Mount Royal Recreation

Mount Royal University has the following plan in place to mitigate the risk for campus visitors when there is an air quality issue due to wildfire smoke:

• When the air quality registers 8 or above on the air quality index, Facilities Management enables its air handling system smoke protocols. This allows only the minimum required amount of outdoor air in buildings through the intake system, while recycling the majority of the inside air through MERV 13 air filtration. This operation limits the amount of smoky outdoor air coming into the HVAC system.
• When the level of smoke in outdoor air declines and the overall quality improves, Mount Royal staff will reset the HVAC system to allow more outdoor air in. This flushes the air inside the buildings.
• All HVAC systems on campus are equipped with a high level of air filtration at a MERV 13 rating. This removes particulates and assists in limiting smoke impact of the minimum required outdoor air, as well as filtering the recycled indoor air.

Cougars Athletics and Recreation has also purchased two Purple Air monitors that allow us to take accurate readings in real time of our indoor and outdoor facilities. The sensors are available for public viewing on the Purple Air Map.