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Air Quality Matters

Air Quality Matters inside our buildings and out.This Podcast is about Indoor Air Quality, Outdoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Health in our homes, workplaces, and education settings.And we already have many of the tools we need to make a difference.The conversations we have and how we share this knowledge is the key to our success.We speak with the leaders at the heart of this sector about them and their work, innovation and where this is all going.Air quality is the single most significant

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#96 - Don't Look Up: How World Ventilate Day Is...

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2025/11/03

In this special episode, we sit down with the founders and champions of World Ventilate Day (November 8th) to dissect the critical difference between air quality and ventilation.They reveal why their focus is on action, agency, and empowering everyone—from homeowners to governments—to take control of their indoor environments. Key Discussion Points: Action vs. Nuance: Why the day focuses on ventilation (the action) rather than the more nuanced conversation around air quality. The Agency

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One Take #24: Association vs. Causation - Why Proving...

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2025/10/30

Why is it so difficult to prove that mold makes people sick when millions of people clearly suffer in water-damaged buildings? The association is undeniable. The causation? That's where things get complicated. This episode unpacks a fundamental challenge that has plagued the mold and health field for decades – the seemingly simple but scientifically complex distinction between association and causation. We know with certainty that people in damp, moldy buildings experience more respiratory

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#95 - Chandra Sekhar: From Singapore to Ireland: How...

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2025/10/27

When Worlds Collide: Tropical Wisdom Meets Temperate Challenges In this wide-ranging discussion, Chandra brings over 35 years of experience from Singapore's hot, humid environment to share insights that challenge conventional thinking about ventilation and comfort. As one of three pioneers who established Singapore's indoor air quality research unit in the early 1990s, his team's tagline – "energy efficient, healthy buildings" – has guided decades of innovation in tropical building design. The

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One Take #23: Why Wall Street is Betting on Healthy...

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2025/10/23

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take as we explore a fascinating convergence of finance, health, and real estate that's reshaping how Wall Street thinks about buildings. What happens when the financial markets discover that healthy buildings aren't just good for people – they're good for portfolios? This episode unpacks a compelling business case that's turning heads in boardrooms and investment committees worldwide. We dive into groundbreaking research from the International WELL

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The Ventilation Reset: Bill Bahnfleth on ASHRAE 241...

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2025/10/20

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Bill Bahnfleth, ASHRAE Fellow, former president, and professor at Penn State's Department of Architectural Engineering, who perfectly bridges the gap between rigorous science and practical application in the built environment. Where Are We Now in the Ventilation Journey? In this wide-ranging discussion, Bill offers a sobering assessment of our post-pandemic reality. Despite COVID being what should have been "the reset" for indoor air quality awareness,

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One Take #22: From Lab Tests to Leaks - Why Doctors...

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2025/10/16

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take as we dive into a German medical guideline that fundamentally challenges how we think about mold diagnosis and testing. What if everything we've been told about measuring mold to prove it's making us sick is wrong? This episode unpacks the 2023 AWMF Mold Guidelines, a comprehensive consensus document from the German Association of Scientific Medical Societies that brings together hygienists, immunologists, dermatologists, and other experts to cut

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#93 - Janet Price: The Far UVC Revolution

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2025/10/13

Welcome to Air Quality Matters as we illuminate a revolutionary that's been quietly transforming how we think about infection control in our built environment.In this episode, we dive into the world of far UVC light with Janet Price, Chief Science Officer at Visium, who brings an exceptional blend of molecular biology expertise and real-world application experience to this fascinating conversation. The Invisible Warrior Against Invisible Threats Far UVC represents a specific wavelength of light

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One Take #21: Jordan Peterson, Mold Diagnosis & The...

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2025/10/09

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take as we look into one of the more contentious debates in environmental health – a controversy that's suddenly captured mainstream attention following Jordan Peterson's recent diagnosis with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) linked to mold exposure. When a prominent public intellectual gets this diagnosis, it forces us all to confront an uncomfortable question: what do we really know about the health effects of water-damaged buildings? This

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#92 - Tanya Kaur Bedi: Healthy Buildings India 2025...

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2025/10/06

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters as we conclude our special series from Healthy Buildings 2025 in Hyderabad with a fascinating conversation that reframes how we think about the air we breathe. What if we started thinking about air quality as our 'inhalable diet'? This compelling question drives our discussion with Tanya Kaur Bedi, assistant professor at the School of Planning and Architecture in Bhopal, who brings a uniquely personal and practical perspective to indoor environmental quality

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One Take #20: The €6 Billion Question - Why Fixing...

