Scope of the Conference
Guidelines and Polices
- Regional problems – climate, comfort, policies
- Indoor Environment Quality – tools, standards, etc.
- Building certification schemes/commissioning
- Implementation of Energy Performance Directive
nZEB and Smart Buildings
- Near zero, zero and plus energy buildings
- Energy-efficient HVAC systems
- Energy-efficient retrofit of existing buildings
- Technologies for smart buildings management
- Occupant behaviour and energy needs in buildings
- Alternative energy sources for buildings and their impact on indoor environment quality
- Smart Buildings for elderly and disabled people
- Foliage Plants in buildings, roof garden, therapeutic gardens
Human Health and Indoor Environment
- Physical, chemical and biological pollutants impact on health, wellbeing and productivity
- Particles and health effects
- Human response to thermal comfort and pollutants
- Indoor Environment and elderly people
- Diseases due to indoor environment
Exposure Assessment
- Chemical pollutants – sources, field cases, regulations, measurement methods (VOC and SVOC), sampling issues
- MVOC
- Molds and allergens in Indoor Air and dust
- Toxicity of nanoparticles and nanomaterials
- Potential hazards from waste based / recycled building materials
- Indoor dust as a sink for hazard compounds
- Bioaerosols – sources, field cases, sampling and measurements, regulations
- Particles – particle composition, sources, legislation
- Radon and other inorganic pollutants in Indoor Air
New materials/solutions – new challenges
- New materials in building industry
- Special finishing materials
- New filters
- UV / catalysts
- Antimicrobial treatment and efficacy
- Materials – sound absorbing, fire-resisting, etc.
Indoor vs. outdoor pollutants
- Chemical pollutants – sources, field cases, measurement and sampling issues
- Indoor Chemistry (reactions, models, transformations)
- Bioaerosols and related issues
- Particles – particle composition, bioaerosols, sources, legislation
- Rn and Indoor Air Quality
- Indicators of Indoor Air Quality
Civil Engineering and Architectural issues
- Buildings vibrations – diagnostics, control, influence on people
- Advanced technologies for building acoustic, illumination, fire safety, etc.
- Pedestrians level comfort around buildings
- Pollutant dispersion around buildings
- Architectural personal design for disabled and elderly people
- Research methods – CFD simulations, in-situ tests, model tests
Others Based on submission