The review process of the abstracts submitted for the 38th AIVC – 6th TightVent – 4th venticool conference: “Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings” to be held in Nottingham, UK on September 13-14, 2017 will start on Monday 6 March 2017. All abstracts received … Continue reading →
The abstract submission deadline for the 38th AIVC – 6th TightVent – 4th venticool conference: “Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings” to be held in Nottingham, UK on September 13-14, 2017 has been extended. The extended deadline for abstract submission is now March … Continue reading →
The eleventh issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Contents include: Foreword 13-14 September 2017 – 38th AIVC & 6th TightVent conference in Nottingham, UK TAAC news March 31 – April 1, 2017, Conference, Hannover – “10th International BUILDAIR Symposium” … Continue reading →
First results from a literature review, preparing a field measurement campaign and a laboratory protocol for airtightness accelerated aging and performance characterization. Over the past thirty years, much progress has been made to increase knowledge about mechanisms governing building airtightness … Continue reading →
QUALICHeCK recently released several new factsheets. Factsheet #21 describes the quality framework for reliable fan pressurisation tests. Airtightness performance of the building has a significant weight in the Belgian EPB-calculation and the number of pressurisation tests in new buildings is … Continue reading →
The 38th AIVC conference “Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings” will be held on 13 and 14 September 2017 in Nottingham (UK). It will also be the 6th TightVent conference and the 4th venticool conference. Conference Scope The need to reduce the energy … Continue reading →
TightVent Europe has joined the Covenant of Mayors as an Associated Partner. Heralded as the “world’s biggest urban climate and energy initiative” by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy brings together thousands of local and regional … Continue reading →
The Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association (ATTMA), have recently updated the Technical Standard L1: “Measuring air permeability in the envelopes of dwellings”, including changes and clarifications in order to reduce and remove ambiguity within the testing industry. This Technical … Continue reading →
This new guide, released by the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), focuses on energy efficiency issues and users’ discomfort related to the air leakage of floor plenums (void between a building’s floor structure and a raised access floor, … Continue reading →
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings has just been released. This monthly online newspaper contains relevant information on TightVent Europe, the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the international platform on ventilative cooling (venticool) & IEA EBC annex 62-ventilative cooling, Dynastee & … Continue reading →
