The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) will serve as the organizing host of Healthy Buildings 2027 America, a flagship conference of the . The conference will be held June 20–23, 2027, in Syracuse.
Under the theme “Intelligent Environments: Designing, Retrofitting and Operating for a Healthy, Affordable and Resilient Future,” the conference will bring together subject matter experts from around the world, including researchers, architects, engineers, public health experts and policymakers, to address challenges in the built environment.
Keynotes, panels and breakout sessions will highlight scalable, effective and efficient technologies, collaborative design methods and practices, and policy pathways to healthier indoor environments across all building types and communities.
Healthy Buildings 2027 America will be chaired by Conference President , Ph.D., and Conference Co-President , Ph.D. The conference organizing committee leverages the expertise of faculty from the , , and , as well as the State University of New York’s .
The expertise will span disciplines that include mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, geography, public health, architecture and chemistry. The scientific committee is composed of international experts in indoor environmental quality, building science, health and wellness.
Creating a Healthy Building Environment
“We are thrilled to welcome the global healthy buildings community to Syracuse again in 2027,” says Dong, SyracuseCoE’s co-director and Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. “This conference is a celebration of collaboration, bringing together brilliant minds from across the world to share ideas, forge new partnerships and shape a future where every person, in every building, can have a healthy indoor environment. We look forward to an inspiring and transformative conference.”
“We look forward to welcoming everyone to Syracuse for an intellectual and enjoyable conference,” says Zhang, SyracuseCoE’s executive director and interim department chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. “There is so much to discover and exchange to advance science and technology for the built environment.”
The goal of the Healthy Buildings conference series is to advance intelligent, inclusive, cost-effective and future-ready solutions to the converging challenges of climate change, public health disparities, aging infrastructure and rising construction costs. The conference will cover research themes, including the following:
- AI Applications in Healthy Buildings
- Smart Health Monitoring and Control
- Advanced and Sustainable Materials
- Retrofit and Resilience Strategies
- Intelligent New Building Design and Life Cycle Analysis
- Community-Scale Intelligence and Public Health
- Occupant Behavior, Health and Wellness in Buildings
“ISIAQ is very excited about the innovative slate of topics to be presented at the Healthy Buildings conference, as they are critically important to everyone interested in indoor environments around the world,” says Professor , ISIAQ President.
Healthy Buildings 2027 America will take place at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown in Syracuse. Abstract submissions open this month, and sponsorship opportunities are available. Conference registration will open in 2027. For more information, visit .
