Saturday, August 23, 2008

School tests cooling designs

Kahuku students may escape 'purgatory' of portable classrooms

Kahuku High & Intermediate School will soon test four schemes to cool temperatures in portable classrooms, some so hot they're known on campus as "purgatory."

The most successful cooling option will be applied to buildings throughout the state's public school campuses.

The heat abatement pilot project will test passive cooling designs as opposed to installing air conditioning, a high energy user in a time of soaring electric bills.

More at the Honolulu Advertiser

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