The EERB-BEPH 2009 topics will be organized into sessions according to the number and scope of the papers in each topic. Appropriate selection of topics will facilitate an effective review of the submitted abstracts and organization of the sessions.

EERB 2009 topics listed below are indicative, but by no means restrictive, of the various issues related to energy and indoor environment in both urban and rural residential settings:
E1. Implementation of sustainable technologies in residential buildings
E2. Thermal comfort and indoor environment (including IAQ)
E3. Energy conservation and energy efficiency
E4. Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning strategies
E5. Energy efficient lighting and daylighting
E6. Energy related environmental impact of residential buildings
E7. Biomass, kangs and passive solar design for rural housing
E8. Integrated performance assessment of building envelopes
E9. Automatic control and artificial intelligence of building services
E10. Assessment of sustainable residential buildings, life cycle analysis
E11. Contribution of residential buildings to green house gas emissions
E12. Computational design tools
E13. Policy, codes and guidelines
E14. Education and training
E15. Testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance.

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BEPH 2009 topics listed below are indicative, but by no means restrictive, of the various issues related to indoor environment and health in both urban and rural settings:
B1. Air pollution investigation, measurement and prediction
B2. Exposure analysis and risk assessment
B3. Acute and chronic health effects and productivity
B4. Epidemiologic and toxicological studies
B5. Characteristics of sources and sinks
B6. Source apportionment methodology
B7. Thermal comfort
B8. Pollution control and purification
B9. Testing methods and equipment
B10. Computational design tools
B11. Policy, codes and guidelines