National Conclave on Indoor Environmental Quality
IEQ 2026 (3rd Edition)
Theme: Resilience & IEQ – Responding to Poor AQI & its Impact on IEQ
About Event
The Society for Indoor Environment (SIE), in association with Sharda University, Agra, is pleased to announce the National Conclave on Indoor Environmental Quality – IEQ 2026
As deteriorating outdoor air quality increasingly influences indoor environments, this conclave aims to bring together academicians, researchers, professionals, policymakers, and students to deliberate on emerging challenges and innovative solutions for healthier indoor spaces.
Key Highlight Areas:
Team SIE + Department of Chemistry, SJC Agra
Dr. Rakesh Kumar, SIE President
Dr. S.P. Singh, Principal, SJC, Agra
Dr. Manju Bhadauria, President, Agra Zilla Panchayat
Invited Speakers
Ar. Shruti Gupta
Prof. Prashant Kumar
University of Surrey,UK
Founder Co-Director, Institute of Sustainability
Founding Director,GCARE
Dr. Umesh Sharma
TTZ Member, Agra
Mr. Pankaj Bhusan
Mr. Gaurav Raghav
University of Surrey,UK
Founder Co-Director, Institute of Sustainability
Founding Director,GCARE
University of Surrey,UK
Founder Co-Director, Institute of Sustainability
Founding Director,GCARE
University of Surrey,UK
Founder Co-Director, Institute of Sustainability
Founding Director,GCARE
Committee Members
Prof.Susan Jaison
Dr. Mahima Habil Massey
Dr. David
Dr. Sumanth Chinthala
Conclave Treasurer
Dr. Pratima Singh
Co-Chair
Dr. Shukla Das
Scientific Committee Chair
Dr. Namrata Jaiiwala
Associate Professor, SVNIT, Surat
Organising Committee
Mr. Sameer Srivastava
Prof. Susan Jaison
Dr. Rahul Tiwari
Dr. Priyanka Kulshrestha
Dr. Sumanth Chinthala
Dr. Shukla Das
Dr. Pratima Singh
Dr. Namrata Jariwala
Addressing IEQ-2026 in Schools
Why IEQ is important in Schools?
The comparative risk assessment studies performed by EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks to public health. Schools are on top of this as children are more vulnerable to pollution exposure than adults due to their incomplete lung development, low breathing height and high physical and breathing rates.
Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) integrates multiple factors, like IAQ, building infrastructure and design that directly affect students’ cognitive abilities, health, and overall experience. Therefore, maintaining a good IAQ is an important component of a healthy indoor environment along with its right design, which can create an ideal environment in schools for learning, to increase the productivity and well – being of children and ultimately to achieve their primary goal of educating the children.
National IEQ conclave will provide the platform to schools and other educational institutes to understand the science and art behind IEQ and how to keep the best IEQ intact through subject experts and practitioners across India and Globe.