Contact Info/Topics

• Track 1: Environmental Health in Low Energy Buildings

  Track Chair: Hal Levin / Steven J. Emmerich

  Email: hal.levin@buildingecology.com / steven.emmerich@nist.gov

  Track Abstract:

  Besides addressing thermal comfort and other indoor environmental quality (IEQ) issues, buildings and other enclosed spaces are increasingly challenged to provide a healthy environment in an energy efficient manner. The complex relationship between indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, coupled with the impacts of climate change, requires a paradigm shift towards creating buildings that are comfortable and healthy for the occupants yet also energy efficient. Although the goal of improved IAQ and thermal comfort can be achieved by increasing energy consumption, it can also be achieved without significant increase or even with decreased energy consumption.  The goals of this session are 1) to present and examine information on how to improve energy efficiency in buildings while still ensuring healthy, comfortable and safe indoor environments, and 2) to examine the impact of energy efficiency design, construction, and operation on occupant environmental health.
  
  There is currently an abundance of initiatives in both the public and the private sector to aggressively reduce building energy use. Examples are available at the state and federal levels as well as in ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, and Architecture 2030. Most, if not all, of these initiatives are focused almost exclusively on reducing energy use without measures aimed at maintaining healthy indoor environmental quality. The most prominent green building labeling program, the USGBC’s LEED NC2009 rating system, enables applicants to receive almost half the total points required for the highest possible rating without requiring any measures to ensure good indoor air quality. ASHRAE’s bEQ program is focused on energy performance while ignoring indoor air quality. ASHRAE’s Advanced Energy Design Guides also pay little or no attention to IAQ. While ASHRAE in partnership with EPA and others recently developed the comprehensive Indoor Air Quality Guide, its distribution has been orders of magnitude smaller than that of the Advanced Energy Design Guides.
   
  This session will feature presentations that evaluate various aspects of Environmental Health in Low-energy Buildings. We seek papers that report actual data from studies that have examined IEQ through measurements or occupant questionnaires and have energy performance data from energy bills, meter readings, or other consumption data. The session may include overviews of the current policy environment both in the U.S. (including legislative and regulatory mandates, ASHRAE standards, LEED and other green building certification and labeling programs) and internationally (such as European and Asian mandates and programs for low energy buildings). We are particularly interested in comprehensive studies reporting low energy consumption and environmental health outcomes, and review papers on the history of building energy efficiency and IEQ goals (and their achievement) and the interaction between the two.
  
  Major topics of interest
  
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • Where are we (needing to address the neglect of environmental health in low-energy buildings)? Why are we here? How did we get here?
  • Where do we want to be (true high performance buildings including energy efficiency and excellent IEQ)?
  • Comprehensive studies reporting low energy consumption and environmental health outcomes
  • Review papers on the history of building energy efficiency and IEQ goals (and their achievement) and the interaction between the two
  • Overviews of the current policy environment regarding IAQ/health in low-energy buildings both in the U.S. and internationally
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to environmental health in low-energy buildings. Studies addressing the major topics listed above are most welcome, but other relevant and novel studies will also be considered.

• Track 2: Moisture and Health

  Track Chair: Chandra Sekhar / Kay Kreiss / Jean Cox-Ganser

  Email: bdgscs@nus.edu.sg / kkreiss@cdc.gov / jjc8@cdc.gov

  Track Abstract:

  The presence of moisture in buildings across all climate types can be attributed to outdoor conditions, building envelope and ventilation deficiencies, and indoor activities.  Dampness-related exposures in buildings can be highly complex and will vary from building to building and at different locations within a building. Many current building materials, designs, and poor maintenance result in persistent dampness in structural components and indoors. Some design features of new or retrofit low-energy buildings (such as new materials, super-insulation, and low-energy cooling technologies) have the potential to increase the risk of dampness.
  
  Persistent dampness has been associated with health problems. The exposures associated with indoor dampness are many and include microbial structural components and specific substances they may produce, cockroaches and dust mites, and chemical degradation products. A broad range of building-related symptoms and illnesses have gained attention including headache, irritation of eyes, nose and throat, lack of concentration, rhinitis, lower respiratory symptoms, asthma exacerbation and onset, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and respiratory infections. The possible health effects of fungal toxins are the least studied.
  
