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: Thursday, 25/Sept/2025
8:30am
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9:30am
Keynote 2: A Performance Based Rating Ecology for Residential IAQ Management from IEA-EBC Annex 86
Location: Opus Ballroom
9:30am
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10:30am
Canadian Indigenous Housing and Cross-World Radon Control Practices
Location: Opus Ballroom
 

IEQ in Extremely Cold Climates: A Multi-Method Study of Inuit Homes

Jean Rouleau, Louis Gosselin



A Case Study On Indoor Environmental Quality In First Nations On-Reserve Housing In Saskatchewan

Odel Linetska, Sarah Haines, Helen Stopps



Comparing Radon Remediation strategies : Training and Qualification Processes Across the World

Catherine Nauleau, Valérie Leprince, Ponthieux Jocelyne, Boithias Florent

Ventilation System Energy Use
Location: Concerto
 

Performance-Based Approach Simulation to Compare IAQ and Energy Performance of Two Types of Ventilation Systems Inside Individual Houses and Multifamily Buildings

Ali Alexandre Nour Eddine, Zohreh Kiani, Marc Abadie



Energy Analysis of Balanced Ventilation Units with Exhaust Air Heat Pumps

Bart Cremers, Adam O'Donovan, Paul D. O'Sullivan



Measuring The Performance Of A Centralized And Decentralized Ventilation System In Two Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

Justin Berquist, Marianne Touchie, William O'Brien

IEQ and Acoustics
Location: Ravel
 

Harmonizing Acoustics, IEQ, and Sustainability in Higher Education Buildings

Josh Thede



A Unified Metric for Speech Privacy in Open and Closed Office Environments

Rewan Toubar, Joonhee Lee, Roderick Mackenzie



Bridging the Gap: Defining and Benchmarking Acoustical Objectives for Occupant-Centric IEQ

Viken Koukounian

Tools for Envelope Leak Detection and Evaluation
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Acoustic Leak Detection in Building Envelopes – Laboratory and Field Tests

Björn Schiricke, Markus Diel, Alexander Jahnke, Michael Markus Ackermann



Pressure Inversion for Leakage Detection at Building Envelopes with Lock-In Thermography

Johannes Pernpeintner, Markus Diel



Aerosol Sealing Occupied Residences From Exterior Spaces

Dave Bohac, Curtis Harrington, Mike Lubliner, Mike Lyon, Frederick Meyers, Timothy Levering

11:00am
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12:30pm
Dimensions of Indoor Environmental Quality for Healthy Aging in Place
Location: Concerto
Chair: Jennifer A. Veitch
 

Chair(s): Jennifer A. Veitch, Marianne Touchie

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

Indoor Environmental Satisfaction and Quality of Life among Older Canadians: Preliminary Survey Results

Jennifer a. Veitch, Iara B. Cunha, Kelsey Eakin, Hannah Villeneuve, Ashley Nixon, Marianne Touchie, William O'Brien

 

Environmental Noise and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Pilot Study and Initial Discussion

Hiroshi Sato, Manabu Chikai, Iara B. Cunha, Ashley Nixon, Jennifer A. Veitch

 

Development of an Assessment Tool of Adaptive Opportunities to Adjust IEQ Conditions for Aging in Place

Hannah Villeneuve, Kelsey Eakin, Kala Sewraj, William O'Brien, Marianne Touchie, Jennifer A. Veitch, Iara B. Cunha, Ashley Nixon

 

Residential Indoor Thermal Adaptive Behaviour Availability and Use for Older Adults in Canada

Kelsey Eakin, Hannah Villeneuve, William O'Brien, Marianne Touchie, Iara B. Cunha, Jennifer A. Veitch, Ashley Nixon

 

Indoor Environmental Quality to Meet the Needs of Older Residents: Discussion on How to Create Effective Standards and Guidelines

Hiroshi Sato

Residential Occupant Behavior
Location: Ravel
 

How Do Teleworkers Use Thermostats and Equipment at Home?

Melina Sirati, William O'Brien, Cynthia A. Cruickshank



Tropical Sleep Environments: How Thermal Adaptive Behaviors Enhance Thermal Comfort And Sleep Quality

Kyohei Kondo, Teppei Tsuchiya, Takashi Asawa, Tomonori Sakoi, Tetsu Kubota, Sri Nastiti Nugrahani Ekasiwi, Usep Surahman, Mochamad Donny Koerniawan



Comparison Between Asset Rating Design Assumptions And Measured Internal Temperatures for Homes With Heat Pumps: Observations from Ireland

James Pittam, Shane Colclough, Leon Domoney, Donal Lennon, Paul O' Sullivan, Oliver Kinnane, Adam Cornelius O Donovan



