Indoor air quality and health. Trends and changes to know for a national plan

The conference aims to take stock of the ongoing changes and trends on the topic of indoor air quality, ranging from climate-related issues to workplaces, from energy performance to monitoring, from fires to pandemic plans, from dedicated legislation to health needs related to an ageing population, with the objective of promoting and facilitating organic actions in line with European and WHO Plans.

Session Chairs

Gaetano Settimo, Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Gianluigi de Gennaro, Università di Bari

Program

Introduction by the Session Chairs

15.30 National Prevention Plan (PNP) 2026–2030
Francesca Ravaioli, Ministry of Health

15.45 Indoor air quality: the commitment of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security
Fabio Romeo, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security

16.00 New developments in indoor air quality
Gaetano Settimo, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Selected contributions from Call for Papers

16.15 Towards sustainable and adaptive work environments: evidence, recommendations and Stakeholder perspectives from the SONATA project
Agnese Chiucchiu(1,2), Veronica Martins Gnecco(1,3), Maria Giulia Proietti(3), Francesca Merli(3), Elisa Moretti(3), Benedetta Pioppi(2), Anna Laura Pisello(1,3) - (1) EAPLAB at CIRIAF, Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca, Università degli Studi di Perugia, (2) EvalTech research & development, Gualdo Cattaneo (PG), Italia (3) Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Perugia

16.25 International Benchmark of Indoor Air Quality Regulations in Buildings
Claire-Sophie Coeudevez, Audrey Orcel, Manon Gervasi, MEDIECO Arteparc Campus
Aix-En-Provence, Paolo Bruno, ISPIRA Arteparc Campus Aix-En-Provence

16.35 Air quality monitoring in the Basilica of Saint Peter
L. Pastore, A. Di Gilio, J. Palmisani, A. Marzocca, G. de Gennaro, Università degli Studi di Bari, E. Rio, E. Miti, W. Ganapini, A. Proietti, S. Fega, Fabbrica di San Pietro, Vatican City State

16.45 CHALLENG'AIR project: feedback from a regional challenge for improving IAQ in classrooms by occupants
Andrés LITVAK, Chef de Groupe Bâtiment Durable, Centre d'études et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement, Cerema, France

16.55 Technologies for controlling the aero-dispersal of microorganisms from HVAC systems
Daniela D'Alessandro, Besrat RT, Letizia Appolloni, Sapienza Università di Roma

17.05 A National Green Building Assessment Framework for Sustainable Construction in Palestine: Development, Implementation and Early Outcomes
Linda Alkhateeb, Architect

17.15 From exposure to indoor pollutants to bronchial cellular response: first results of the OASIS project at Rome Fiumicino Airport
Massimo Santoro, Laboratorio di Biotecnologie RED - ENEA Casaccia Roma

17.25 E-poster discussion

17.40 Discussion and conclusions by the Session Chairs

SELECTED E-POSTERS

1. Indoor Air Quality Assessment in School Environments Using Low-Cost Sensors: Comparative Analysis of Particulate Matter and Microclimatic Parameters under Different Conditions
Federica Napoli, Peppino Sapia, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica-DEMACS, Luigi Madeo, Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Ambientale-DIAM.

2. Digital twins and CFD modelling of air exchange in controlled contamination environments: from cleanrooms to indoor air quality
Simon Duchi, Zohaib Rehman, Giacomo Bellandi, Usman Rehman, Wim Audenaert-AM-Team, Advanced Modelling for Process Optimisation, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 11, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

3. Sustainable insulating solutions and digital twin for indoor comfort: experimental evaluation with sensor networks
Patrizia Aversa1, Alessandra Mobili2, Francesca Tittarelli2, Rifat Referi3, Orazio Colaneri3, Gian Marco Revel2, Vincenza A.M. Luprano1 - 1 ENEA-SSPT-IMPACT-SPAC, 2 UNIVPM, Marche Polytechnic University, 3 LIS, Live Information System SRL

4. Arcadia Center: innovative gas monitoring in hyperbaric work environments
Elisa Casaletta, Ombretta Iaria, Matteo Marangi, Arcadia Srl, Tromello (PV)

5. University Indoor Comfort 4.0: Perceive, Monitor, Model, Intervene
Arianna Rossi, Barbara Fabbri, Vincenzo Guidi, Marco Magoni Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Ferrara; Chiara Visentin e Matteo Pellegatti, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Ferrara

6. Advanced analytical approaches for fast investigation in indoor air. From VOCs to PFAS, metals and microplastics
Daniele Morosini, Daniela Peroni - SRA Instruments SPA

7. Radon: activities in the Campania Region
Adriano Pistilli, Technical Manager for Waste Management - Independent Professional

8. Reduction of airborne oil mists in production environments: the evolution from local systems to a centralised extraction and filtration system
Nicola Doro

9. Valorisation of citrus by-products for the biosynthesis of therapeutic essential oils: IoT 4.0 atomisation for air purification and sustainable biocontrol in transport and confined environments
Cascone Marilena, Lombardi Beatrice, Lombardi Giordano - Seneca Biotech