Excessive Heat and the Indoor Environment

People spend most of their time indoors, living and working. This final workshop will explore how excessive heat affects indoor environments, particularly for workers and it will examine the effects of excessive heat, its impact on environmental chemistry, and the consequences for human health.

Key topics will include how the health of indoor workers are impacted by the interactions of outdoor heat and how research can advance our understanding of: outdoor/indoor chemistry interactions, indoor air quality, epidemiology and toxicology research on exposure to contaminants, and how various building types, machines, equipment, and products can influence hazardous indoor chemistry and heat exposures.