Improving Comfort and Air Circulation with Destratification Fans for Correctional Facilities
Correctional facilities contain a wide range of environments, including housing units, dayrooms, dining areas, recreation spaces, workshops, visitation areas, and administrative buildings. Many of these spaces combine high ceilings, continuous occupancy, and significant heating and cooling demands.
Airius fans can help improve temperature consistency and air circulation throughout appropriate areas of correctional facilities while supporting existing HVAC and ventilation systems.
The Challenge
Correctional facilities operate continuously and often contain large spaces where maintaining consistent temperatures can be difficult. Housing units, dayrooms, gymnasiums, and common areas may experience significant temperature differences between occupied levels and high ceilings. Conditioned air can accumulate overhead while lower areas remain uncomfortable, causing heating and cooling systems to operate longer to maintain desired temperatures.
Facility design also presents additional considerations. Equipment must be positioned securely, remain inaccessible to occupants where required, and operate without interfering with existing ventilation, smoke-control, or security systems.
The Airius Solution
Airius fans can provide controlled air circulation throughout courtrooms and other public areas, helping reduce temperature stratification and improve distribution of conditioned air without major changes to the existing HVAC system.
For correctional facilities, two Airius systems are particularly well suited.
Air Pear EC Series
The Air Pear EC Series provides a versatile solution for housing units, dayrooms, recreation areas, workshops, and other large spaces with varying ceiling heights. Its focused columnar airflow helps move conditioned air from ceiling level toward occupied areas, reducing temperature stratification and improving overall circulation. Multiple models accommodate different ceiling heights and coverage requirements, while EC motors allow variable-speed operation and integration with BACnet or 0–10V building controls.
Q Series EC
The Q Series EC is well suited for correctional spaces where quieter operation is important, including visitation areas, hearing rooms, medical or counseling areas, libraries, and administrative spaces. Its specialized motor mounting system helps reduce operational noise while Airius’ patented airflow technology provides gentle, consistent circulation. Models can serve ceilings up to 50 feet and integrate with building-management controls for adjustable operation.
Potential Results
A properly designed Airius installation could help reduce temperature stratification, improve comfort within occupied areas, reduce heat accumulation near high ceilings, improve circulation throughout large common spaces, and help existing HVAC systems distribute conditioned air more effectively.
Improved air distribution may also reduce unnecessary heating and cooling demand in facilities that operate continuously throughout the year.
