Indoor Air Quality and Built Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical factor in human well-being within the built environment, as exposure to indoor air pollutants has been strongly linked to health, comfort, and productivity. In the built environment, IAQ is influenced by several interacting factors, including air pollutant emissions, air purification, ventilation, and human behavior. Therefore, it is essential to understand these processes and the interconnectedness among IAQ, the built environment, and humans in order to promote public health and create comfortable and healthy indoor environments. The purpose of this topic is to gather the latest advancements in this field to broaden the interdisciplinary nature of IAQ research, deepen our understanding of the relationship between IAQ and humans, and improve IAQ control strategies in the built environment. We encourage submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics and issues:

• Indoor air pollutant sources:

o Identifying emerging indoor air pollutant sources

o Understanding the relationship between indoor and outdoor air pollution

o Characterizing and modeling air pollutant emissions

• Indoor air pollutant measurement:

o Detecting emerging indoor air pollutants

o Assessing novel IAQ measurement techniques

o Developing and evaluating low-cost IAQ sensors

• IAQ control:

o Exploring novel air purification technologies for indoor environments

o Developing integrative IAQ control strategies with building automation and IoT

o Performing cost–benefit analyses of IAQ control measures

• IAQ and humans:

o Understanding human emissions and digestion of air pollutants

o Assessing the impact of IAQ on human health, perception, satisfaction, and comfort

o Examining the relationship between IAQ and human behavior within indoor environments

Dr. Shen Yang
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Majewski
Dr. Delia D'Agostino
Dr. Jianbang Xiang
Topic Editors