  Major topics of interest
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • Association between health outcome and indices of moisture/dampness
  • Health outcomes of intervention for moisture control, including natural history of dampness-related illness
  • Comparison of methods for dampness assessment and measurements
  • Case studies of cost effectiveness of remediation of dampness
  • Regulatory approaches to dampness and moisture incursion, both prevention of dampness through building codes and requiring remediation where prevention has failed
  • Associations between low-energy building design features and indoor dampness/humidity, and evidence from studies of measures taken to avoid such problems
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality and multi-disciplinary extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to moisture in buildings and occupant health and well-being with particular interest in buildings with low-energy features.

• Track 3: Sources and Chemistry

  Track Chair: Jianshun Zhang / Glenn Morrison

  Email: jszhang@syr.edu / gcm@mst.edu

  Track Abstract:

  Indoor sources of air pollutants increase indoor concentrations roughly proportional to the intensity of the source. High performance buildings or buildings retrofitted to reduce energy can be subject to reduced air quality due to reduced ventilation and increased emissions from existing and new sources. Eliminating sources is the most effective way to control indoor air pollution, but problematic sources such as formaldehyde persist even after decades of control efforts. While the emission rates of some sources have been decreasing, changes in building design and construction, the development of new materials and introduction of new consumer products all contribute to emergence of new indoor air pollution concerns. For example, building materials marketed as green or sustainable may be sources of chemically reactive organics or legacy pollutants from recycled materials. Low-energy buildings that employ strategies such as ventilation, air cleaning, and thermal storage can also alter the composition and strength of indoor emissions.
   
  This session is focused on indoor air quality (IAQ) as it is impaired by sources influenced by the transition to lower-energy and sustainable buildings. These sources could include those that have been historically persistent, sources that are subject to contemporary scrutiny and control efforts or sources that are emerging and are of uncertain impact. Modified buildings could worsen the impact of historically persistent sources including VOCs, formaldehyde, combustion sources (NOx) and radon. Building materials continue to be the subject of intense efforts to define acceptable VOC emission rates, but newly developed green and sustainable materials present a challenge as the primary criteria for “acceptable” is not air quality. Additionally, new chemicals are introduced constantly leaving those evaluating their emissions with little or no basis for determining the potential health consequences of exposure to emissions. Emerging sources include products of chemical transformations (such as products from O3 initiated chemical reactions), semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) (such as plasticizers and flame retardants), and ultrafine particles. Occupants and their activities generate numerous contaminants through cleaning, cooking, building maintenance, combustion, use of personal care products, and even chemical reactions taking place on the occupants themselves. In addition to a better understanding of sources and impacts, this session may also explore source control through product changes and alternatives, use of coatings or other barriers to reduce emissions. Interaction between sources and sinks under building operation conditions that are aimed at saving energy (e.g., reduced ventilation in evening and weekends) are also of interest to the session.  
  
  Major topics of interest
   
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • What are the measured emission rates in new or retrofitted low-energy buildings? Do they differ from conventional buildings? How are they affected by the operation of a low-energy building?
  • Are there significant differences in emission and sorption characteristics between green or sustainable-labeled materials and conventional ones? Are occupants at greater risk for exposure to SVOCs due to changes in building material formulations?
  • What is the indoor pollution source apportioning among occupants, occupant activities, construction materials, furnishings, cleaning products, and outdoor air in low or lower-energy buildings?
  • What is the role of secondary emissions such as O3 initiated gas-phase and surface chemistry on indoor air quality? Do naturally ventilated buildings increase penetration of photochemical oxidants from smog, hence worsening the impact of oxidative chemistry?
  • How do various energy efficiency strategies impact moisture and mold related source emissions such as microbial VOCs?
  • What are the most effective source control strategies for low-energy buildings?
  • Do materials passing low-emission labeling criteria result in low emissions in real buildings? What is the impact of materials that bypass low-emission labeling by being labeled green for other reasons (e.g. recycled)?
  • How do emissions from different sources interact (e.g., outdoor O3 and indoor emission surfaces, sorption of VOCs and SVOC on particles) and what is their impact on IAQ?
  • Does energy efficiency retrofit of residences increase risk of exposure to sources such as radon, VOCs from vapor intrusion, or emissions from weatherization materials?
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to the sources, sinks and their impact in low-energy buildings. Studies addressing the major questions listed above are most welcome, but other relevant and novel studies will also be considered.

