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Boston Public Schools Classroom Temperature Monitoring and Cooling Upgrades

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Source: Federation of American Scientists

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Under Study And Planning

Boston University researchers partnered with Boston Public Schools to install temperature sensors in over 3,600 classrooms to understand indoor heat conditions. The data helps identify classrooms that cannot stay cool during extreme heat days, guiding facilities managers to target cooling interventions and justify infrastructure upgrades. Proposed legislation like the Mass Ready Act aims to create

Status
Prospective
Sector
Education, Government
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Federation of American Scientists

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The project “Boston Public Schools Classroom Temperature Monitoring and Cooling Upgrades” is an infrastructure initiative in the Education sector, located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Federation of American Scientists.

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under study and planning

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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Boston University researchers partnered with Boston Public Schools to install temperature sensors in over 3,600 classrooms to understand indoor heat conditions. The data helps identify classrooms that cannot stay cool during extreme heat days, guiding facilities managers to target cooling interventions and justify infrastructure upgrades. Proposed legislation like the Mass Ready Act aims to create funding sources for these improvements.

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Built Environment

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United States of America (USA)

State

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Source

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Federation of American Scientists

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Education, Government

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2025-11-27

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