Research project
Human - Centric Indoor Climate for Healthcare Facilities (HumanIC)
- Start date: 1 January 2024
- End date: 31 December 2027
- Funder: EU Horizon 2020
- Value: € 2 707 840,80
- Partners and collaborators: Partners: 1. Warsaw University of Technology 2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology 3. Technische Universität Berlin 4. KTH Royal Institute of Technology 5. Aalto University 6. St. Olavs Hospital 7. University of Coimbra – Pólo II 8. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 9. Fundación Para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Gregorio Marañón Associated Partners: 1. Granlund Oy, Finland. 2. Halton Oy, Finland. 3. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. 4. ActiveTek Medica Sp. z o.o., Poland. 5. REHVA, Belgium. 6. Avidicare AB, Sweden. 7. Drees & Sommer SE, Germany. 8. Industria Project Sp. z o.o., Poland.
- Primary investigator: Prof Anna Bogdan, Politechnika Warszawska (External)
- Co-investigators: Dr Amirul Khan, Professor Catherine Noakes, Dr Louise Fletcher
- External co-investigators: Prof Guangyu Cao, EPT, NTNU, Norway. Prof Martin Kriegel, TUB, Germany. Prof Sasan Sadrizadeh, KTH, Sweden. Prof Risto Kosonen, Alto University, Finland. Prof Andrea Ianiro, UC3M, Spain. Prof Patricia Muñoz, FIBHGM, Spain. Prof Manuel Gameiro da Silva, UCP, Portugal. Jan Gunnar Skogås, St. Olavs Hospital, Norway.
Grant Agreement ID
Program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01, project no 101119726).
Rethinking hospital environments to combat infections:
Annually, over four million hospital patients in the EU are plagued by healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), a predicament intensified by the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance. These infections not only exact a financial toll, but also escalate the risk of patient mortality. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the HumanIC project brings together leading academic teams, healthcare facilities, and HVAC industry partners to transform hospital environmental design within the human-centric climate. By advancing our understanding of pathogen dispersion and creating innovative tools and techniques, HumanIC aims to reduce infection risk by at least 30 %, all while enhancing thermal comfort, safety, and energy efficiency.