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33rd AIVC conference – 2nd TightVent conference
Optimising Ventilative Cooling and Airtightness for
[Nearly] Zero-Energy Buildings, IAQ and Comfort
Copenhagen, Denmark, 10-11 October 2012
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Scope
Conference organizers
Conference concept
Topics of the conference
Deadline for abstracts and papers
Venue
Dates
Languages
Conference secretariat
About AIVC and TightVent Europe
Sponsoring
Committees
Scope
The joint ’33rd AIVC Conference‘ and ’2nd TightVent Conference’ aims to focus on ventilation and infiltration in nearly zero-energy buildings and more particularly on challenges and perspectives for ventilative cooling (the use of ventilation systems to cool indoor spaces) as well as the rationale and solutions for better building and ductwork airtightness.
Ventilative cooling strategies, as part of an overall design strategy including adequate solar protections, thermal mass and active cooling, can help improve thermal comfort. Their potential is more and more considered to reduce the cooling energy demand in summer or mid-season conditions, depending in particular on outdoor climate, building design and internal loads.
At the same time, ventilation as well as envelope and ductwork airtightness remain a specific challenge for new or renovated very low-energy buildings as they can represent over 50% of a building’s total space heating (or cooling) needs. Besides, their share often increases with increasing energy performance.
To address these issues, the aim of this conference is to present and foster new research and development, applications and market transformation with a specific focus on ventilative cooling strategies as well as envelope and ductwork airtightness, two aspects that are particularly relevant in the trend towards nearly zero-energy buildings.
Conference organizers
The conference is organized by the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) and TightVent Europe, the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform.
Since 1980, the annual AIVC conferences have been the meeting point for presenting and discussing major developments and results regarding infiltration and ventilation in buildings. AIVC contributes to the programme development, selection of speakers and dissemination of the results.
The TightVent « Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform », which was launched January 1, 2011, aims at facilitating exchanges and progress on building and ductwork airtightness issues, including the organization of conferences, workshops, webinars, forums, etc.
Conference concept
The conference will include at least 2 parallel tracks:
- One track will to a large extent be devoted to ventilative cooling;
- One track will to a large extent be devoted to airtightness issues.
The conference will consist of a mixture of:
- Well-prepared structured workshops focused on the conference topics;
- Presentations on invitation;
- Presentations from call for papers.
Topics of the conference
Contributions are invited in the areas of research, development, application and market and legislative implementation of ventilation and infiltration. Preference will be given to abstracts focusing on one of the following topics:
For ventilative cooling aspects:
- Potential for ventilative cooling strategies
- Design approaches for ventilative cooling and case studies
- Ventilative cooling in energy performance regulations
- Summer comfort and ventilation
For airtightness related aspects:
- Product and method developments for envelope and ductwork airtightness
- Best practice and case studies
- Quality management approaches for envelope and ductwork airtightness
- Airtightness issues in existing buildings
- Energy and IAQ impact of envelope and ductwork leakage
- Ventilation and infiltration in mild climates
For other ventilation aspects:
- Innovative ventilation concepts and combined systems
- Demand-controlled ventilation
- Humidity control and moisture damage
- Ventilation and thermal comfort, and infiltration in nearly zero-energy buildings
Deadline for abstracts and papers
Please submit your paper and abstract by using the templates below:
The timing is as follows:
- Receipt of abstracts: 1 May 2012
- Confirmation of acceptance: 20 June 2012
- Submission of papers: 15 September 2012
Venue
The conference will be held in downtown Copenhagen (Denmark), in the Axelborg building, http://www.bojesen.dk/BOJESEN-AT-AXELBORG.95.aspx
Address: Vesterbrogade 4A – 1620 Copenhagen V, Google Map
Dates
Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 October 2012
Languages
English will be the official language. No translation is foreseen.
Conference secretariat
Mr. Stéphane Degauquier -- Fax +32.2.653.07.29
INIVE EEIG (c/o WTCB-CSTC-BBRI), Lozenberg 7 – BE-1932 St-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium
About AIVC and TightVent Europe
The AIVC activities are supported by several countries. See www.aivc.org for more info.
The TightVent Europe activities are supported by European Climate Foundation, BlowerDoor, BPIE, EURIMA, Lindab, Retrotec, Soudal, Tremco illbruck, Wienerberger. More information about TightVent Europe.
Sponsoring
This conference is organised with logistic and financial support from the VELUX Group.
2012 AIVC-TightVent conference organising committee
Rémi Carrié, INIVE
Stéphane Degauguiqer, INIVE
Karsten Duer, VELUX
Peter Foldbjerg, VELUX
Pawel Wargocki, Technical University of Denmark
Peter Wouters, INIVE