The UK’s indoor air research community  and stakeholders came together on 5th and 6th of November in York, with a two day conference on indoor air pollution. This was the first of six conferences being organised by the Clean Air Programme.

The conference sought to showcase the findings, common themes and conclusions from our WellHome, INGENIOUS and IAQ-EMS projects. The conference also placed these project findings in the context of future new projects including those funded by NHIR, MRC and EPSRC and the facilities that are available in the UK to address future research questions including the new INTERIORS homes at the University of York.

Social science and practitioner perspectives were at the fore as the conference also looked at the interdisciplinary approaches and practical barriers to retrofitting UK homes, with a focus on programmes homes in and around York.

Presentations

Many of our speakers gave presentations featuring hitherto unpublished work, so unfortunately we are unable to share them all.

Indoor AQ in Greater Manchester Homes and Homes Built to Future Standards – Thomas Bannan, University of Manchester
INHABIT： Indoor Habitability during the transition to Net Zero Housing – Ruth Doherty, University of Edinburgh
Coupling Chemistry and Fluid Dynamics to Assess Indoor Air Quality – Bruno Fraga, ChemFlow3D
Towards understanding air pollution in homes: the INGENIOUS project – Nic Carslaw, INGENIOUS
The challenges, insights and evidence gaps of retrofit – Joanne Harrison, LetZero
Introducing The CAVE Laboratory, Yutao Li, UCL
Why is retrofit still failing on moisture? Sarah Price, Spruce Retrofit Consulting, Leeds Sustainability Institute,
Healthy Homes: Evaluating the indoor environment, health, carbon emission, economic outcomes of retrofitting
social housing properties to improve energy efficiency in a low-income multi-ethnic population – Tiffany Yang, NHS
Healthy Home Upgrades for All – Hannah Gibson
The impact of ‘net-zero’ household energy intervention on indoor air quality, health and well-being – Jane Entwhistle, In2Air
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