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IAQ & Healthy Homes

Elders Alert System About Imminent Environmental Risks

Thursday, April 11, 2024
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM  
Location: Room M100 H (Mezzanine Level)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility
CEU Type(s): BPI, HHE, InterNACHI, NARI
This session will introduce a newly designed software system, EASIER: Elders Alert System about Imminent Environmental Risks, and is being supported by a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Connected Communities program. Using real-time data from Ecobees and AWAIR Elements, including indoor temperature, indoor humidity, TVOCs, PM 2.5, and CO2, health-related indoor air quality alerts are generated to elders and to members of their designated social networks. The first part of this session will focus on highlighting the environmental and energy justice framework used for this project and the if-then rules development for EASIER alerts. The second part will describe and demonstrate EASIER while sharing insights about indoor environmental conditions in our study homes gained directly from the sensors and communicated as alerts to the elder occupants. The third part will address lessons learned with respect to deploying the technology and interacting with household occupants and the community.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this session, attendees will:
  • Learn about measuring indoor air quality data and its relationship to behavior
  • Demonstrate how to create and use technology to connect home performance to health
  • Describe lessons learned from using technology to human interaction