Indoor Environment Department > 2007 Symposium

Symposium on Indoor Environmental Quality

March 29 and 30, 2007
Perseverance Hall, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

2007 Theme: Indoor Exposures and Health

AGENDA

Thursday March 29, 2007

8:45 Welcome — William Fisk, LBNL
  • Workshop overview
  • Brief introduction to LBNL's Indoor Environment Department
Part A. Current Research Related to Indoor Environmental Quality, Health Risks, and Exposures in Homes
Agnes Lobscheid, LBNL, Session chair
9:15 Presentation: Are Ozone Generating Air Cleaners a Problem? — Jeff Siegel, U. Texas, Austin
9:45 Presentation: Indoor Chemistry: Air pollutant production and destruction via indoor chemistry — Brett Singer and Hugo Destaillats, LBNL
10:15 Break
10:45 Presentation: What is the Emerging Evidence that Indoor Emissions of VOCs and SVOCs Contribute to Childhood Allergies and Asthma? — Mark Mendell, LBNL
11:15 Panel Discussion: Priority Research Needs Pertaining to IEQ in Homes — Brett Singer, LBNL, Moderator
Panel Members: Jeff Siegel, U. Texas; Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Mark Mendell, LBNL
12:15 Lunch
Part B. IEQ in Schools — Exposures, Health Risks, Impacts on Productivity?
Rich Sextro, LBNL, Session chair
1:15 Presentation: IEQ problems in Schools: An Insider's Perspective — Darryl Alexander, American Federation of Teachers
1:45 Presentation: Key Findings of the National Research Council review of Health and Productivity Impacts of Green Schools — Vivian Loftness, CMU (Video Conference)
2:45 Break
2:15 Presentation: Survey of IEQ Conditions in California Classrooms — Jed Waldman, CA. Department of Health Services
3:15 Presentation: How to Improve Ventilation in Modular Classrooms? — Mike Apte, LBNL
3:45 - 5:00 Panel Discussion: Priority Research Needs Pertaining to IEQ in Classrooms — Mike Sohn, LBNL, Moderator
Panel Members: Mike Apte, LBNL; Derek Shendell, Georgia State U.; Darryl Alexander, American Federation of Teachers; Tom Phillips, CARB; Jed Waldman, CDHS
6:30 Dinner — Mandarin Garden
2025 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA

Friday March 30, 2007

8:30 Overview of Plans for the Day — Tom McKone, LBNL
Part C. Hot Topics
8:45 Presentation: Climate Change and Health: Impact of Indoor Environmental Factors — Helene Margolis, California DHS
9:15 Presentation: What Have We Learned about Indoor Environmental Factors and Productivity? — Bill Fisk, LBNL
9:45 Break
10:15 - 11:45 Panel Discussion: Moving Forward: Opportunities and Strategies for Advancing IEQ Research Rick Diamond — LBNL, Moderator Panel members: John Girman, EPA; Martha Brook (Friday only) CEC; Peggy Jenkins, CARB
11:45 Wrap up and workshop evaluation — William Fisk, LBNL, Moderator
12:00 Adjourn