IAQVEC
Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings Association
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The IAQVEC (Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings) 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.[2] The conferences cover a wide range of key research areas with the goal of simultaneously improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and energy efficiency enhancing wellbeing and sustainability. The association was established in 1992.[3][4][5]
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| Formation | 1992 [1] |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Montreal, Canada |
| Type | Scientific society, Nonprofit |
| Legal status | Not-for-profit organization |
Region | Worldwide |
| Methods | Conferences, Publications |
President | Ooka Ryozo  Japan |
| Website | www |
History
Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC) was founded by Fariborz Haghighat and Francis Allard in 1992.[6][1][7][8] 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.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Past and future IAQVEC conferences include:
| Year | Location | Conference Chairperson (s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles, United States | Prof. Joon-Ho Choi[16] |
| 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Prof. Ryozo Ooka[17] |
| 2019 | Bari, Italy | Prof. Umberto Berardi[18] |
| 2016 | Seoul, South Korea | Prof. Kwang Woo Kim[19] |
| 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic | Prof. Karel Kabele[20][21] |
| 2010 | Syracuse, New York, United States | Prof. Jianshun Zhang[22] |
| 2007 | Sendai, Japan | Prof. Hiroshi Yoshino[13] |
| 2004 | Toronto, Canada | Prof. Sherif Barackat[15][23] |
| 2001 | Hunan, China | Prof. G. Zhang and Prof. Chow[14] |
| 1998 | Lyon, France | Prof. Gerard Guarracino[24] |
| 1995 | Montreal, Canada | Prof. Fariborz Haghighat[10] |
| 1992 | Montreal, Canada | Prof. Fariborz Haghighat and Prof. Francis Allard[7] |