Chairs
Nadia Boschi
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Laszlo Banhidi
Technical University of Budabest, Hungary
Marco Maroni
University of Milan, Italy
Scientific Secretary
Johanna Mykrä
Helsinki University of technology, Finland
Dear Colleague:
I, Nadia Boschi, will continue to serve as the main chair/editor for this task force on education for healthier buildings and I am inviting you to be part of this effort. Based on the input provided by the participants at our last workshop, this task force will develop and publish a 'workbook/textbook' temporarily titled: 'Fundamentals of Healthy Buildings for Architects and Construction Managers'. This is an effort intended for graduate level students. Targeted audience: Architects and Construction Managers.
Given this target, the workbook is expected to have 15 self-contained segments covering the fundamentals of indoor air sciences plus specific segments for the above targeted audience. As agreed, this workbook is expected to be electronic with capabilities to be offered as a course on-line. Therefore all the material should be provided using any of these formats: Word, Powerpoint, JPEG, PDF.
Each segment is proposed as follows: Specific Chair(s). A set of 30-40 slides, relevant example/case study(ies), supporting text, references, self-test, relevance publications, useful links, other..
Here the proposed framework:
#1 Course overview including course philosophy, course objectives, and project assignments. Introduction to the subject.
#2 Historic Perspective.
#3 Buildings: Sources and pollutants
#4 People: Health effects. Routes of exposures. Symptoms and perceptions.
#5 Exposure-Risk assessment, risk perception/acceptability of risk. Factors that cause variability in IAQ problems.
#6 Introduction to building performance evaluation. Basic concepts of environmental control. Exposure control mechanisms. Diagnostic protocols: Phase I, II, and III.
#7 The management aspects of the building delivery process interactions and methods of communication.
#8 System performance criteria based on exposure criteria and loads. Building ventilation: its role in exposure control. Ventilation technology, air cleaning and filtration.
#9 Premature occupancy and occupancy during renovation.
#10 Working with new and existing buildings: environmental aspects.
#11 Prognostic protocols. Building Classification.
#12 Commissioning a key interface.
#13 Legal aspects, standards and guidelines.
#14 Cost-effectiveness of alternative solutions, including economic performance measures of productivity.
#15 Ethical aspects.
I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please let me know how you would like to contribute. Nadia Boschi (nboschi@vt.edu)
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