HYGEIA2026

HEALTH in BUILDINGS - HYGEIA2026

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

The Hellenic Chapter of ASHRAE, in collaboration with the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) and under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Health and endorsed by ASHRAE, is organizing the 1st International Conference “HELATH in BUILDINGS – HYGEIA 2026”, to be held on the island of Kos in Greece on May 27-29, 2026. The conference will explore cutting-edge developments in the medical and engineering field that need to collaborate to provide a holistic approach on health (υγεία/hygeia). The official language of the Conference is English.

DATE & PLACE
The conference will take place from Wednesday until Friday May 27-29, 2026, at the Blue Lagoon Resort on the island of Kos, Greece.

CALL FOR PAPERS
All interested authors are invited to submit papers to be considered for presentation in the International Conference “HYGEIA 2026”. Submitted contributions should be original research papers, not submitted or considered for publication elsewhere.
Authors should submit an abstract of no more than 400 words by ~~September 30, 2025~~.
DEADLINE EXTENSION UNTIL OCTOBER 20, 2025

If accepted, full papers will be due February 2, 2026. A typical manuscript is limited to 10 pages.
Submitted abstracts and papers will undergo double peer-review by the Conference Scientific Committee.

Authors must use for their submissions the:
Abstract Template found (HERE) (upd. 31.7.2025)
Paper Template found (HERE) (upd. 31.7.2025)

SUBMIT your abstract and paper at hygeia2026.ashrae.gr.

Information for poster submission can be found (HERE) (upd. 31.7.2025)

Presenters need to fill the Speaker Form and forward it to HYGEIA2026@ashrae.gr

For more information on the conference and the call for papers download the file (LINK) (upd. 24.11.2025)

PUBLICATION
Accepted full papers will be published in an electronic media publication (e-Proceedings book with an ISBN number). Oral presentations will be videotaped and uploaded for free viewing on the Conference website. Only the papers presented during the Conference will be included in the e-Proceedings..

SCHEDULE
The conference schedule will be available later on.

REGISTRATION
Registration Packages and information on other items can be found (HERE) (upd. 14.8.2025)
Registration will open in September.

THE ISLAND OF KOS
An excerpt for the history of the island of Kos can be found (HERE)
More information on the island can be found at island of Kos

HIPPOKRATES
The Hippokratic oath can be viewed in English and/or Hellenic

ENQUIRIES
All enquiries should be directed to:
HYGEIA2026@ashrae.gr

Speakers

Prof. Sani Dimitroulopoulou, PhD

Principal Environmental Public Health Specialist – Indoor Environments, Air Quality and Public Health,UK Health Security Agency

On the history and future of IAQ and health

Dr. John McKeon MD

CEO, iAIR Health Group

From Air to Outcomes: Integrating Biomarkers, AI, and the Exposome into Indoor Environmental Performance

Christos Kontovounisios, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS

Director, 2nd Surgical Department, HYGEIA Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York.
Visiting Reader, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.
Visiting Professor, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Honorary Consultant in Colorectal Surgery, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, The Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London

Green Surgery in Practice: Optimizing Outcomes and Minimizing Waste in the Operating Room

Doug Cochrane

P.Eng., LEED AP, CDP, MAshrae, ASHRAE Director at Large (DAL) 23-26, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer & ALI Instructor, Pub Ed Council, BOD EXO Training & Education Comm, BOD Subcommittee DEI

Drury B. Crawley

Ph.D., FIBPSA, FCIBSE, FASHRAE, Bentley Fellow, Sustainability and Education, Bentley Systems, Inc., Washington, DC, USA

Prof. William P. Bahnfleth, PhD, PE

Professor of Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA FASHRAE, FASME, FISIAQ, Presidential Member ASHRAE (2013-2014)

Ventilation to Manage Airborne Infection Risk: ASHRAE Standard 241 Control of Infectious Aerosols

Stephanie Taylor, MD, M Arch

Medical Advisor for ThinkLite Air

From Sensors to Survival: Designing Buildings That Heal

Margarita Bempi, MD

Surgeon-Obstetrist-Gynaecologist, Gynekologist MD, MSc / Breast Surgeon

The Impact of Hospital-Acquired Infections on Patients and their Main Causes: Microbes, Poor Handling Techniques and Poor Hospital Environments

Prof. Helen Skaltsa, PhD

Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products, Athens, Greece

The Evolution of Healing: From Asclepieia to the Rational Medicine of Hippocrates

Constantinos A. Balaras

Dr Mechanical Engineer, FASHRAE, Research Director, Institute for Environmental Research & Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Greece

Decarbonizing Hospital Buildings