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2025/10/02

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take – the series where complex research gets distilled into digestible insights in just one recording. What if fixing damp and mould in buildings doesn't actually pay for itself? This provocative question drives a groundbreaking study from Finland that dares to put a price tag on one of housing's most persistent problems.The research team tackled a massive question: when you add up all the costs of remediating moisture-damaged buildings against all the

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#91 - Healthy Buildings India 2025 Part 2: With...

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2025/09/29

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters as we continue our special series from Healthy Buildings 2025 in Hyderabad, India. In this second instalment, we dive deep into the perspectives of both emerging researchers and industry leaders who are shaping the future of indoor environmental quality in one of the world's most dynamic regions. The Next Generation of Research First, we hear from three exceptional young scientists tackling frontier challenges in air quality. Sachin Dhawan from IIT Delhi reveals

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One Take #19: The Hidden Gap Between School...

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2025/09/25

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take – the series where complex research gets distilled into digestible insights in just one recording. How do we know if those expensive school ventilation upgrades actually worked? This question drives a fascinating study from the Journal of Building and Environment that offers a practical roadmap for districts managing hundreds of buildings.The research team deployed a massive monitoring campaign across 48 schools, installing simple internet-connected

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Technical Note 68 Revisited: How Residential...

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2025/09/22

Join us for this special collaboration with the AIVC as we revisit Technical Note 68, a landmark document on residential ventilation and health that's nearly a decade old but more relevant than ever. Why does indoor air quality matter as much as traffic safety or smoking cessation? Arnold Janssens from Ghent University introduces this deep dive into TN68, joined by three experts who shaped and continue to advance this critical field: Pawel Wargocki (DTU), one of the original editors; Valérie

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One Take #18: Why Simple IAQ Mandates Won't Save Us -...

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2025/09/18

Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take – the series where complex research gets distilled into digestible insights in just one recording. Should we mandate indoor air quality standards for all public buildings? This deceptively simple question sits at the heart of a fascinating scientific debate unfolding in the pages of prestigious journals. In this episode, we dive into a perspective piece from the Journal of Indoor Environments that challenges the rush toward simplified global air

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#88 Richard Blakeway: Damp, Mould, and the Balance of...

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2025/09/17

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2264976/open_sms) Richard Blakeway, Housing Ombudsman for England, takes us on a profound journey through the evolving landscape of social housing complaints and the critical issue of damp and mould that has transformed the sector. "Home is a really emotional place," Richard explains, capturing the essence of why housing complaints differ from those in other sectors. With an inquiry reaching the Ombudsman approximately every 20

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One Take #17: The Mold-Asthma Connection

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2025/09/16

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2264976/open_sms) Ever wondered if that tiny spot of mold in your bathroom corner actually matters? A study from France just answered this question with a resounding yes – and the findings should make us all reconsider how we think about household mould. Mouldy area size and asthma symptom score and control in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort Drawing from an impressive pool of over 28,000 adults, researchers have established

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#89 - Healthy Buildings India 2025 Part 1: With...

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2025/09/15

From Healthy Buildings in India 2025, Air Quality Matters sits down in this series of podcasts from the event. In part 1, we talk to three of the next generation of researchers looking at the science of IEQ from the region and three Industry Leaders at the coal face right now.Innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing are themes that cut through the conversation here, from personalised ventilation systems to microplastics in the air we breathe, to thermal comfort and vernacular design of

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One Take #17: The Mold-Asthma Connection

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2025/09/11

Send us a text Ever wondered if that tiny spot of mold in your bathroom corner actually matters? A study from France just answered this question with a resounding yes – and the findings should make us all reconsider how we think about household mould. Mouldy area size and asthma symptom score and control in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort Drawing from an impressive pool of over 28,000 adults, researchers have established something both alarming and actionable: even the smallest visible m...

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#88 Richard Blakeway: Damp, Mould, and the Balance of...

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2025/09/08

Send us a text Richard Blakeway, Housing Ombudsman for England, takes us on a profound journey through the evolving landscape of social housing complaints and the critical issue of damp and mould that has transformed the sector. "Home is a really emotional place," Richard explains, capturing the essence of why housing complaints differ from those in other sectors. With an inquiry reaching the Ombudsman approximately every 20 seconds, the scale of housing issues becomes starkly apparent. As a...

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One Take #16 - The False Promise of Indoor Comfort:...

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2025/09/04

Send us a text What if the very standards designed to keep us comfortable in buildings are actually making us unhealthy? This provocative question lies at the heart of groundbreaking research from Delft University of Technology. It challenges the fundamental assumptions that have guided building science for decades. Even when our buildings meet all current standards for temperature, lighting, acoustics, and air quality—and even when occupants report feeling comfortable—the fact remains that ...

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