The SIEQUA-CERT (Real-time monitoring and actionable decision support for Sustainable Indoor Environment Quality Certification) project has been selected for funding by the Research and Innovation Foundation under the CO-DEVELOP Programme. The project started on January 1st, 2023, and has a 24-month duration.
The general objective of the SIEQUA-CERT project is the development of real-time Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) health-impact metrics per building zone and an Indoor Environment and Health Awareness Decision Support System (DSS) with measurable added value to support stakeholders in high occupancy public and private buildings.
"Active solutions for monitoring the IEQ"
The DSS will provide automated suggestions for potential improvements within buildings, which can lead to the following:
- Increased employees’ performance and satisfaction.
- Reduced risk of transmission and viability of airborne viruses.
- Reduced heating/cooling costs.
- Overall optimization of resources usage.
"Generating actionable insights in terms of the impact on occupants’ health"
The SIEQUA-CERT project is coordinated by PHOEBE Research and Innovation Ltd. The interdisciplinary consortium also includes LELANTUS Innovations Ltd, the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence of the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative, and two research teams from the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT): the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (CII) and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics (EECEI).
The leader of the CUT team is Dr. Konstantinos Makris, Associate Professor from the CII. Other members of the CII team include Corina Konstantinou, PhD candidate; Pantelis Charisiadis, Postdoctoral Fellow; and Christina Xeni, Research Fellow. From the Department of EECEI, the second CUT team is composed of Dr. Michalis Michaelides, Assistant Professor; and Christina Kakoulli, PhD candidate.
The contribution of the two CUT teams is mainly focusing on literature review, acquisition of questionnaire data with respect to environmental and health parameters in indoor environments, as well as refinement and transfer of algorithms/IP for the capturing of virus transmissibility indexes in indoor environments.
"The developed system can be used by owners/operators of large high occupancy buildings for identifying problems and for taking corrective actions"
For more information, please, contact Dr. Konstantinos Makris, Associate Professor - CII, CUT: konstantinos.makris@cut.ac.cy
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The SIEQUA-CERT (Real-time monitoring and actionable decision support for Sustainable Indoor Environment Quality Certification) project has been selected for funding by the Research and Innovation Foundation under the CO-DEVELOP Programme. The project started on January 1st, 2023, and has a 24-month duration.
The general objective of the SIEQUA-CERT project is the development of real-time Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) health-impact metrics per building zone and an Indoor Environment and Health Awareness Decision Support System (DSS) with measurable added value to support stakeholders in high occupancy public and private buildings.
"Active solutions for monitoring the IEQ"
The DSS will provide automated suggestions for potential improvements within buildings, which can lead to the following:
- Increased employees’ performance and satisfaction.
- Reduced risk of transmission and viability of airborne viruses.
- Reduced heating/cooling costs.
- Overall optimization of resources usage.
"Generating actionable insights in terms of the impact on occupants’ health"
The SIEQUA-CERT project is coordinated by PHOEBE Research and Innovation Ltd. The interdisciplinary consortium also includes LELANTUS Innovations Ltd, the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence of the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative, and two research teams from the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT): the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (CII) and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics (EECEI).
The leader of the CUT team is Dr. Konstantinos Makris, Associate Professor from the CII. Other members of the CII team include Corina Konstantinou, PhD candidate; Pantelis Charisiadis, Postdoctoral Fellow; and Christina Xeni, Research Fellow. From the Department of EECEI, the second CUT team is composed of Dr. Michalis Michaelides, Assistant Professor; and Christina Kakoulli, PhD candidate.
The contribution of the two CUT teams is mainly focusing on literature review, acquisition of questionnaire data with respect to environmental and health parameters in indoor environments, as well as refinement and transfer of algorithms/IP for the capturing of virus transmissibility indexes in indoor environments.
"The developed system can be used by owners/operators of large high occupancy buildings for identifying problems and for taking corrective actions"
For more information, please, contact Dr. Konstantinos Makris, Associate Professor - CII, CUT: konstantinos.makris@cut.ac.cy
