Conference Agenda

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This is a preliminary schedule. Workshops, keynotes, and additional conference papers and extended abstracts will be added to the agenda in the future.

 
 
Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, 24/Sept/2025
8:30am
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9:30am
Keynote 1: Community Engaged Frameworks lead to Healthy and Sustainable Indoor Environments
Location: Opus Ballroom
9:30am
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10:30am
Psychology and Physiology of the Indoor Environment
Location: Opus Ballroom
 

Psychology of Indoor Environmental Quality

Brent Altemose



(Dis)comfort and Health-Induced Stress: the Need for Unravelling their Effects

Philomena M. Bluyssen



Why Thermal Comfort Is Elusive – The Role of Socio-Cultural Factors

Marcel Harmon, Stuart Shell

ASHRAE 241: Application Case Studies, The Role of the Public Health Community
Location: Concerto
 

Case Studies of Deploying ASHRAE Standard 241 in Office Buildings

Mengjia Tang, Jason DeGraw, Yanfei Li



The Future of ASHRAE Standard 241: The Role of the Public Health Community

Georgia Lagoudas



Preliminary Results of Piloting ASHRAE Standard 241 in the Federal Building Stock

Kevin Keene, Jinzhao Tian, Haipei Bie, Vivian Loftness, Brian Gilligan

Airtightness Applications, Repeatability, and Lessons Learned
Location: Ravel
 

Application Of A Tool To Estimate The Level Of Airtightness Of Residential Buildings

Irene Poza-Casado, Miguel Fernández-Temprano, Pilar Rodríguez-del-Tío, Alberto Meiss



How Precise is Airtightness Testing? Exploring Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Uncertainty Quantification

Martin Prignon, Ben Roberts, Liesje Van Gelder, Maarten De Strycker, Jiri Novak



Lessons Learned from Airtightness Testing

Yash Pareshkumar Vyas, Justin Berquist, Russell Richman, Michal Bartko

Data Usability, Experimental Investigation, and Generative AI Forecasting
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Experimental Investigation Of The Indoor Air Quality Of A UK Home

Leonid Suevalov, Xiaofeng Zheng



Assessing Building Automation System Data Usability for Indoor Environmental Quality Monitoring: A Comparative Study with Low-Cost Sensors in University Lecture Halls

Serra Yildirim, Marianne Touchie

11:00am
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12:30pm
IEA-EBC Annex 78 Supplementing Ventilation With Gas-phase Air Cleaning, Implementation And Energy Implications
Location: Concerto
Chair: Bjarne Wilkens Olesen
 

Chair(s): Bjarne Wilkens Olesen, Pawel Wargocki

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

1. Introduction And Major Achievements Of Annex 78

Bjarne Olesen

 

2. Gas Phase Air Cleaning Technologies And Related Models

Jianshun Zhang

 

3. Energy Performance Of Gas-Phase Air Cleaning Technologies

Alireza Afshari

 

4. A Test Method For Air Cleaning Technologies That includes Perceived Air Quality As A Measure Of Performance

Pawel Wargocki, Shin-ichi Tanabe

Indigenous Perspectives And Community-Led Approaches To Shaping Indoor Environments
Location: Opus Ballroom
Chair: Sarah Haines
 

Chair(s): Sarah Haines, Helen Stopps

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

Two-Eyed Seeing And IEQ Challenges On-Reserves

Natalie Clyke, Sarah Haines

 

From Harvest to House: Centering community engagement and community led-approaches to housing

Natalie Clyke, Helen Stopps

 

Redefining Our Relationship To Building Materials Through Two-Eyed Seeing

Becky Big Canoe, Joshua Thronton

Ventilation Design Strategies
Location: Ravel
 

Using Natural Language Processing for Designing Air Distribution in an Indoor Space

Ting Dai, Qingyan Chen



Optimizing Ventilation System Sizing with Occupancy Diversity: Balancing Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality

Narges Torabi, Majid Kafimousavi



Optimizing Ventilation: A Comprehensive Approach to Lower Carbon Footprint and Better Indoor Environmental Quality

Aaditya Patel, Dhrumil Khatri



Impact of Ventilation Configurations on Airborne Pathogen Dispersion in Hospital Corridors: A Numerical Investigation

