TwinAIR demonstrator

Digital Twins for better indoor air quality

TwinAIR introduces a first-of-a-kind technological system designed to improve air quality across a wide spectrum of indoor living activities.

The project investigates how indoor air pollutants can affect the health of people occupying indoor spaces, supporting public health through community awareness and policy making.

What TwinAIR connects

01

Environmental approach

Indoor and outdoor conditions, pollutants and sensor measurements

02

Health approach

Exposure, individual health measurements and wellbeing context

03

Technical approach

Real-time data use, Digital Twins, analysis and response support

TwinAIR connects indoor environments, people and digital technology in one integrated ecosystem.

Our objectives

From understanding exposure to enabling action

TwinAIR combines scientific investigation, technology development, real-world pilots and responsible data management to improve the understanding and management of indoor air quality.

01

Identify indoor-air health hazards

Establish an evidence-based framework for classifying sources and exposure routes of chemical and biological indoor-air pollution.

02

Understand indoor–outdoor air quality

Assess the parameters that influence indoor and outdoor air quality and model the factors shaping the indoor–outdoor continuum.

03

Advance integrated technologies

Promote TwinAIR modular software and hardware technologies as an integrated next-generation toolset for improving indoor air quality.

04

Study combined exposures

Investigate the synergistic effects of biological particles and chemical substances found in indoor environments.

05

Assess exposure and health effects

Evaluate multipollutant and biological indoor exposures and associated health effects through real-life pilot demonstrations.

06

Define desirable IAQ conditions

Support robust health-risk characterisation and the definition of desirable and acceptable indoor-air-quality conditions.

07

Enable Digital Twin air-quality management

Develop an intelligent Digital Twin-based toolset for indoor-air-quality improvement and better-informed response.

08

Build shared guidance

Bring together best approaches and practices and develop guidance around indoor-air-quality findings and health impacts.

09

Support sound data management

Contribute to open research data through responsible data management across the project lifecycle, following ethical and security standards.

TwinAIR use cases

Designed for the indoor environments where people live, learn, work and travel

Residencies

Workspaces

Transportation

Hospitals

Schools

Pilot countries

Reference views from the locations and environments represented across the six TwinAIR pilot countries.

Madrid South Bus Station, one of the Spanish TwinAIR pilot environments

Spain

Madrid & Valencia

Pilot focus

Transportation · Workspaces

University College Dublin reference view for the Irish TwinAIR pilot

Ireland

Dublin & Greater Dublin Area

Pilot focus

Schools · Citizen science

University of Bristol reference view for the United Kingdom TwinAIR pilot

United Kingdom

Bristol

Pilot focus

Workplaces · Hospitals · Schools · Mobility

Linköping University Campus Valla reference view for the Swedish TwinAIR pilot

Sweden

Östergötland

Pilot focus

University campuses · Mobility

Centrum Industrial IT in Lemgo, the German TwinAIR pilot environment

Germany

Lemgo

Pilot focus

CIIT workspaces · Building systems

Thriasio General Hospital in Elefsina, one of the Greek TwinAIR pilot environments

Greece

Trikala & Elefsina

Pilot focus

Municipal buildings · Hospital