• Track 4: IEQ Factor Interactions

  Track Chair: Mark Jackson / Michael A. Humphreys

  Email: mark.jackson@utexas.edu / mahumphreys@brookes.ac.uk

  Track Abstract:

  Many aspects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and the technologies that control or otherwise affect it are interactive and often closely connected. Within the thermal comfort domain alone, there are five environmental factors and two human factors that determine human responses to thermal conditions. Ventilation requirements strongly depend on pollution sources and on human occupancy. Outdoor air filtration and air cleaning requirements depend on the outdoor air quality, ventilation flow rates, and the requirements related to the intended uses of the indoor environment. System installation, operation and maintenance or changes in occupancy patterns or occupant behaviors can alter the energy and indoor environmental performance of a building.  
  
  The strong interrelationships among many important aspects of the indoor environment emerge from an abundance of diverse interactions that produce indoor air quality and associated thermal, lighting, noise, and other energy-relevant characteristics of the indoor environment. Efforts to conserve energy (improve energy efficiency) in delivering any aspect of the indoor environment carries with it the risk of adversely changing  the performance or impact of other factors that may or may not be the subject of an individual change. While individual research projects necessarily have limited scope due to practical considerations of available resources, time, and purpose, an attempt needs to be made to maintain clarity about the interconnectedness of the various aspects of the indoor environment.
  
  While the various aspects of indoor environmental quality interact with each other, they also can impact occupants in a variety of ways ranging from additive, cumulative, or synergistic to prophylactic or antagonistic.  Individual humans vary quite widely in their responses to the environment due to physiological and psychological differences in the processing of environmental stimuli. Expectations have been shown to play an important role in perception of the indoor environment, and these are strongly dependent on context and on an individual’s prior experience. Age, activity, and health status all affect the impact of the environment on individual building occupants.
  
  This session will focus on indoor environmental interactions and the complexities of the indoor environment that affect occupants’ health and well-being.
  
  Major topics of interest
  
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • Thermal comfort and indoor air quality interactions that affect building occupant comfort and health
  • Chemical interactions (including but not limited to) secondary emissions their potential health and comfort impacts on occupants
  • Energy conservation and efficiency approaches and techniques and their impacts on thermal comfort and indoor air quality
  • Interactions among aspects of any of the four major indoor environmental factors (thermal, air quality, illumination, and acoustics)
  • Methods for evaluating acceptability of indoor environments that consider interactive effects
  • Methods for integrated design processes and projects that serve as models for integrated designs that address interactive effects.
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to IEQ factor interactions. Abstracts should clearly identify the interaction(s) of interest and their potential impact on occupant health and comfort along with building energy use implications. Laboratory and field studies are both invited.

• Track 5: Residential Buildings

  Track Chair: Paul W. Francisco / Max Sherman

  Email: pwf@illinois.edu / mhsherman@lbl.gov

  Track Abstract:

  In the past twenty years there has been substantial focus on energy efficiency in residential buildings. These efforts have been successful, as shown in the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) database for US housing. For new construction, codes and Energy Performance of Buildings Directives have mandated increased energy efficiency. In addition, even deeper energy savings have been promoted by voluntary programs such as PassivHouse, Energy Star, and LEED.  In existing buildings in the United States energy savings have been mainly promoted by utilities and governmental programs such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Residential housing efficiency has also been successfully promoted in other countries, such as with the R-2000 program in Canada and the growth of the PassivHaus movement in Europe.
  
