In addition to the extensive cleaning procedures and processes put into place last spring, the Academy continues to research innovative ways to protect the health of the students, faculty, and staff on campus.

This August, the Academy is installing an air cleaning system in all our occupied spaces which will reduce particulates and allergens and is lab certified to kill molds, bacteria, and viruses. This ionization system has been specifically lab tested against the COVID-19 Coronavirus and achieved a 99.4% kill rate in 30 minutes. 

The system, Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization, is installed in the HVAC equipment and is circulated into the space with the conditioned air, continually cleaning the air. The process uses an electronic charge to create a high concentration of positive and negative ions. These ions are the same type as those naturally created by waterfalls and ocean surf. The ions travel with the air stream into the space where they attach to particles, pathogens, and gaseous molecules in the air and on the surfaces in the space. 

It is important to us while mitigating one issue we don't cause others, and this system is UL listed to produce no harmful by-product. The energy field of the GPS device is capable of breaking down over 700 different types of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) but is intentionally not strong enough to create ozone or other harmful by-products. 

This technology has been used in over 250,000 installations across offices, schools, and homes including: the White House, Ivy League Schools, Boston Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, and BCBS of Tennessee Headquarters. 

As we continue our enhanced cleaning procedures, we are confident the new air cleaning system will strengthen our COVID-19 mitigation strategy and provide health benefits now and in the future for CPA students, faculty, staff, and campus guests.

*Excerpts taken from Global Plasma Solution - Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization, A Brief Technology Overview