#CRboxes
Clean Air Cville has just released a step-by-step PC Fan Air Purifier build guide with a complete supply list and photos:

www.cleanaircville.org/buildguide

This design uses silent PC fans so is great for classrooms & places a totally silent air filter is needed:

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August 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Thanks for the post, @thefreeradical.org. #CRBoxes are proven through a significant number of research studies and real world applications. Glad it is doing the job for you!

Filming an updated video next week and will post when complete.
my unholy creation.

its actually working, it hasnt been an hour yet and the air quality in my place is noticeably better. i can breathe in comparable comfort, and my eyes dont hurt!

link to build ur own here: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science...

beware walmart, they overprice their filters
July 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Not wanting to "win"... just an update on some #CRBoxes here in Maryland. Left: 13 of over 25 #CRBoxes built by six graders over two days at a local middle school. Right: A comparison of #CRBox used during ONE WUI fire challenge event (bottom) and a new #CRBox (top).
December 16, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Parent-teacher interviews today.
I will continue to wear my Q100 respirator, and offer them all free N95s thanks to @donatemask.bsky.social
Our classroom also has the best ventilation & filtration in the building because I keep my doors/windows open & all the #CRboxes ON🙌
November 21, 2024 at 11:22 AM
2026 classroom setup underway.
Child health & safety #1.
Ensuring we have the best indoor air filtration & ventilation to protect them from airborne pathogen spread.
August 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Summary
September 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The same COVID spread continues to happen globally due to lack of prevention measures in schools & all school related transportation.
Children are NOT SAFE from airborne pathogen spread at all at schools, unless the teacher steps up to help provide protective measures (#CRboxes, free N95s)
August 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
To prevent infection we must open windows in shared air spaces, use hepa air purifiers or crboxes. Wear an ffp2 respirator. Of course vaccinate to reduce severity, if you can access one.
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If my classroom (with PM2.5=0 all day and desktop #CRboxes spread throughout) has 10 students sick, then imagine how bad things are in all other classrooms/schools throughout Ontario.
Our children DO NOT need to get sick to get stronger.
PREVENTING illness with N95s maintains a healthy immune system
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Its never too late for people to start showing they care through their actions.
-N95s in public indoor spaces, -HEPA/CRboxes to filter indoor air
-open windows & doors to better ventilate public, indoor spaces
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September 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The key is to prevent illness.
How?
Iota-carrageenan nasal spray, N95 or Q100 respirator, CRboxes/HEPA filters, open windows/doors.
All work together to help prevent airborne pathogen spread.
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Well, finished one with the 3 PC fan airplate and it does a great job moving air!
Will glue the second one tomorrow if time.
Good coverage with current #CRboxes already for first day of school next week🙌
August 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
...CO2 monitors, eventually, but with no action plan...no mention of #HEPA filters, #CRBoxes, and mixed guidance on ventilation. All despite the best efforts of people like @cathnoakes.bsky.social ,Clive Beggs and others. #ClassActTrial demonstrates the importance and value of doing this.
January 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We build #CRboxes too🤣🙌
February 26, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Some HEPA units that filter classroom air are loud, but SO necessary to clean the air to help prevent airborne pathogen spread.
We turned this issue into a class project building PC fan #CRboxes to help filter the air in our classrooms.
Students need to learn how to measure air quality & clean it🙌
December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#CRboxes are almost always the best at improving air changes per hour while efficiently removing PM2.5 from the air🙌
March 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
My students aren't afraid of COVID. They respect that COVID can hurt them and try to protect themselves from infection.
They trust that I am protecting them as best I can too using in-class #CRboxes & providing @donatemask.bsky.social free N95s for them.
Some mask most of the day, some don't.
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April 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM
When it comes to cleaning indoor air, I build my own #CRboxes but I've also tested them against Ikea units (uppatvind and fornuftig). My CRboxes clean air of PM2.5 faster, but the Ikea units work really well and are cheaper overall. That's why I recommend buying the Ikea units.
July 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Some people really like them for classrooms & for sleeping areas because they are so silent. (I have two & can’t hear them at all.)

You can also personalize yours with whatever color gaffer tape you want—mine are teal and neon green 🌬️
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August 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Encourage the PTA to fundraise for Hepa air purifiers or build crboxes.
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
If I could go back in time to speak to myself one year ago, then I would say, " You have always been doing the right thing by wearing your Q100 at work, and cleaning the indoor air with #CRboxes."
I would've also said to get a Doppler ultrasound of my neck & legs. It might have prevented my MI.
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've been exposed to flu and COVID daily at work, but my super powers are keeping me healthy👍
Never remove my Q100 in the school, use nasal sprays before and after entry, avoid large crowds whenever possible, always run #CRboxes in my classroom, doors/windows open.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In our classroom, we have a central mechanical filtration system with MERV-13 filters, and a variety of #CRboxes spread throughout the room. We always have our windows and door open all day. We average about 90% PM2.5 removal throughout the day. Definitely helps reduce airborne pathogen spread.
May 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Amazing how ignorant the doctor is who was interviewed in this report.
COVID is predominantly AIRBORNE SPREAD, so HAND WASHING WILL NOT HELP.
Ways to prevent repeated COVID infection:
1. Get vaccinated with updated vaccine.
2. Wear a well-fitting N95
3. Run #CRboxes or HEPAS
4. Open windows/doors
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
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August 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I've never stopped wearing my Q100 & cleaning the indoor air around me.
COVID nearly killed me in January.
Its not a joke.
Prevent infection. Wear an N95 or better. Filter indoor air with #CRboxes & HEPA units.
Open windows/doors for better ventilation.
We know how to prevent infection.
#JustDoIt
Hey listen, covid is really heating up again. I know it sucks. You'll get no judgement from me if you haven't been masking, but now's the time to pull some back out.

You don't want long covid. It sucks way worse than masking.
August 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM