In industrialized nations, people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. Exposure to indoor air pollutants can result in acute illnesses, such as allergies and asthma, as well as chronic diseases, including cancer. Tens of thousands of people die each year as a result of indoor pollution. Indoor air quality research lacks funding and what little knowledge exists is provided in exceptionally technical detail, preventing consumers from understanding how indoor air quality can impact their lives.

The Indoor Air Quality Simulator (INDAQS) project aims to facilitate indoor air quality research as well as make the available knowledge accessible for consumers. A multidisciplinary team of Computer Scientists and Environmental/Chemical Engineers has been assembled to create a software based indoor air quality simulator with interactive web based lab & consumer interfaces. By employing cyberinfrastructure the simulator software can run on a central server while the interfaces run in a local web browser.

Janet Guntly, Amber Loftis, Ekaterina Holdener, Meredith Springs, Dr. Glenn Morrison, and Dr. Daniel Tauritz

From left to right: Amber Loftis, Dr. Tauritz, Janet Guntly and Dr. Morrison.