IAQVEC

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]

IAQVEC

Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings
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Formation	1992; 33 years ago (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.iaqvec.org

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]

Objectives

The objectives of the association are:^[25]

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.^[26][17][27]

See also

• Air infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC)
• American Society of Heating, Refirigeration, Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
• International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)