A Thrive/Stanford University Forum on “Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: Integrating Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) with Energy Efficiency”, will be hosted at Stanford University, California, USA, on 31 March to 1 April 2025. This forum aims to bridge the gap between science, industry and regulators to explore what it might take to ensure healthy and sustainable indoor air environments, supported by scientific evidence, robust public health and economic imperatives, innovative technologies, and a collaborative regulatory framework.
Discussion topics for the Forum include:
- What does industry think of these performance standards in general?
- How likely is it that buildings already meet the standards?
- If not, what needs to be done so they comply with the standards? (Better design, demand for this)?
- What will be the cost of the improvements (installation of sensors, ventilation improvements, etc.)?
- Would this require changes to design standards?
- Will the industry stand behind these performance standards (or performance standards in general)?
- How unified/divided is industry on this topic?
