Costa Samaras: friendly amendment: current IRA has ventilation money for schools, just need more, and need to be sure they use it. Also flagging the typo, CO2. www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

Air conditioning is an equity intervention for climate resilience, full stop. Every school should be safe, have healthy air & solar on the roof, & have air conditioning. In the next inflation reduction act, we need large investments in clean & green schools. Btw- they’re in every political district

No snark, but a gift link so everybody can see the whole thing wapo.st/3wDuG3H

Schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions.wapo.st As heat waves creep north, they are baking schools that previously did not need air conditioning. Fixing the problem will be neither cheap, nor easy.

Sadly, this @washingtonpost.com piece focuses solely on temperature while ignoring C02 levels in classrooms, which are more widespread barriers to learning. It would be tragic if the next IRA continues funding heat pumps without also funding balanced energy recovery ventilation.

friendly amendment: current IRA has ventilation money for schools, just need more, and need to be sure they use it. Also flagging the typo, CO2. www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $32M in grant funding to tackle air pollution at schools and deliver cleaner air for America’s children | US EPAwww.epa.gov EPA News Release: Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $32M in grant funding to tackle air pollution at schools and deliver cleaner air for America’s children

Thanks. I was unaware. Two notes: 1. Retrofit school ventilation & heat pumps & windows & light insulation as a total package. This will help kick start retrofit industry. (Schools are technically easier than other bldg types) 2. Move next to multifamily buildings, including both rental & strata.

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