IAQ26
Evidence, Buildings, and Human Impact
2026 Call for abstracts
Closing date for submissions: 10 April
Call for abstracts
1. Moisture, Humidity, and Biological Risk
- Dehumidification strategies in practice, including capabilities and limitations
- Condensation and moisture behaviour in contemporary buildings
- Mould as a building performance outcome rather than a maintenance issue
- Links between moisture, microbial growth, and occupant health
2. Ventilation: Effectiveness and Trade-offs
- Circumstances in which dilution ventilation has delivered improved outcomes, and where it has not
- CO₂ as a control signal versus a performance or outcome metric
- Energy, moisture, and comfort implications of increased outdoor air rates
- Ventilation approaches across different climates, building types, and operating modes
3. Building Science as IAQ Control
- Airtightness, compartmentalisation, and pressure management in occupied buildings
- Drying potential and moisture resilience in new and existing buildings
- Interactions between enclosures and HVAC systems
- Unintended consequences observed following energy efficiency or envelope upgrades
4. Measurement, Monitoring, and Meaning
- What monitoring data can and cannot tell us about IAQ outcomes
- Interpretation of IAQ data in operational contexts
- Avoiding false confidence from partial or proxy indicators
- Translating measurement into actionable building or system interventions
5. Standards, Regulation, and Implementation Gaps
- Application of AS 1668.2 and its intended scope in practice
- NCC IAQ verification methods and guidance material
- International standards and emerging risk-based frameworks
- International standards and emerging risk-based frameworks
6. Health, Exposure, and Risk-Based IAQ Approaches
- Human exposure pathways and health impacts of indoor air pollutants
- Infection risk and airborne transmission in indoor environments
- Evidence linking building performance to health outcomes
- Risk-based and performance-oriented approaches to IAQ management