The Healthy Buildings term was defined more than 40 years ago. It is relevant to ask whether it is still valid today in the present form and whether it needs any revisions and supplements, considering many changes and new challenges. This presentation will discuss the original definition and outline these new challenges, for example, resilience, monitoring, economic implications, and consequences of climate change and the pandemic risk. Some solutions will be presented with support from new research studies; the potential risks of the undertakings will also be discussed. One crucial issue discussed will be the inclusion of the need for healthy buildings in the decarbonization processes as an essential element of achieving sustainable development.
Professor Pawel Wargocki is Director of the International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy at the Technical University of Denmark, and Past President of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate. He is an indoor climate scientist and expert. He has more than 25 years of experience in research on human requirements in indoor environments. He is best known for his seminal work demonstrating that poor indoor environmental quality affects the performance of office work and learning. He has received many awards for his scientific work, including the 2022 Installation Leader Award. He is an ISIAQ, REHVA, and ASHRAE Fellow.
Clean water and clean air are vital for public health. This project focuses on developing high-efficiency and environmentally sustainable filters for removing harmful air/water pollutants. The team has developed novel architectures and functionalities for the filters to achieve high permeance, high removal efficiency, and excellent reusability.