Zeinab Deldoost Fattahi, Fariborz Haghighat, Fuzhan Nasiri



A Bio-Inspired Ventilation Approach for Enhancing Indoor Air Quality in Underground Shelters

Hamada Shaaban Abdelkader Mostafa, Darya Abramkina, Yingzi Zhang

IEQ, Lighting and Occupant Preference
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Data-efficient Personal Thermal Comfort Estimation Using Meta-learning and Bayesian Inference

Hejia Zhang, Seungjae Lee, Athanasios Tzempelikos



Learning Daylighting Preferences Using Non-intrusive Image Sensing and Deep Learning Techniques

Sichen Lu, Dongjun Mah, Athanasios Tzempelikos



Utilization of Passive Solar Energy in the Arctic: Glazed Balcony Coupled with Room Ventilation Unit

Liguo Chen, Bjørn Reidar Sørensen



Development of GUI Image-Based Daylight Simulation Module for Human-Centered Daylighting

Kyungmin Kang, Michael Kim, Andreas K Athienitis



Comparison And Optimization Of Mean Skin Temperature Assessment At Dynamic Boundary Conditions

Kai Rewitz, Simon Rösel, Dirk Müller

2:00pm
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3:30pm
Non-Energy Impacts: Exploring the Nexus of IEQ and Decarbonization in Residential Buildings
Location: Opus Ballroom
Chair: James McGrath
 

Chair(s): James McGrath, Iain Macdonald

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

Retrofitting and Ventilation: Challenges, Benefits and Lessons Learnt

James McGrath

 

Beyond Energy Savings: Making the Link to Health and Decarbonization

Iain Macdonald

Poster Session 1
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Evolving Residential Landscapes: Implications from the Update to the Collections of Dwelling for Policy and Standards

Nathan Michael Lima, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily



Human-Centric Sensing Parameters for Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Office Environments

Tianqi Liu, Bowen Du, Dolaana Khovalyg, Dusan Licina



Understanding Mold Growth in Bathroom Environments: A Study on Seasonal Thermal Variations within Bathtub Aprons

Takafumi Shimizu, Aakriti Shrestha, Thomas Weiser



Occupant Experiences with Net Zero Energy Homes: Perceived Decarbonization Benefits Beyond Energy

Kayla Anne Bortolon, Herb Yaptinchay, Ben Clarin, Maggie Sheng, Mazen Daher, Sara Beaini



Comprehensive Analysis of Indoor Air Quality in a Real Home using Low-Cost Sensors

Marc Abadie, Kátia Cordeiro Mendonça



Analysis of IAQ for Two Types of Residential HVAC Systems Located in a Cold Climate

Jaya Mukhopadhyay



Thermal Comfort Analysis Using CFD in Buildings with Lateral Air-Conditioning and HVAC-Integrated Building Envelopes

Donghyun Kim, Taeyeon Kim



Method Validation of Experimental Particle Measurements and Exposure Risk in Long-term Health Care Facilities

Anneloes de Lange, Karin Kompatscher, Roberto Traversari



Demand-Controlled Ventilation and Smart Home Systems in Energy Calculation Methods for Multifamily Apartment Buildings

Kätriin Onemar, Helina Niit, Raimo Simson, Jarek Kurnitski



Effects Of Natural Fiber Clothing On Thermal Sensation And Skin Temperature: A Comparative Study Of Linen, Cotton, And Polyester Materials

Satoru Kodama, Aakriti Shrestha, Takafumi Shimizu

Health and Energy Outcomes of IEQ
Location: Ravel
 

Connecting a Healthy Building Microbiome with Indoor Environmental Quality for a Sustainable Future

Sarah Gudeman, Sarah Haines, Marcel Harmon, Stephanie Taylor



Estimating Indoor Heat-Related Health Impacts in Social Housing Using DALYs: A Preliminary Framework

Giobertti Raul Morantes Quintana, Akshit Gupta, Giulia Paoletti, Roberto Lollini, Francesco Babich



IAQ Assessment Index For Smart Ventilation Systems

Benoit Golaz, Mirela Robitu, Camille Lefebvre



Health-based Monetary Costs of 44 Harmful Office Air Contaminants

Giobertti Raul Morantes Quintana, Francesco Babich, Roberto Lollini, Max Sherman, Constanza Molina, Benjamin Jones

Unlocking Energy Efficient Ventilative Cooling Through Emerging CEN & ISO Standards
Location: Concerto
Chair: Christoffer Plesner
 

