IAQVEC


The IAQVEC is an international scientific organisation whose mission is to provide technical support, guidance and technical publications to industry and research organizations for the optimization of indoor air quality, ventilation technology and energy conservation through annual conferences and workshops. The conferences cover a wide range of key research areas with the goal of simultaneously improving indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency enhancing wellbeing and sustainability. The association was established in 1992.
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History

Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings was founded by Fariborz Haghighat and Francis Allard in 1992. The first IAQVEC conference was held October 7–9, 1992 at the 5th International Jacques Cartier Conference in Montreal, and an annual meeting has been held since 1992.
Past and future IAQVEC conferences include:
YearLocationConference Chairperson
2026Los Angeles, United StatesProf. Joon-Ho Choi
2023Tokyo, JapanProf. Ryozo Ooka
2019Bari, ItalyProf. Umberto Berardi
2016Seoul, South KoreaProf. Kwang Woo Kim
2013Prague, Czech RepublicProf. Karel Kabele
2010Syracuse, New York, United StatesProf. Jianshun Zhang
2007Sendai, JapanProf. Hiroshi Yoshino
2004Toronto, CanadaProf. Sherif Barackat
2001Hunan, ChinaProf. G. Zhang and Prof. Chow
1998Lyon, FranceProf. Gerard Guarracino
1995Montreal, CanadaProf. Fariborz Haghighat
1992Montreal, CanadaProf. Fariborz Haghighat and Prof. Francis Allard

Objectives

The objectives of the association are:
  1. To promote scientific, technological and technical advances related to IAQVEC fields at the international level
  2. To develop and disseminate knowledge and information related to IAQVEC
  3. To promote and organize IAQVEC conferences every three years.