The 46th AIVC conference “Innovations in Smart Ventilation and IEQ for Resilient and Adaptive Buildings” will take place on September 30 & October 1, 2026 at the Songdo International District in Incheon, Republic of Korea. This international event will be held jointly with the 14th TightVent Conference … Continue reading →
The conference “IEQ 2025: Rising to new challenges: Connecting IEQ to a sustainable future”, organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, will be held in Montreal, Canada on 24-26 September 2025. The conference will also be the 13th TightVent and 11th venticool conference. This … Continue reading →
We’re happy to announce that the recordings and presentation slides from our recent webinar, “Inspection of ventilation systems in non-residential buildings” held on June 5, 2025), are now available on our website. Featured Presentations: Inspection of ventilation systems in the … Continue reading →
The June 2025 issue of the “Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings” newsletter has just been released. This monthly online newspaper contains relevant information on the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the building and ductwork airtightness platform (TightVent … Continue reading →
The 28th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 24 – 26 September 2025, AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ – TightVent – venticool joint conference, Montreal, Canada Broadening the Scope of TightVent Innovating Airtightness and Ventilation: Insights … Continue reading →
The 14th International Buildair Symposium in Hannover (Germany) on May 16 and 17 was organised by the Energie- und Umweltzentrum am Deister (e.u.[z.], www.e-u-z.de), in close cooperation with the AIVC, TightVent and INIVE. The event brought together about 120 international … Continue reading →
Since many of the challenges related to building & ductwork airtightness are shared across Europe, the TightVent Europe platform, created in 2011, aims to address the clear need for a strong and concerted initiative to overcome these issues. Indeed, sharing … Continue reading →
The TightVent Airtightness Association Committee (TAAC) had four meetings over the past year, including one in-person meeting in Dublin, held just before the AIVC-TightVent-venticool joint conference in October 2024, and three virtual sessions. The main topics discussed during these meetings … Continue reading →
We’re pleased to announce that the recordings and presentation slides from the AIVC-TightVent webinar, “Building and Ductwork Airtightness Trends and Regulations in Estonia, Germany, and the U.S.” (held on May 12, 2025), are now available on our website. Featured Presentations: … Continue reading →
Major discrepancies are found between countries regarding both the building and ductwork airtightness trends, primarily due to varying national policies, construction practices, and climates. In some countries, minimum airtightness requirements for buildings are included in regulations, such as in U.S. … Continue reading →
The inspection of ventilation systems in non-residential buildings is a growing priority across Europe, driven by the need for better energy efficiency and indoor air quality. Inspection protocols can be challenging to develop as, unlike for residential buildings, a wide … Continue reading →