  More recently there has been an increasing focus on the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) implications of more energy-efficient housing. Since 2003, for example, ASHRAE has promulgated Standard 62.2, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.  Because they reduce ventilation rates, many of the most energy-efficient measures, such as air sealing and higher efficiency furnaces, also have the potential to increase indoor environmental quality concerns.  As a result programs have adopted a “House as a System” approach, incorporating measures to address the increased sensitivity of homes to indoor environmental issues.  This adoption includes EPA’s Indoor Air Plus, EPA’s Indoor Environment Protocols for Residential Retrofit, WAP’s Health & Safety Guidance, and DOE’s Workforce Guidelines for Residential Retrofit, all of which seek to improve both the health and efficiency of housing. Additionally, many more houses are built or retrofitted for energy conservation through homeowners and contractors without involvement in any specific government program.
  
  Taken together, these twin goals can be summarized as “Build Tight, Ventilate Right”.  However, there have been few published studies on the actual resulting IEQ from houses built or retrofitted using measures intended to provide good IEQ. This session focuses on research on indoor environmental quality in energy efficient new construction as well as existing housing undergoing energy efficiency retrofits.  The focus is on demonstrated impacts of energy efficiency on IEQ, as well as solutions to identified problems.
  
  Major topics of interest
  
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • Single-family indoor environmental quality
  • Multifamily buildings of all sizes
  • Studies into impacts of ventilation
  • Non-ventilation impacts, e.g. source control, filtration, air cleaning
  • Measured IAQ in homes from larger programs, e.g. the Passive House movement, Indoor Air Plus, Building America, utility programs, etc.
  • Climate-specific issues
  
  Requirements for Submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality and multi-disciplinary extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to the impact of improved energy efficiency in buildings on occupant health in residential buildings. The papers for this session are expected to be based on one or more of the following:
   
  • Studies that provide relevant and timely information for designers, building officials, building owners, and other professionals in the building industry
  • Studies that lead to a better understanding of the role of environmental health in low energy buildings and in energy efficiency retrofit programs
  • Studies involving green building programs and their impact on health and productivity in residential settings.
  The papers in this session may involve measurements of IEQ-related parameters, but they must place particular emphasis on a clear integration with building energy-use (preferably measurements). They must include empirical data from field or lab measurements or data from validated models related to both IEQ/health and energy and they must include analysis of the relationship between both IEQ/health and energy use.  Case studies will be considered.

• Track 6: Commercial and Institutional Buildings

  Track Chair: Zuraimi Sultan / Dennis Stanke

  Email: zuraimi.sultan@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca / DSTANKE@TRANE.COM

  Track Abstract:

  Commercial and institutional buildings are built and operated for the benefit of the occupants who use the buildings or the owners or operators/tenants of commercial buildings. These buildings consume significant energy resources. Unless the energy used is from non-fossil fuel or non-combustion sources, they contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint. Many new low-energy building programs and regulations have been established to reduce the size of that carbon footprint by requiring measures to increase energy-use efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Unfortunately, it remains relatively undocumented as to whether a low-energy building design can provide a healthy environment for its occupants. And, even less is known about how a low-energy building must be operated after occupancy to ensure continued healthy indoor environments for its occupants.   Examples of the commercial and institutional buildings within the scope of this session include offices, schools, retail, and other non-residential building types. Abstracts related to small- and medium-scale buildings are encouraged.
  
  A long-standing question is why Building-Related Symptom (BRS) rates are higher in air-conditioned buildings than in buildings without air-conditioning. This confounds efforts to investigate the answer to another dilemma: If mechanically ventilated offices have higher ventilation rates than naturally-ventilated (passive) offices, why are symptom rates higher in mechanically ventilated buildings? Nevertheless, the fact that symptom rates are higher in mechanically-ventilated buildings is a fundamental problem for ASHRAE where the focus is primarily on mechanical ventilation.
  
