Lay-in ceiling grid solution enables lower HVAC costs with verified indoor air quality for single-zone spaces like classrooms
GPS Air, a leading provider of indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, today announced the launch of smartIAQ GridSet, an air cleaning system designed to help building owners and designers reduce HVAC equipment costs and energy use by cleaning air directly within occupied spaces.
Purpose-built for single-zone applications such as classrooms, smartIAQ GridSet lays into suspended grid ceilings or surface mounts on finished ceilings and delivers verified indoor air quality, enabling more efficient HVAC designs in new construction, upgrade, and replacement projects.
School districts are balancing sustainability and indoor air quality goals alongside tight budgets, aging infrastructure, and evolving facility needs. When new classrooms are built, schools expand, or existing systems reach end of life, ventilation requirements determine larger equipment and increased project costs. smartIAQ® GridSet™ relieves budget and design pressure by cleaning and verifying air quality directly in the room, thereby reducing the amount of outdoor air that must be conditioned. For engineering teams, smartIAQ GridSet aligns with ASHRAE Standard 62.1 through the Indoor Air Quality Procedure (IAQP), providing a standards-based path to deliver equivalent indoor air quality with more right-sized HVAC designs.
“Classrooms are the hardest places to justify high outdoor airflow rates, and the easiest places to apply IAQP,” said Audwin Cash, CEO of GPS Air. “That’s why schools don’t need more complexity. They need solutions that install quickly and perform predictably.”
smartIAQ GridSet at a glance:
- Provides verified, in-room air cleaning designed to support ASHRAE 62.1’s IAQP, enabling lower outdoor air requirements.
- By enabling outdoor air reductions of 25 to 70 percent versus traditional ventilation rate designs, smartIAQ GridSet can meaningfully reduce conditioning load, shrink equipment requirements, and lower energy use and total project cost.
- The system delivers up to 150 CFM of whisper-quiet air cleaning with NC-25 max sound performance, ideal for learning environments.
- Maintenance is minimized with a 2-year filter life and service access from below the ceiling grid using a single CompleteAQ™ filter for PM, VOCs and HCHO.
- smartIAQ GridSet provides on-demand air cleaning that responds to room conditions, increasing cleaning as occupancy or contaminants rise and helping maintain consistent air quality without running at full output all day.
- Installation is straightforward and low cost with a lay-in ceiling grid unit, no ductwork and 48 VDC low-voltage power over CAT-5/5e using Hub-4 or Hub-4 Pro.
For facilities that want deeper visibility and system integration, smartIAQ GridSet Pro adds expanded sensing and, when paired with the Hub-4 Pro, enables BACnet or Modbus connectivity to a building management system (BMS) for centralized monitoring and control. One HubPro connects up to four units to a BMS system.
With incremental, room-by-room deployment and minimal installation time, smartIAQ GridSet supports a modern, flexible approach to school infrastructure, helping districts align indoor air quality goals with financial, operational and sustainability priorities.
“Indoor air quality is becoming part of building performance, not an afterthought,” Cash said. “The future of HVAC design is delivering better air with less energy.”
smartIAQ GridSet is available to order now.
