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 →
The 44th AIVC conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality” will be held on 9 & 10 October 2024 in Dublin, Ireland together with the 12th TightVent conference and the 10th venticool conference. The conference will take place at Croke Park. Conference Scope In a … Continue reading →
A series of Ventilation Information Papers (VIPs) is being developed and published by the AIVC to present national trends and regulations on building and ductwork airtightness. This webinar will explore the building and ductwork airtightness practices in three countries: China, … Continue reading →
As it is now a well-known fact that air leakage can significantly impact the building energy performance, more and more countries are introducing requirements or recommendations on new buildings’ airtightness level in their energy performance regulation. One key aspect to … Continue reading →
The October 2024 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 14th International Buildair Symposium: “Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice” will take place on May 16 and 17, 2025 in Hanover, Germany. The event will offer a unique opportunity to find out about the latest developments and best … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce the release of AIVC’s Technical Note #73: Overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries! In 2008 a series of Ventilation Information Papers (from VIP 17 to VIP 27) were published by the AIVC, … Continue reading →
The 26th 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 9-10 October 2024 –12th TightVent- 44th AIVC – 10th venticool … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce the release of 2 new AIVC publications! Ventilation Information Paper #45.11: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in New Zealand Ventilation Information Paper #45.12: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in USA These papers are … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce the release of a new publication! Ventilation Information Paper #45.10: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in the Republic of Korea This paper is part of the new VIP series being developed and dealing with trends in building … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce the release of a new publication! Ventilation Information Paper #45.9: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in Japan This paper is part of the new VIP series being developed and dealing with trends in building and ductwork airtightness … Continue reading →