Wi-Fi Sensing for Improving Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings

Reza Daneshazarian, Seungjae Lee, Jeffrey Siegel



Assessing the Interactions Between Energy Poverty, Occupant Behavior and Indoor AIr Quality in Irish Households

James McGrath, Celine Fox, Pan Zhou, Afshin Saeedian, Reihaneh Aghamolaei, Miriam Byrne, James O’Donnell, Shane Timmons

Influencing Factors and Metric Assessment
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Characterizing Office Smellscape Perception through Participatory Approaches and Natural Language Processing (NLP) Techniques

Giulia Torriani, Simone Torresin, Francesco Babich, Rossano Albatici



Frequency Based Assessment of Smart Ventilation

Jelle Laverge, Merel Decleyre, Lisa Corneillie, Klaas De Jonge



The Impact of Personal and Contextual Factors on Multi-domain Subjective Comfort Responses in Classrooms

Federica Morandi, Andrea Gasparella, Athanasios Tzempelikos, Ilaria Pittana, Francesca Cappelletti



Variables Affecting Indoor Environmental Quality of Buildings: A Critical Review

Sunday Segbenu Nunayon, Lexuan Zhong

Real-life examples of implementing 'resilience': applying ASHRAE Standard 241 "Control of Infectious Aerosols" and Guideline 44 "Protecting Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire"
Location: Opus Ballroom
Chair: Jelle Laverge
 

Chair(s): Hilde Breesch, Jelle Laverge

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

Resilience As A New Paradigm For IEQ Assessment: A Short Introduction

Jelle Laverge

 

Quantitative Metrics For Resilience

Hilde Breesch

 

Case Study 1: applying ASHRAE Standard 241 "Control of Infectious Aerosols"

Benjamin Jones

 

Case Study 2: applying ASHRAE Guideline 44 "Protecting Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire"

Max Sherman

12:30pm
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2:00pm
Keynote 3: Health-based IAQ Design
Location: Opus Ballroom
2:00pm
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3:30pm
Durability of the Building Airtightness
Location: Concerto
Chair: Valerie Leprince
 

Chair(s): Valerie Leprince, Andres Litvak

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

State Of The Art Of Knowledge On Building Airtightness Durability

Valerie Leprince, Nolwenn Hurel

 

Understanding Early Airtightness Variations: Lessons from 10 Residential Case Studies

Sylvain Berthault, Bassam Moujalled, Valerie Leprince, Andres Litvak, Florent Tivolle, Nolwenn Hurel

 

From Site to Lab: Evaluating Implementation Conditions and reproducing them in laboratory

Andres Litvak, Eddy Handschoewercker, Sylvain Berthault

 

Experimental Measurement Results Of The Impact Of Surfaces Sust Built-up And Temperature On Building Airtightness Durability

Andres Litvak, Eddy Handschoewercker, Alexis Flamand, Fabrice Bonnaudin

IEA EBC Annex 86: a Rating Ecology for IAQ Management in Residential Buildings
Location: Opus Ballroom
Chair: Jelle Laverge
 

Chair(s): Jelle Laverge

 

Presentations of the Workshop

 

The other ˈdeɪli

Benjamin Jones

 

Opening Pandora's box

Marc Abadie

 

The Magic Sponge of IAQ

Jianshun Zhang

 

The ventilation IQ test

Jelle Laverge

Poster Session 2
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Preliminary Field Study Findings on Comfort in Ottawa's Social Housing

Kala Sewraj, Pedram Nojedehi, William O’Brien



Development of A Design Method to Enhance Actual Energy Performance of Energy Recovery Ventilators in Buildings

Tetsutoshi Kan, Satoru Mineno, Takao Sawachi



Field Measured Airtightness of Heritage Buildings

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



Ai-Enhanced Kinetic Shading: Revolutionizing Ventilation Efficiency In Residential Buildings For Hot Arid Climates

H Abhila, Karupiah Ayeratharasu Rajasekharan, R Karthik, V R Prasath kumar, L Krishnaraj



How Healthy are the Millions of Domestic Kitchen Constructed in Asian-Pacific LMIC Each Year: A Field Study

Juliet Landler



Impacts of User Behaviour on Portable Air Cleaner Performance

Alexander Y. Mendell, Seungjae Lee, Jeffrey A. Siegel



IEQ Confluence: A Pathway For Implementing ASHRAE Guideline 10

Carl Grimes



A Pilot Study on Building Performance Using Innovative Evaluation Metrics

Oluwafemi Awolesi, Margaret Reams, Joshua Emeghai



Assessment of Leakage Detection Method for Building Interior Walls Using Thermal Infrared Imaging

