of Carrier Global Controls.
"School facilities teams have an important role to play in creating
healthier indoor spaces with building improvements that support
better indoor air quality."
"Schools have a unique opportunity right now to use available
government funding to improve IAQ in classrooms and school
facilities, building healthier environments that enhance the
academic experience. The Elementary and Secondary Emergency
Education Relief (ESSER) Fund specifies that this funding can be
used to improve the indoor air quality in K-12 school facilities,
as well as repair and improve school facilities to reduce risk of
virus transmission and exposure to environmental health hazards,"
Rusert added.
Abound is part of Carrier's Healthy Buildings Program and is
currently in use across the U.S. with customers in the commercial
building, K-12 education and sports and entertainment industries,
including Truist Park, home to the Atlanta Braves. It is also
operating at Carrier's world headquarters and building technology
showcase, the Center for Intelligent Buildings in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
For more information on Abound, please visit abound.carrier.com
and carrier.com/commercial/en/us/k-12.
About Carrier
Founded by the inventor of modern air
conditioning, Carrier is a world leader in high-technology heating,
air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. Carrier experts
provide sustainable solutions, integrating energy-efficient
products, building controls and energy services for residential,
commercial, retail, transport and food service customers. Carrier
is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a leading global provider
of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold
chain solutions. For more information, visit carrier.com or
follow @Carrier on Twitter.
Contact:
Sara Herrmann
571-453-8636
sara.herrmann@carrier.com
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