Editorial · 18 April 2026 · 6 min
The room is the instrument.
Indoor environmental quality has moved from a wellness footnote to a regulated condition of building performance. A note from the editor.
By Esmeralda Shkjau
Newsroom · Journal
On the record.
Editorial, research notes, and peer-reviewed papers from THE REFERENCE programme. Published to be cited.
Research · 22 March 2026 · 9 min
Ventilation thresholds in Gulf classrooms — a preliminary survey.
A 14-school instrumented survey across three Gulf jurisdictions finds median CO₂ concentrations above 1,400 ppm during the second period of instruction. Preliminary findings.
By Dr. Aisha Al-Mansouri
Scientific Paper · 11 February 2026 · 4 min
Green hydrogen co-production in arid grids: a techno-economic envelope.
Abstract of a peer-reviewed working paper modelling electrolyser duty cycles against arid-region solar capacity factors and freshwater constraints.
By Karim Bensalem, Lin Wei, Mariana Costa