- Brisbane is establishing itself as the global hub for healthy buildings with the launch of the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Building Systems against Airborne Infection Transmission (Thrive).
- Led by QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska, the $5 million training center aims to enhance indoor air quality to reduce airborne infection transmission while ensuring comfort and energy efficiency.
- Thrive brings together interdisciplinary experts to design a sophisticated system for clean indoor air using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
- Industry and university collaborators from around the world are working together to advance building systems that prioritize clean indoor air to protect public health.
- The center’s efforts towards clean indoor air have gained international recognition, with Prof. Morawska named in the 2021 TIME100 for her leadership in highlighting the aerosolization of the COVID-19 virus.
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