SOCIETY OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, JAPAN

Considering the fact that people spend the greater part of their lives indoors, indoor environmental problems can be regarded as extremely important issues with respect to both the preservation of human health and the maintenance of comfortable environments. An indoor environment comprises a large variety of constituent elements; however, till date, research in Japan has been conducted by separate associations on individual elements. On the other hand, at the international level, the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) was founded as a single large-scale association with the purpose of developing measures to resolve issues related to indoor environments on a long-term and comprehensive basis. Thus, it has become increasingly important for Japan to likewise consider integrating heretofore separately conducted researches in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary manner... Toward this end, the Indoor Environment Research Association was established in September..