  Major topics of interest
  
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and health outcomes in low-energy buildings
  • IEQ and health comparison between low-energy buildings and conventional buildings
  • IEQ and health comparison between mechanically ventilated and naturally ventilated buildings
  • Regulatory approaches to low-energy building programs or regulations that could lead to improve IEQ and health or health problems and how to avoid such problems.
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality and multi-disciplinary extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to the impact of low-energy buildings on occupant health in commercial and institutional settings. The papers for this session are expected to be based on one or more of the following:
  
  • Studies that provide relevant and timely information for designers, building officials, building owners, and other professionals in the building industry
  • Studies that lead to a better understanding of the role of environmental health in low energy buildings
  • Studies involving green building programs and their impact on health and productivity in commercial settings as well as institutional settings, such as daycare and schools involving susceptible populations.
  
  The papers in this session may involve measurements of IEQ-related parameters, but they must place particular emphasis on a clear integration of information relating occupant responses (e.g., health questionnaire, physiological measurements, absenteeism) and building energy-use data (preferably measurements). They must include empirical data from field or lab measurements or data from validated models related to both IEQ/health and energy and they must include analysis of the relationship between both IEQ/health and energy use.

• Track 7: Air Cleaning and Filtration

  Track Chair: Pawel Wargocki / Jeffrey Siegel

  Email: paw@byg.dtu.dk / jeffrey.siegel@utoronto.ca

  Track Abstract:

  Air cleaning techniques are being increasingly applied worldwide with the goal of improving indoor air quality. Improved air cleaning can be a very attractive alternative to additional ventilation. The reason is that air cleaning achieves the similar effect of reducing concentration of air pollutants but generally requires less energy to achieve acceptable indoor air quality than does ventilation. There is a wide range of air cleaning devices on the market that employ a variety of air cleaning techniques and have a wide range of effectiveness and/or clean air delivery rates. Little is known how this performance translates to installed performance and the subsequent effects on occupant health and comfort, as well as contaminants considered by authorities to be of a health concern in real buildings. In particular, the role of air filtration and cleaning is not well explored in high-performance green buildings, where they can create an attractive alternative to control exposures with low energy use, as well as in relation to the indoor air quality procedure as described in ASHRAE Standard 62.1. The proposed session seeks to shed light on these issues.
  
  Major topics of interest
  
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • The role of air filtration and cleaning in high-performance green buildings.
  • The relationship between filtration/air cleaning, occupant health and well-being, and energy use.
  • Use of air filtration and cleaning to reduce ventilation.
  • The connections between air filtration and cleaning and occupant health and comfort.
  • New air filtration and cleaning technologies potentially relevant for high-performance green buildings.
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  Papers and extended abstracts are invited which use sound scientific approaches and methodology to explore the connections between air filtration and cleaning and both IAQ/health outcomes and energy use in the built environment. In particular papers describing field studies are invited. Laboratory studies in which relevant health and comfort end-points are examined and the exposures reflect the exposures occurring in real buildings are also welcomed. Both packaged air cleaners and HVAC integrated air cleaning and filtration systems will be considered, as well as technologies using active and passive principles of cleaning the air.

• Track 8: Microorganisms and Infection

  Track Chair: Yuguo Li / James McDevitt

  Email: liyg@hku.hk / jmcdevit@hsph.harvard.edu

  Track Abstract:

  Overall Scope

  Indoor microorganism and infection has become an emerging direction in indoor air science. Indoor microorganisms and exhaled droplets can serve as carriers of various health problems such as allergy and asthma, and respiratory infectious diseases respectively. Firstly, there is abundant evidence of association between exposures to microorganisms and allergic responses as well as asthma. Various recent studies have shown that humans are a major source of indoor microorganisms. Secondly, the study of expiratory droplets and its exposure has received particular attention since the 2003 SARS epidemics and the 2009 influenza pandemics. Little is known about how effective the commonly-used indoor environment control strategies are for infection control. Significant questions also exist on what are the ventilation requirements for airborne infection control.

  What is known is that the minimum required ventilation rate for infection control in hospitals can be much higher than the general health and comfort requirement in homes and offices. This has resulted in significant energy efficiency issues in health-care facilities. Very few studies exist on implication of effective control measures of indoor microorganisms on building energy use.  There is a broad range of relevant important issues including the exposure risk, and effective control methods in various indoor settings such as hospitals, homes, schools and offices. Currently, there is also active research and development on reducing hospital energy use while improving infection control. 

