Show your students and facility that you care
Who We Serve · Education
Schools, campuses, and classrooms where children breathe and learn.
Show your students, staff, and families that you take indoor air quality as seriously as you take their education. Independent assessment, lab-verified results, and clear communication, for K-12 schools, higher education, and childcare facilities.
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Hours per year, average
A typical American elementary school child spends roughly 940 hours per year in a classroom. National peer-reviewed studies have shown that half of school buildings in the United States have poor indoor air quality. That math is not okay.
Why this matters more in education than almost anywhere else
Poor indoor air quality causes major health issues, asthma exacerbation, sinus infections, headaches, fatigue, and reduces productivity, concentration, energy, and mood. In a classroom, these effects show up as missed school days, lower test scores, behavior changes, and avoidable trips to the school nurse.
Classrooms often contain more allergy and asthma triggers than the average home. Pollen tracked in on clothing. Mold growing in HVAC systems. Dust mites in carpet. Volatile organic compounds from cleaning products, art supplies, and aging building materials. Actinobacteria in older schools with chronic moisture issues. Each of these can trigger reactions, especially in children with asthma, allergies, sensory disorders, or immune challenges.
AES along with our medical advisory board has developed a successful plan of approach that has supported multiple learning facilities nationwide. Each engagement is built around independent, lab-verified findings, the kind that hold up to a school board, a PTA, a state environmental inspector, or a parent's attorney.
Education Markets
The educational sectors we work with
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K-12 Schools
Public and private schools. Classroom-by-classroom IAQ assessment, HVAC system review, post-flood/leak remediation oversight, and parent-facing reporting that doesn't require an environmental science degree to understand.
Common triggers: aging HVAC, gym roof leaks, portable classrooms, cafeteria moisture, science lab off-gassing.
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Colleges & Universities
Campuses are dense, multi-building ecosystems: dormitories, dining halls, athletic facilities, laboratories, libraries. We help institutional facilities teams streamline health-and-safety programs across building portfolios.
Common triggers: dorm moisture, lab fume hood failures, older buildings with chronic IAQ complaints, accommodation requests from students with sensitivities.
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Childcare & Early Learning
Daycare centers, preschools, Head Start programs, and home-based childcare. Young children breathe more air per pound of body weight than adults and their developing respiratory systems are especially vulnerable.
Common triggers: basement classrooms, diaper-changing area moisture, kitchen ventilation, art supply VOCs, carpet cleaning chemistry.
What an education facility gets when they hire us
Building-Wide IAQ Survey
Room-by-room or wing-by-wing IAQ assessment with documented findings. Used for capital planning, parent communication, and regulatory inquiries.
HVAC System Audit
Detailed mechanical-system review for older buildings where IAQ complaints recur. Coil condition, drain pan biology, filter performance, return-side contamination.
Asthma & Allergy Cluster Investigation
When multiple students or staff in one area report symptoms, we systematically investigate environmental causes.
Post-Incident Verification
After a roof leak, pipe burst, flood, or HVAC failure. Independent verification that remediation succeeded before students return.
Accommodation Support
For students with diagnosed environmental sensitivities (CIRS, MCAS, severe allergy), we provide the environmental data needed to support ADA/Section 504 accommodation conversations.
Pre-Occupancy Clearance
For new construction, renovation, or modular classroom additions. VOC and formaldehyde testing before children move in.
Tell us about your school, campus, or center.
Whether you're a facilities director, a board member, a parent organizing a request, or a student-services administrator working an accommodation case, we'll point you to the right starting place.