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Durham building services details HVAC work and $6 million ARPA funding for preventive maintenance
Summary
Building services reported 800 summer work orders, preventive maintenance plans for aging HVAC systems across schools, and said $6 million in ARPA funding will be used districtwide for HVAC preventive maintenance and air-quality improvements.
Lori Blake Reed, director of building services, told the board the facilities teams completed roughly 800 work orders over the summer and conducted intentional building inspections to prepare 61 campuses for the school year. She said the district's buildings range in age from three to 106 years and that aging HVAC systems were the largest challenge.
"This year, the district received $6,000,000," Blake Reed said, describing the funds as ARPA dollars to be used districtwide for preventive maintenance on chillers, boilers, air-handling units and filter replacements to improve indoor air…
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