The Air Infiltration & Ventilation Centre has just published Technical Note 71: Durability of building airtightness! Much progress has been made to improve the airtightness level of new buildings. Still, little is known about the durability of building airtightness, or … Continue reading →
The Air Infiltration & Ventilation Centre has just published Ventilation Information Paper no #45.1: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in Estonia. This is the first paper of a series of papers being developed and dealing with trends in building and ductwork … Continue reading →
The 41st AIVC – ASHRAE IAQ joint Conference, co-organized by ASHRAE & AIVC, was held on 4-6 May 2022 in Athens. The event drew 185 participants (in person and remotely) – academic researchers, engineering and consulting firms, industry representatives, people … Continue reading →
Retrotec’s Calibration Chambers at our facility in the Netherlands are ready to receive your fan. Send in equipment now to avoid downtime in the queue. Don’t use Retrotec? We can still calibrate your equipment. Bonus: Calibration Certificate & Flow Parameter … Continue reading →
The AEROSEAL® process reliably seals leakages in air duct systems from the inside. In contrast to conventional sealing methods, this means there is no need to search for the leakages first. That saves time, reduces costs and guarantees the achievement … Continue reading →
Worldwide, there is an increasing demand for testing the air tightness of high-rise buildings. Measurements on such buildings are still pioneering work. For the first time in Europe, a BlowerDoor test in a 125 m high building was carried out … Continue reading →
The ACIN VentiFlow-mk2 is the instrument to measure, balance and commission the airflow of domestic ventilation systems. The VF-mk2 communicates via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet using an app. In the user-friendly app measurement projects can be created. The … Continue reading →
The 22nd issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 5 -6 October 2022 –10th TightVent- 42nd AIVC – 8th venticool conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands Feedback from the 41st AIVC – ASHRAE IAQ joint Conference – Summary … Continue reading →
The TightVent Airtightness Association Committee (TAAC) continues to meet 4 times per year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no physical meeting has been held since 2019 but the next one is now planned for October 2022 before the AIVC-TightVent-venticool joint … Continue reading →
On March 30, 2022 TightVent Europe sent feedback to the European Commission’s Proposal for a Recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). TightVent Europe has put forward some elements to be taken into account by the European Commission. … Continue reading →
