A proposal for the formation of a new IEA EBC Annex on the topic of Resilient Cooling was presented to the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities programme (IEA EBC) in November 2018. The ExCo welcomed the … Continue reading →
The abstract submission deadline for the 39th AIVC – 7th TightVent – 5th venticool joint conference “Smart ventilation for buildings” to be held on 18 and 19 September 2018 in Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France, has been extended to 20 March, 2018. Most of the topical sessions are now known. The provisional … Continue reading →
Tuesday 6 March 2018, 15:00-16:30 (Brussels time, CET) AIVC defines smart ventilation as a process to continually adjust the ventilation system of a building in order to provide the desired Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) benefits while minimizing energy consumption, utility bills … Continue reading →
The recordings and the slides of our recent webinar: “Ductwork airtightness: Standardisation’s on- going work and an overview of status and trends in Sweden, Japan, Spain and Portugal” organised in cooperation with TightVent Europe and the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, are now available online … Continue reading →
The AIVC (Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre) and the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Low Carbon Living warmly invite you to participate in a free, one-day workshop Ventilation for Indoor Air Quality and Cooling in Sydney on Friday 23 March, … Continue reading →
Thursday 25 January 2018, 09:00-10:30 (Brussels time, CET) Work performed so far in the field of ductwork airtightness has shown that it may lead to important energy losses and increased fan energy use. Nevertheless, a recent survey has shown that ductwork … Continue reading →
The 13th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Contents include: Foreword 18 -19 September 2018 – 39th AIVC & 7th TightVent conference in Juan-les-Pins, France Feedback from the 38th AIVC & 6th TightVent conference: Summary of the airtightness … Continue reading →
The airtightness track at the AIVC 2017 conference consisted of 23 presentations organised in 5 sessions of which 3 were topical sessions with a number of invited presentations. Most of the airtightness topics in the call for papers for the … Continue reading →
New Zealand homes and apartments have become more and more airtight and have reached a level of airtightness that requires dedicated ventilation. Despite the fact that there is no airtightness requirement in the New Zealand Building Code, new homes regularly … Continue reading →
The 7th TightVent conference will be held on 18 and 19 September 2018 in Juan-les-Pins, France together with the 39th AIVC conference and the 5th venticool conference. The title of the conference is “Smart ventilation for buildings”. Conference Scope Energy and climate goals have … Continue reading →
