Summary
On 26th February 2026 the ASBP celebrated its 10th annual Healthy Buildings Conference!
Highlights from the conference included:
- A keynote talk from Sir Stephen Holgate, MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, UKRI Clean Air Champion and Special Advisor to the RCP on Air Quality.
- Sessions with expert speakers on PFAS and POPS in construction products, WELL Building case studies, indoor air quality research at the University of York, and the health & wellbeing benefits of natural paints. –
- Speakers from Henning Larsen, Overbury, Introba, University of York, Environment Agency, Edward Bulmer, and a panel discussion featuring natureplus and Simon Jones, host of the Air Quality Matters Podcast.
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Conference recording with chapters, and presentation downloads
Session 1
Welcome to the Conference
00:00:00 ASBP – Mark Lynn, Chair
00:06:09 Introba (Event host) – Elisabeth Montgomerie, Director – UK, Climate and Sustainability
00:11:41 Mclaren (Gold sponsor) – Rhiannon Butcher, Senior Sustainability Manager
00:16:25 Keynote Speaker – Sir Stephen Holgate, MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, UKRI Clean Air Champion and Special Advisor to the RCP on Air Quality
00:54:54 PFAS in Construction Products – Martha Lewis, Head of Materials, Henning Larsen
01:19:50 Well Building Standard and Indoor Air Quality in Fit-Out – Hulusi Mustafa, Environmental and Sustainability Manager, Overbury and Morgan Lovell
01:30:05 Well Building Standard Case Study, 30 Finsbury Square – Aazraa Pankan, Associate, Introba
Session 2
00:00:55 A new Indoor Air Quality Research Testing Facility at the University of York – Professor Nic Carslaw, Professor of Indoor Air Quality, University of York
00:32:53 POPS and Construction Products – Graham Winter, Senior Advisor (Waste Strategy & Circular Economy), Environment & Business, Environment Agency
00:51:42 The protective role of paint – Edward Bulmer, Co-founder, Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
Session 3
Panel discussion
- Chaired by Mark Lynn , Chair, ASBP
- Simon Jones, Host of the Air Quality Matters Podcast
- Sir Stephen Holgate
- Tilmann Kramolisch, Managing Director, natureplus