Indoor Environmental Quality: Select Proceedings of ACIEQ 2023 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 380)

This book presents select proceedings of the 2nd Asian Conference on Indoor Environmental Quality (ACIEQ-2023) and explores the current research in the field of indoor environmental quality which includes indoor air quality, adaptive thermal comfort, productivity and health, indoor lighting, and acoustics. These themes include exposure assessment in various microenvironments, i.e., commercial, residential, and institutional and its effect on human health and performance for better well-being. The book also discusses the strategies to improve thermal and visual comfort along with filtration technologies for improving indoor air quality in urban built environment. It also emphasizes on profiling of indoor air pollutants such as bioaerosols, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter in schools, offices, dyeing/printing industry, and modes of commute. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and professionals in engineering, architecture, lighting, and acoustic areas interested in the relevant aspects of indoor environmental quality.

Priyanka Kulshreshtha is Co-founder of Society for Indoor Environment (SIE). She has 20 years of research experience in the field of indoor air quality monitoring, exposure assessment, and health in both industry and academia. She has to her credit many-post graduate dissertations/projects in the field of environment management and sustainable development. She has worked as Postdoctorate Research Fellow at Ospedale Luigi Sacco, University of Milan, Italy, in the European Commission project “HEALTHVENT”. She has to her credit more than 35 publications in refereed international journals, articles, conference papers, and chapters. She is the Reviewer to many international journals and publications. She is a visiting faculty at International Centre for Environmental Audit and Sustainable Development for capacity building of auditors on issues related to environment and sustainable development. She is closely associated with government and industry stakeholders in formulation of Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for India.
Sumanth Chinthala is currently working as Assistant Professor in Water and Environment Division, Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Warangal.  His main areas of interests are air pollution modeling, indoor air quality, and sustainable development. He is associated with Central and State Pollution control Board for implementing the actions of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) launched by MOEFCC, government of India and also currently working as a task force member for legal hearing at state level. He is also serving as Reviewer for top international journals in the field of air pollution. He has presented many papers in international conferences and meetings in countries like Brazil, China, UK, and in many more countries.
Prashant is Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; founding Director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) and the foundingCo-Director of the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey, UK. His current research projects are focused on broad multidisciplinary areas of air pollution monitoring/modelling, low-cost sensing, nature-based solutions, climate change mitigation and developing innovative technological and passive (e.g. green infrastructure) solutions for air pollution exposure control for both developing and developed world. He has published ~350 journal articles, attracting ~18,500 citations; h-index, 67; i10index, 255. Prashant is one of the world’s top-cited researchers. In 2022, he received the global accolade of being recognised in the top 1% of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ by Clarivate. His research has secured over £11M of individual research funding from projects total worth over £30M, funded by the RCUK, EC, industry, charities and international funding bodies. He has developed a network of collaborators across four continents and his research has featured regularly in well-readmedia outlets such as the BBC and The Times.
Barun Aggarwal is a serial Entrepreneur with a versatile background and international experience spanning 25 years in several continents. Currently, he heads BreatheEasy Consultants Pvt Ltd―a full service indoor air quality (IAQ) solution provider whose focus is not only indoor air quality (IAQ) but also energy conservation. He is Founding Member of Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), USA―India Chapter and immediate past chapter Director for IAQA, India Chapter. Currently, he holds the position of Membership Chair, India Chapter. He is Member of ISHRAE and is Founding Member of the IEQ Committee of ISHRAE that has developed the first international standard for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)―published in 2016.