Dehumidification system dries up HVAC concerns in North Florida schools
To address these issues, the district scheduled five schools for mechanical retrofitting during a five-year span starting in 2002. Roger Walsh, P.E., Walsh Engineering, Inc., was selected by the district to work with Ventry on developing a plan for schools within the district, including Killearn Lakes Elementary School.
Clearly, the first order of business was to create accessible mechanical spaces. Walsh and Ventry cleverly devised a plan to construct a mezzanine floor above each of the school's single-story wings. The TotalAire™ unit from Desert Aire features a single-side access that fit perfectly into this new design. Key to the mechanical solution of achieving the outdoor air code requirement was the need to control the level of humidity being introduced into the buildings.