  Major topics of interest

  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:

  1. Microbe exposure and infection risk studies in low-energy buildings.
  2. New methods for sampling and analysis of indoor microorganisms.
  3. Expiratory droplets and relative importance of different exposure routes.
  4. Energy efficient methods for infection control (natural and mechanical ventilation, face mask, UVGI and air cleaning) and impacts on building energy use.
  5. New indoor environment control technologies for infection control and energy saving.
  6. Human-generated microorganisms

  We also welcome in-depth multi-disciplinary case studies of nosocomial outbreaks of MRSA, tuberculosis, aspergillosis etc related to low energy design.

  Requirements for submissions

  Papers and extended abstracts which present original studies or critical reviews on the above-listed topics are invited.  We particularly encourage the submission of studies on relevant issues in low-energy health care facilities and other buildings.

• Track 9: Tools (Models, Measurements, and More)

  Track Chair: Steven J. Emmerich / Hoy Bohannon

  Email: steven.emmerich@nist.gov / hrbohanon@workingbuildings.com

  Track Abstract:

  The complex relationship between indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, coupled with the impacts of climate change, requires a paradigm shift towards creating buildings that are comfortable and healthy for the occupants yet also energy efficient.   Given this complexity, addressing the challenging goal of providing a healthy environment in an energy efficient manner requires new or revised tools (or new combinations or applications of existing tools) for all involved in the process from policy makers to architects and engineers to building owners and operators.
  
  This session will cover the subject of Tools for achieving the simultaneous goals of environmental health and low energy use in buildings. The tools to be considered include standards and guidelines (such as ASHRAE Standards 189.x, 62.x, 90.x and the Indoor Air Quality Guide), programs and codes (such as LEED, Energy Star, ASHRAE bEQ and IGCC), design and analysis software (such as the use of energy and IAQ simulation models in a coupled manner), occupant response surveys (e.g., health questionnaire, physiological measurements, absenteeism), and performance verification tools (ranging from measurement methods and capabilities to verification checklists). It will examine questions such as – What tools are commonly used?  What is the skill set needed to properly use current tools? How persistent are the commonly used tools (are they used just one-time, frequently, or for continuous monitoring? Is there a method to convert data to information?).  What new tools are needed to address the provision of environmental health in low-energy buildings? What skills or education level would be required to use the new tools?  What tools are effective (based on what evidence)? How are the tools best applied? The session may include analyses of the energy and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) impacts of different choices made in obtaining LEED certification, papers modeling both the energy and IEQ impacts of innovative ventilation systems, studies on the measurements and other methods used to commission the IEQ and energy performance of new or retrofitted buildings, or case studies on the application of the ASHRAE IAQ Guide.
  
  Major topics of interest
   
  Submissions will address topics and questions such as the following:
  
  • Development of new tools, innovative use of existing tools, and empirical evaluation of the quality of information from new or existing tools to study the integrated IEQ/health and energy performance of buildings
  • IEQ and health guidelines and standards relevant to low-energy buildings
  • IEQ and health modeling software
  • Distributed low-cost sensors combined with building environmental system models to identify and assess potential IEQ problems in low-energy buildings
  • Integrated software platform for designers to predict both IEQ and energy performance at various design stages
  • Effectiveness of sensors or measurements in predicting or preventing IEQ problems
  • Analysis of the struggle between practicality of measurements and meaningful IEQ metrics
  
  Requirements for submissions
  
  This session seeks high-quality and multi-disciplinary extended abstracts and papers that present new knowledge related to the available or needed tools to design or evaluate IEQ in low-energy buildings and the evidence for their effectiveness. The papers should emphasize the unique aspects of the tools or their application to address IEQ/health in low-energy buildings. Papers addressing only the energy use of buildings will not be accepted.

Conference Program Chairs:

Hal Levin

Email: hlevin6@gmail.com

Steven J. Emmerich

Email: steven.emmerich@nist.gov

Steve Hammerling

Email: shammerling@ashrae.org

Staff Support

For information on the technical program, special events, special sessions and general conference inquiries

Tiffany D. Cox

Technical Support

For technical problems or for help in submitting an abstract online, email Tech Support

Publication Schedule

This is the overall publication schedule for the ASHRAE IAQ 2013: Environmental Health in Low Energy Buildings, Vancouver.

