International. ASHRAE is accepting proposals for the IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) 2025 Conference, which is co-organized with AIVC and will be held September 24-26, 2025 in Montreal, Canada.
The conference expands on the research and discussions of the previous ASHRAE IAQ conference series that began in 1986. The theme of the conference is "Facing New Challenges: Connecting IEQ to a Sustainable Future" and focuses on the growing understanding of how occupants respond to various indoor environmental factors while improving resilience in the face of a changing climate.
"Incorporating sustainability into the design and operation of buildings is a key goal for ASHRAE and the building community at large," said Iain Walker, conference co-chair. "This conference will focus on the relationships between IEQ and sustainability, offering a platform for leading industry researchers. and professionals to share their knowledge and solutions to address sustainability challenges."
"One aspect of IEQ in the built environment is to raise awareness of resilience without incurring resource penalties in our dynamic world," said Jennifer Isenbeck, Co-Chair. "This conference will provide a collaborative framework to showcase advanced technologies, material selection and their integration into building designs and retrofits, all of which support sustainability and resilience in our communities."
The conference steering committee is looking for articles on the following topics:
- Performance metrics: for all aspects of IEQ.
- Occupant Behavior: How Behavior Affects IEQ and How IEQ Affects Behavior: Psychological Dimensions of IEQ.
- Smart sensors, data and controls: sensor properties, data management, cybersecurity, applications, commissioning, equivalence.
- Resilience and IEQ: Responding to Climate Change and Disasters.
- Ventilation: Mechanical, passive, natural and hybrid systems.
- Airtightness: trends, methods and impacts.
- Thermal Comfort: Dynamic approaches, health impacts and trends.
- Policies and standards: trends, impacts, implications.
- HVAC and IEQ in a post-COVID world.
- Ventilation and decarbonisation of buildings.
Authors have the option of submitting a short abstract for a conference paper (8-page manuscript) or an extended abstract (3-page manuscript).
Short abstract submissions are due November 11, 2024. If accepted, submission of full manuscripts is due March 10, 2025. For more information or to submit an abstract, please visit www.ashrae.org/IEQ2025.
