The following Special Issue will be published in the International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health - IJERPH (ISSN 1660-4601,
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/), and is now open to receive
submissions of full research papers and comprehensive review articles for
peer-review and possible publication:

Special Issue: Energy Conservation Measures, Indoor Air Quality and
Health
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/si/ijerph/indoor_air_quality/
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2012

Dear Colleagues,

Our changing climate is poised to affect the health of human populations
through numerous pathways. One such pathway is via the modification of
indoor environments, which are directly linked to extreme weather events
and long-term climate conditions (Institute of Medicine. Climate Change,
the Indoor Environmental and Health, Wash DC: National Academies
Press, 2011). In addition to direct outdoor effects on exposures and health,
society's attempts to adapt and mitigate these effects may also have notable
consequences for indoor environments.

For example, a warmer atmosphere with increased outdoor air pollution,
forest fires, pollen and dust, heat waves, excessive rainfall, droughts and the
longer-term aberrations of regional climates would impact building
performance and occupant health. As we attempt to reduce the footprint of
human activity, the modification of our housing and commercial buildings
may also negatively affect indoor air quality and occupant health. These
risks are real for both the developed and developing world.

This issue will highlight new research and analyses on how indoor
environments and human health are affected by climate change and our
responses to this challenge. Research papers, analytical reviews, case
studies, conceptual frameworks, and policy-relevant articles are solicited.
Of particular interest are articles assessing the consequences of energy
conservation programs involving low-income populations. We also
encourage authors to submit studies which address issues and approaches
relevant to developing countries.

Professor John D. Spengler
Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz
Guest Editors

This Special Issue will be fully open access. We encourage authors to send
us their tentative title and short abstract by e-mail for approval to the
Editorial Office at ijerph@mdpi.com.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is 1 June 2012.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the online manuscript submission
and editorial system at

http://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/

Submitted papers should not have been published previously, nor be under
consideration for publication elsewhere. Please visit the Instructions for
Authors before submitting a manuscript:

http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/instructions/

Article Processing Charges are 1000 CHF for manuscripts submitted
before 1 July 2012. The APC for manuscripts submitted after 1 July 2012
will be 1400 CHF per accepted paper. For details see:

http://www.mdpi.com/about/apc/

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
(IJERPH, ISSN 1660-4601) is an online, open access journal in the
interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health.
IJERPH is covered by leading indexing services, including PubMed
(Medline) and the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science).
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We are looking forward to hearing from you.

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