Hee Won Shin, Jabin Goo, Ji Min Kim, Dong Hwa Kang



Bespoke Testing of Filtration Systems to Ensure Air Quality in Trains

John McKeon, John Ryan, Angela Southey, Josh Ryan, Oliver Dsa, Himangi Das



Optimizing Comfort And Energy-saving Performance Of Floor Heating System Focusing On The Time Dependence Of Thermal Sensation

Takafumi Shimizu, Keiji Nakaso, Aakriti Shrestha, Thomas Weiser



Evaluation of Workers' Sensation Caused by the Arrangement of Plantings in Office Space

Chinatsu Nishida, Hiroshi Ishihara, Hidehiko Shibata, Aakriti Shrestha, Takafumi Shimizu

Post-COVID Operation Application and Technology
Location: Ravel
 

Innovative Ventilation System For Public Spaces : Economic Study, IAQ Performance And Airborne Infection Risk Evaluation In Various Settings

Sophie Bernard, Sara Verheyleweghen, Sébastien Pecceu, Samuel Caillou



Investigating Ventilation Strategies on Public Transport through the Long-Term Environmental Monitoring of Operational London Buses

Oliver Wild, Filipa Adzic, Liora Malki-Epshtein



A Simple Method for Estimating Exhaled Carbon Dioxide Emissions Using Measured Equivalent Sound Pressure Level

Yoshinori Honma, Kei Shimonosono, Kenichi Azuma, Dai Shimazaki, Naoe Nishihara, Kenichi Kobayashi, Michiko Bando



Energy-Efficient Solutions for Improving Indoor Air Quality and Reducing Carbon Emissions in a Canadian School: The Role of Silver-Graphene Oxide Treated HVAC Air Filters

Deepak Sridhar, Kathleen Owen, Frank Mesicek, Ryan Shacklock, Colin van der Kuur



Impact of Increased Ventilation Rates in Classrooms on Energy Usage and System Functionality in a US Midwest climate

Ulrike Passe, Jack Farrar, Derenik Mahmoodi

4:00pm
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5:00pm
IAQ Roadmap, IAQ Insights, and Bioaerosols
Location: Opus Ballroom
 

ACGIH Bioaerosols Book - Assessment And Control, 2nd Edition

Donald Munson Weekes, Cheri Marcham, Jack Springston



Indoor Air Quality Perceptions: Insights from a Cross-Sector Survey

Grace Dickinson, Sara Karerat



Policy and Regulatory Roadmap to Achieve Health-Based Indoor Air Quality Standards

William Bahnfleth, Georgia Lagoudas, Erik Malmstrom

Energy Retrofit Effects
Location: Concerto
 

Assessing the Air Change Rates Pre and Post Residential Energy Retrofit Using CO2, Temperature, Relative Humidity and Motion Sensors

Sameeraa Soltanian-Zadeh, Shayan Mirzabeigi, Bess Krietemeyer, Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang



Residential Retrofitting: Integrated Building Performance Evaluation

Sahil Ali Khan, Richard O'Hegarty, Donal Finn, Adam O'Donovan, Leon Domoney, Shane Colclogh, Donal Lennon, Paul O'Sullivan, Oliver Kinnane



Numerical Analysis of Energy Retrofits Impacts on Indoor Thermal and Air Quality of Single-Family Houses

Marc Abadie, Picard Charles-Florian, Nicolle Jérôme, Wall-Ribot Bénédicte, Cordeiro Mendonça Katia

Indoor and Outdoor Particulates
Location: Ravel
 

Quantifying Health Benefits of Stricter PM Standards: A Comparison of EU and WHO Annual Guidelines

Lisa Corneillie, Klaas De Jonge, Jelle Laverge



Assessing Suburban Air Quality Constraints on Free Cooling in an Irish City

Paul D O'Sullivan, Theofanis Psomas, Ganga Chinna Rao Devarapu, Adam O'Donovan



Indoor-Outdoor Particle Ratios and Their Impact on Population Harm Estimates

Benjamin Jones, Iain Walker



Exploring the Variability of Indoor-Outdoor Ratio of Particle Matter in Santiago, Chile

Constanza Molina, Congsyuan Chen, Paz Peña-Oyarzún, Benjamin Jones, Iain Walker, Héctor Jorquera

Airtightness of Building Components
Location: Tchaikovsky
 

Mind the Gaps: Improving Airtightness Elevator Shafts in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

John Nguyen Hoang, Marianne F. Touchie



Using Measured Exponents and Fractional Leakage Flow to Characterize Air Leakage in Ducts

Federico Pedranzini, Mark Modera



Proposal for a Procedure for the Characterization of Air Systems Based on an Extended Model

Federico Pedranzini, Valérie Leprince, Mark Modera, Nolwenn Hurel, Francesco Romano