Our Recommendation for Installation of Air Conditioning on the Top Floor of the English Building was intended for the Cal Poly State University's Energy, Utilities, and Sustainability Department. It was intended to recommend using the general campus budget and sponsored donations to fund installation of air conditioning on the top floor of the English Building during the Summer Quarter 2016 when less students are on campus.

1. Armageddon 11
Presented By: Josh Johnson, Lindsey
Rapone, Hailey Nunn, John Chronopoulos

2. 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
(FloorPlan-EnglishBuilding)

3. 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
TOTAL 128 16
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4. 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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5. 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)

6. Clinical Studies
● Finding Grammatical Errors
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● Best Cell Phone Plan
(Source: Harder to Think Straight)(Source: Harder to Think Straight)

7. 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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8. Type of Air Conditioning Unit
(www.centralairstoday.com,2015)
(Pictured above: Outdoor Unit)
• Large, forced-air
central air
conditioning unit
• Energy efficient
• Low cost, easy
maintenance
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(www.wikipedia.com)
(Pictured above: Indoor Unit)

9. Costs to Install and Maintain
(Dowdy, 2015 & Hunter, 2015)
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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10. When to Install?
• Plan to install A/C units during summer months when
enrollment is a fraction of other quarters
Cal Poly Enrollment - Fall 2014
Undergrad Graduate Total
University Total 19,246 940 20,186
(www.calpolynews.edu/quickfacts, 2015)
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11. Installation Schedule
Installing 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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12. Where Will the Money Come From?
• There is money available in
the general budget
• Possibility of finding donors
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13. Summary
• High demand from students
• Heat affects learning
• Temperatures are expected to rise
• Funding is there
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(Source:www.dirkkuytfoundation.nl/)

14. Final Recommendation
Our 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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