Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance

The Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) was initiated in 2014 [1][2][3] aiming to improve the actual, delivered indoor environmental quality in buildings through coordination, education, outreach and advocacy. The alliance works to supply information, guidelines and knowledge on the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in buildings and workplaces,[4] and to provide occupants in buildings and workplaces with an acceptable indoor environmental quality (indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal conditions, visual quality, and acoustical quality) and help promote implementation in practice of knowledge from research on the field.

IEQ-GA logo

The group has already begun work to collect and critique IEQ standards and is organising and presenting programmes at the conferences of member organisations[5][6][7][8][9] and others.

The Alliance was launched on June 29, 2014 during ASHRAE’s 2014 Annual Conference in Seattle by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between AIHA, ASHRAE, A&WMA, IAQA, and REHVA.[10] The Alliance was formed by an ad hoc committee appointed by ASHRAE 2013-14 President Bill Bahnfleth to explore ways in which industry groups could work together to address all aspects of indoor environmental quality and health[11]

IEQ-GA was incorporated as a non-profit organization in Belgium in 2019 with ACGIH, AiCARR, AIHA, AIVC, ASHRAE, ISHRAE, and REHVA as founding members of the corporation[12][13][14]. The incorporation ceremony took place during the 40th Annual Conference of AIVC on October 15-16, 2019.

References
  1. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE: "ASHRAE Insights, August 2014"
  2. Jessica Lyons Hardcastle, "Indoor Environmental Quality Alliance Formed", Environmental Leader, July 2014
  3. Governo Law Firm, "Newly Formed Alliance: Premier Resource for Indoor Environmental Quality", July 2014
  4. BUILD UP energy solutions for better buildings, "International Societies form Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance (IEQ-GA)", 2014
  5. ASHRAE: "SEMINAR 8 Indoor environmental quality: a global and holistic perspective, part 1", 2015
  6. ASHRAE: "SEMINAR 8 Indoor environmental quality: a global and holistic perspective, part 2", 2015
  7. Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre - AIVC: "Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance first sessions at the June 2015 ASHRAE Annual conference", September 2015
  8. Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre - AIVC, "36th AIVC Conference Programme", September 2015
  9. Bahnfleth, William P.; Sekhar, Chandra (2018-02-07). "IAQ 2016: Defining indoor air quality: Policy, standards and best practices". Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 24 (2): 115–117. doi:10.1080/23744731.2017.1417068. ISSN 2374-4731.
  10. venticool: "International Societies form Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance (IEQ-GA)", 2014
  11. ASHRAE: "Indoor Environmental Quality--Global Alliance (IEQ-GA)", 2015
  12. "ASHRAE Celebrates Incorporation of IEQ-GA". www.ashrae.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  13. REHVA: "REHVA proudly announces the creation of the Indoor Environment Global Alliance", 2019
  14. AIVC: "AIVC proudly announces the creation of the Indoor Environment Global Alliance"
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