Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
This is a preliminary schedule. Workshops, keynotes, and additional conference papers and extended abstracts will be added to the agenda in the future.
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Session Overview | |
| Location: Concerto |
| Date: Wednesday, 24/Sept/2025 | |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
ASHRAE 241: Application Case Studies, The Role of the Public Health Community Location: Concerto Case Studies of Deploying ASHRAE Standard 241 in Office Buildings The Future of ASHRAE Standard 241: The Role of the Public Health Community Preliminary Results of Piloting ASHRAE Standard 241 in the Federal Building Stock |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
IEA-EBC Annex 78 Supplementing Ventilation With Gas-phase Air Cleaning, Implementation And Energy Implications Location: Concerto Chair: Bjarne Wilkens Olesen Presentations of the Workshop 1. Introduction And Major Achievements Of Annex 78 2. Gas Phase Air Cleaning Technologies And Related Models 3. Energy Performance Of Gas-Phase Air Cleaning Technologies 4. A Test Method For Air Cleaning Technologies That includes Perceived Air Quality As A Measure Of Performance |
| 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Unlocking Energy Efficient Ventilative Cooling Through Emerging CEN & ISO Standards Location: Concerto Chair: Christoffer Plesner Presentations of the Workshop Introduction and why Ventilative cooling Case Studies from USA and Ireland - Ventilative Cooling as part of an Integrated Efficient Design solution Overview and Insights from the Developing Process of “final” new emerging CEN and ISO Standards on ventilative cooling Effect Of Revised CIBSE AM10 (Natural Ventilation Guidance Document) on Technical Documents like ASHRAE (e.g. including elevated air flows and adaptive comfort approach) Practical Application of Ventilative Cooling - A 9 Key Step Design Process for good Ventilative Cooling performance Discussions On Future Usage of content of Emerging CEN & ISO standards e.g. Design process and methods |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
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 Novel Method to Estimate Radiative Heat Transfer on Human Body Using Spherical Thermography Hygrothermal Performance of Cool Exterior Wall Materials for Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver |
| Date: Thursday, 25/Sept/2025 | |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
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 Energy Analysis of Balanced Ventilation Units with Exhaust Air Heat Pumps Measuring The Performance Of A Centralized And Decentralized Ventilation System In Two Multi-Unit Residential Buildings |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
Dimensions of Indoor Environmental Quality for Healthy Aging in Place Location: Concerto Chair: Jennifer A. Veitch Presentations of the Workshop Indoor Environmental Satisfaction and Quality of Life among Older Canadians: Preliminary Survey Results Environmental Noise and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Pilot Study and Initial Discussion Development of an Assessment Tool of Adaptive Opportunities to Adjust IEQ Conditions for Aging in Place Residential Indoor Thermal Adaptive Behaviour Availability and Use for Older Adults in Canada Indoor Environmental Quality to Meet the Needs of Older Residents: Discussion on How to Create Effective Standards and Guidelines |
| 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Durability of the Building Airtightness Location: Concerto Chair: Valerie Leprince Presentations of the Workshop State Of The Art Of Knowledge On Building Airtightness Durability Understanding Early Airtightness Variations: Lessons from 10 Residential Case Studies From Site to Lab: Evaluating Implementation Conditions and reproducing them in laboratory Experimental Measurement Results Of The Impact Of Surfaces Sust Built-up And Temperature On Building Airtightness Durability |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Energy Retrofit Effects Location: Concerto Assessing the Air Change Rates Pre and Post Residential Energy Retrofit Using CO2, Temperature, Relative Humidity and Motion Sensors Residential Retrofitting: Integrated Building Performance Evaluation Numerical Analysis of Energy Retrofits Impacts on Indoor Thermal and Air Quality of Single-Family Houses |
| Date: Friday, 26/Sept/2025 | |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Gamification And Predictive Control Location: Concerto Model Predictive Control Signal For Natural Ventilation Optimization Using Data-Driven Techniques Behaviour Nudging for User Acceptance in Smart Blinds Control: A Pilot Study on Behaviour Change and Indoor Environmental Enhancement Let’s Play! What Serious Gaming Reveals about Occupant Behavior and IEQ |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
Occupancy Behavior in Commercial / Institutional Buildings Location: Concerto The Role and Importance of Human Presence and Interactions on the Quality and Effectiveness of Care Processes That Take Place in Indoor Environments in Healthcare Facilities During a Pandemic An Occupant-Centric Control Framework For HVAC Systems In Educational Buildings A Design Thinking Initiative Towards Studying Classroom Indoor Climate Towards Occupant-Centric Demand Response: Integrating Occupant Behaviour for Enhanced Peak Demand Management On the Use of Heating and Lighting Personalised Comfort Systems to Reduce Electricity Uses and Improve Comfort Condtions in Office Buildings. A Field Study. |