Date
19 March 2025
Time
14:00 – 15:15
Location
Online
Organisers
D-BuD Consortium
The Event
As cities grow, the challenges associated with air pollution, urban planning, and public health become more urgent. Outdoor air pollution alone is responsible for 4.2 million premature deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Meanwhile, indoor air pollution, often caused by poor ventilation, hazardous materials, and outdated building standards, contributes to over 3.8 million deaths each year, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. Governments worldwide are enacting stricter air quality regulations to mitigate these alarming impacts, but effective solutions require collaboration across disciplines.
With over 90% of the global population living in areas where air pollution exceeds WHO guidelines, the need for innovation and community-driven strategies has never been more critical.
This webinar tackles air quality challenges by focusing on technology-driven strategies, regulatory compliance to reduce pollution and create healthier environments.
Attendees will gain actionable insights into AI’s role in urban planning, adherence to evolving air quality regulations, and advocacy for cleaner cities.
Key regulations and standards to be discussed include:
- Environment Act 2021: Sets legally binding targets to reduce PM2.5 levels, aiming for a maximum annual mean concentration of 10µg/m³ by 2040.
- National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2024: Emphasizes sustainable development and requires air quality considerations in planning decisions.
- Building Regulations 2024: Introduces enhanced ventilation standards, ensuring architects and designers incorporate advanced ventilation in new and existing buildings.
- Air Quality Positive (AQP) Guidance: Encourages planners and developers, particularly in London, to integrate air-improving design measures into large-scale projects.
Understanding and applying these regulations is essential for creating sustainable, health-focused urban environments.
Who should attend?
This webinar is for urban planners, architects, construction and real estate professionals, public health an environmental experts, smart city practitioners, policy makers, community and environmental justice advocates, academics, transport and civil engineers, urban economists, tech innovators, environmental lawyers, and activists passionate about sustainable urban living.
By attending this webinar, you’ll learn how AI can optimize urban layouts to disperse air pollution and improve outdoor air quality, and discover best practices for enhancing indoor environments with advanced automated ventilation in new designs, as well as retrofitting nearly 90% of existing buildings with smart ventilation and air filtration systems that actively improve indoor air quality.
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