Keynote speech 9, Chandra Sekhar: HVAC Systems and Climate Change – A Paradigm Shift towards Well and Green Buildings Passed
Thursday April 25, 2024 16:00 - 16:30 Room K1
Scientific Keynote Speaker: Professor Chandra Sekhar
Theme: Scientific Keynote Speaker
· Challenges of global warming, outdoor air pollution and pandemics in ensuring good IEQ in buildings for occupant comfort, health and well-being.
· An overview of current standards and outlook for future ones – focus on Ventilation, IEQ and Energy standards.
· Concepts of emerging HVAC system design and operation strategies for enhanced ventilation and sustainability – Advancing the notion of “Advanced Room Air Distribution” strategies in practice - Focus on examples in hot and humid climates.
· Well and Green Buildings – Both a CHALLENGE and an OPPORTUNITY
Lecturers
Professor Chandra Sekhar Scientific Keynote Speaker
Professor and Program Director
National University of Singapore
Chandra Sekhar, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE & ISIAQ, FIEAust. is currently a Professor and Programme Director (MSc-Building Performance and Sustainability) in the Department of the Built Environment at the National University of Singapore.
His research interests include thermal comfort, ventilation and IAQ, airborne infection control, energy efficient HVAC systems and building energy analysis. He has more than 300 publications in these fields in international journals and conferences. He has delivered several Keynote talks in international conferences around the world.
He has been an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer since 2006 and is regularly invited as a speaker around the world. He has been recognised through several awards from ASHRAE, SHASE Japan, ASEAN and Singapore. He is 2023-24 ASHRAE VP and Board Member and has also served the ASHRAE Singapore Chapter in various capacities, including as its President during 2010-2011 and as a BOG member. He was involved in the Residential and Applications teams of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force.
He was an Invited Member of the WHO Environment and Engineering Control Expert Advisory Panel (ECAP) for COVID-19 that published the “Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19” in March 2021. He is active in Standards and Technical committees in ASHRAE and is also actively involved in standardization activities in Singapore.
https://blog.nus.edu.sg/chandra23/