Chair(s): Christoffer Plesner, Jannick Roth

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

Introduction and why Ventilative cooling

Christoffer Plesner, Jannick Roth

 

Case Studies from USA and Ireland - Ventilative Cooling as part of an Integrated Efficient Design solution

Jannick Roth, Paul O'Sullivan

 

Overview and Insights from the Developing Process of “final” new emerging CEN and ISO Standards on ventilative cooling

Christoffer Plesner, Jannick Roth

 

Effect Of Revised CIBSE AM10 (Natural Ventilation Guidance Document) on Technical Documents like ASHRAE (e.g. including elevated air flows and adaptive comfort approach)

Benjamin Jones

 

Practical Application of Ventilative Cooling - A 9 Key Step Design Process for good Ventilative Cooling performance

Paul O'Sullivan

 

Discussions On Future Usage of content of Emerging CEN & ISO standards e.g. Design process and methods

Christoffer Plesner, Jannick Roth

4:00pm
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5:00pm
Indoor Contaminant Control
Location: Opus Ballroom
 

Analytical Evaluation of Far-UVC (222 nm) Air Disinfection Efficiency in Indoor Environments Using a Multi-Zonal Model

Amin Hadizade, Christopher DeGroot



The Effect of Ventilation Strategies on Indoor Air Pollution in a Home Built to Future Home Standards

Navaneeth Meena Thamban, Thomas J. Bannan, Rongrong Wu, Ujjawal Arora, Grant Henshaw, Richard Fitton, William Swan, Gordon McFiggans



Investigate the Effect of Different Types of Ventilation on the Particle Exposure Risk in Classrooms.

Anneloes de Lange, Karin Kompatscher, Roberto Traversari



Evaluating the Efficacy of Portable Air Scrubbers in an Indoor Construction Lab

Joseph R. Manuel, Deniz Besiktepe, Anthony E. Sparkling, Soowon Chang, Veronica Brems, Sierra Paul, Adam Muhlenkamp, Grace Kelly

Components of Thermal Comfort: Humidity and Radiative Heat Transfer
Location: Concerto
 

Simulation Evaluation of the Humidification Effect in a Residential Ducted Central Air Conditioning System Equipped with a Humidification Device

Nao Yamaguchi, Daisuke Umemoto, Keiko Sekiya, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Keizo Yokoyama, Takashi Akimoto



Novel Method to Estimate Radiative Heat Transfer on Human Body Using Spherical Thermography

Shohei Yasuda, Takashi Asawa, Tsuyoshi Ueno



Hygrothermal Performance of Cool Exterior Wall Materials for Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver

David Lefebvre, Cynthia A. Cruickshank, Zahra Jandaghian

Gas Applications and Pathogen Sensing
Location: Ravel
 

Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidation of Indoor Air VOCs Using TiO2-WO3 Photocatalyst Under Visible Light Irradiation: Efficiency and Byproducts Assessment

Parham Haghighi, Fariborz Haghighat



Impact of Temperature on Gas-Phase Phthalate Emissions in a Developed Source Generation System: Insights for Indoor Air Quality

Azad Bahrami, Fariborz Haghighat, Jiping Zhu



Rhizosphere Bacterial Responses to Gasoline Vapour Pollutants: Changes in BTEX Degradation and Enzymatic Activity

Luowen Lyu, Stephen Matheson, Peter Irga, Fraser Torpy



Real-Time Biosensor Technology Platform for Enhanced Pathogen Control and Efficiency

Phil Arnold

Pollutants and Particle Effects
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

The Implementation of Stand-alone Air Cleaners in Ventilated and Non-ventilated Meeting Rooms for the Mitigation of the Airborne Particles

Mirela Robitu, Alain Ginestet, Benoît Golaz, Dominique Pugnet, Lionel Boiteux, Jean-Marc Thiebaut



Evaluation Of Air And Pollutant Transport In An Apartment With Balanced Ventilation: Measurement And Simulation Study

Mirela Robitu, Laure Mouradian, Alain Ginestet, Camille Lefebvre, Dominique Pugnet



Investigating Particle and VOC Emissions from Artificial Turf in Controlled Conditions

Chang Shu, Simon Hunt, Fatima Sultani, Qixuan Li, Andy Dinh, Liang {Grace} Zhou