Authors' Resources

Upon approval of your abstract, you will be asked to prepare your Extended Abstract or Conference Paper using the template and the guidelines listed below.

Template

Agreement to Publish

Author's Manual

Description of Papers

There are two types of paper presentations: Conference Paper and Extended Abstract. Both must be submitted by the deadline in order to be considered for presentation at the ASHRAE IAQ 2013: Environmental Health in Low Energy Buildings conference in Vancouver, BC.

1. Conference Papers: two-step process - an abstract of the paper (300 words or less) is due for review by December 21, 2012. The abstract must be approved prior to submitting the paper.

   Upon acceptance of the abstract, Conference Papers (maximum of eight pages in length) are due April 15, 2013 and undergo a single-blind review and must be approved by two reviewers. Conference Papers being submitted should be considered "Final" by the author. "Final" means that it could be published on the internet the next day � which puts responsibility by the author to have quality checks prior to submitting. Conference Papers can be a maximum of eight single-spaced pages in length. Papers are submitted in 'final' form using the template

   Guidelines for Authors for Preparing Conference Papers
   Below are some guidelines to consider when preparing your Conference Paper. Please note that the guidelines are significant factors in determining the acceptance of your Conference Paper.

   • Adherence to the template.

     The Conference Paper template and paper sample are located on the Author's Resources tab for your reference. Per the conference paper template, please include an author's note at the bottom of page 1 of your manuscript.

     1. Author note with job title, affiliation, and address (city, state, country) must be given for each author in the following form:

        J.L. Doe is associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan. R.L. Roe is president at Consulting Engineers, Inc., Lawrence, Kans.

     2. Paper is no more than 8 single-spaced pages in length total (includes text, tables, figures, etc.)
     3. Non-commercial (paper does not focus on a single product -- proprietary or not.)
     4. Paper has not been previously published.
     5. Equations are accurate.
     6. Paper includes dual units (I-P and SI). Both text and tables require the addition of dual units.
     7. Technical merit, effectiveness of the manuscript (organization & writing), originality.
     8. Relevance to ASHRAE members.
     9. Acknowledgment of the work of others by reference.
     10. Ready to be published.
   • Additionally, your Conference Paper must be submitted as a PDF file, referencing your ID# as the file name.
2. Extended Abstracts: two-step process - an abstract of the Extended Abstract (300 words or less) is due for review by December 21, 2012. The abstract must be approved prior to submitting the Extended Abstract.
   Upon acceptance of the abstract, Extended Abstracts (two to five pages in length) are due April 15, 2013 and undergo a single-blind review and must be approved by two reviewers. Extended Abstracts are submitted in 'final' form using the template.

   Guidelines for Authors for Preparing Extended Abstracts

   Below are some guidelines to consider when preparing your Extended Abstract.

   • Adherence to the template.

     To prepare your Extended Abstract, please use the Conference Paper template and paper sample are located on the Author's Resources tab for your reference. Per the conference paper template, please include an author's note at the bottom of page 1 of your manuscript.

     1. Author note with job title, affiliation, and address (city, state, country) must be given for each author in the following form:

        J.L. Doe is associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan. R.L. Roe is president at Consulting Engineers, Inc., Lawrence, Kans.

     2. Paper is no more than 5 single-spaced pages in length total (includes text, tables, figures, etc.)
     3. Non-commercial (paper does not focus on a single product -- proprietary or not.)
     4. Paper has not been previously published.
     5. Equations are accurate.
     6. Paper includes dual units (I-P and SI). Both text and tables require the addition of dual units.
     7. Technical merit, effectiveness of the manuscript (organization & writing), originality.
     8. Relevance to ASHRAE members.
     9. Acknowledgment of the work of others by reference.
     10. Ready to be published.
   • Additionally, your Extended Abstract must be submitted as a PDF file, referencing your ID# as the file name.