TECNALIA and the IAQ Cluster collaborate to improve air quality and efficiency in buildings
- They have signed an agreement to work together to promote improved indoor air quality and efficient, healthy building practices
- TECNALIA will provide its expertise in applied research and technological development and the IAQ Cluster will contribute its dissemination work and its ability to connect actors in the sector, thereby facilitating the transfer of knowledge to the market
Derio, 28 April 2026. The TECNALIA research and technological development centre and the IAQ Cluster have signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of setting up a joint working framework to encourage improvements in indoor air quality and promote healthy, sustainable building practices in buildings and infrastructure.
- In a context marked by the growing importance of health, well-being and energy efficiency in the built environment, indoor air quality and healthy building criteria have become key factors in the move towards more sustainable, healthy and resilient buildings.
- Collaboration between technology and business stakeholders is essential when it comes to tackling these challenges, facilitating the transfer of knowledge to the market, and encouraging the adoption of solutions based on scientific evidence and innovation.
Development and dissemination of knowledge, technologies and best practices in relation to indoor environmental quality in buildings and infrastructure
The agreement will allow both entities to work together on initiatives of mutual interest relating to developing and sharing knowledge, technologies and best practices linked to indoor environmental quality in buildings and infrastructure. This collaboration will be structured around projects, technical workshops, exchanges of technical and regulatory information, and the coordinated dissemination of studies and reports.
- TECNALIA will contribute its experience in applied research and technological development in areas such as energy efficiency, sustainability and environmental quality in the building sector.
- The IAQ Cluster will contribute through its work on business cooperation and disseminating information, connecting the various actors in the sector and promoting the integration of indoor air quality as a key element in designing, constructing and managing buildings.
Through this agreement, TECNALIA and the IAQ Cluster are strengthening their commitment to collaboration between technology and business actors so as to further develop solutions that contribute to more efficient, sustainable, healthy buildings, putting people's well-being at the heart of their work and making a positive impact on the sector and society.