Indoor Air Quality for a Healthier America

Friday, March 6, 2026
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
2168 Rayburn House Office Building (Gold Room)
Light Breakfast Provided
Featuring speakers from leading organizations in the human health and buildings industries, this briefing will outline the fundamentals of indoor air quality and explore the innovative policies and industry practices shaping the future of IAQ.

Panel #1 (9:30–10:30) Healthy Air, Healthy Spaces: Fundamentals of Indoor Air Quality
· Opening Remarks from Rep. Paul Tonko
· Dr. William Bahnfleth, ASHRAE Presidential Member
· Kenneth Mendez, CEO and President, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
· Jane Rohde, Green Globes Fellow + Assessor, Green Building Initiative
· Lawrence Sloan, CEO, American Industrial Hygiene Association
· Moderator: Dr. Paula J. Olsiewski, Contributing Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Networking Break (10:30–11:00)

Panel #2 (11:00–12:00) Indoor Air Quality in Practice: Bridging Industry and Policy Innovations
· Opening Remarks from Rep. Don Beyer
· Dr. Whitney Austin Gray, Senior Vice President of Research, International WELL Building Institute
· Becky Hanner, Fellow, Building Owners and Managers Association
· Anisa Heming, Director of the Center for Green Schools at the US Green Building Council
· Tiffany Finck-Haynes, Government Relations Representative, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
· Laura Gilmer, Fellow, International Facility Management Association
· Moderator: Alice Yates, Director of Government Affairs, ASHRAE

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