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Presented By: Josh Johnson, Lindsey Rapone, Hailey Nunn, John Chronopoulos

Recommendation for Installation of Air Conditioning on the Top Floor of the English Building● One of the oldest buildings

on campus

● Demand

● Heat affects learning

● Global warming(Cal Poly Quick Facts, 2015)1 of 13

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Is Air Conditioning Important?

(Student Survey, 2015)

Survey Questions YES NO

Had a Class without A/C? 33 3

Hard to Concentrate? 33 3

Heat NOT a Temporary Issue? 27 9

Prefer Cool over Warm Room Temp? 35 1

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Survey Results

(Student Survey, 2015)

IMPORTANCE OF A/C

Scale 1-10 Number of Students

1 0

2 0

3 1

4 0

5 3

6 6

7 5

8 11

9 4

10 6

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The Effects of Heat on Learning

• Expends unnecessary energy

• Less resources for mental processes

• Less glucose for complex-decision making

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(Wade, 2013 and Mooney, 2015)

Clinical Studies

● Finding Grammatical Errors

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Will the Heat Continue?

• Since 2000, SLO has set 35 record heat days

• 2014 was the warmest year on record

• Expected temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees

Fahrenheit

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(Tarica, 2015 and NASA/GISS)

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• Large, forced-air central air conditioning unit

• Energy efficient • Low cost, easy

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Costs to Install and Maintain

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Costs to Install and Maintain A/C

Installation Costs $75,000

Filter Costs $420

Yearly Energy Costs $6,500

How to Pay for Installation? Campus General Budget -Donation Requests

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When to Install?• Plan to install A/C units during summer months when

enrollment is a fraction of other quarters

Cal Poly Enrollment - Fall 2014Undergrad Graduate Total

University Total 19,246 940 20,186

(www.calpolynews.edu/quickfacts, 2015)

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Installation ScheduleInstalling A/C on the English Building - 2nd Floor

Activity Start Date End Date Duration

Phase 1 - "Gut" Old Rooms Mid June End of June 2 to 3 Weeks

Phase 2 - Begin Installation Beg. of July Mid July 2 Weeks

Phase 3 - Finish Installation

Mid July End July 2 Weeks

Phase 4 - Adjustments and Testing

Early August Mid August 2 to 3 Weeks

(Source: Dowdy, Charlie)

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Where Will the Money Come From?

• There is money available in the general budget

• Possibility of finding donors

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Summary

• High demand from students

• Heat affects learning

• Temperatures are expected to rise

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Final RecommendationOur request is the Energy, Utilities, and Sustainability Department use the general campus budget and sponsored donations to fund the installation of air conditioning on the top floor of the English Building during the Summer Quarter 2016.

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