The 6th TightVent conference will be held on 13 and 14 September 2017 in Nottingham (UK) together with the 38th AIVC conference and the 4th venticool conference. More information will follow soon so stay tuned.
Continue reading →TightVent Europe is pleased to announce the tenth anniversary of the International BUILDAIR Symposium “Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice” to be held from March 31 to April 1, 2017 in Hannover Germany. The BUILDAIR Symposium has been … Continue reading →
ATLANTA – The keynote speakers for the IAQ 2016 Defining Indoor Air Quality: Policy, Standards and Best Practices Conference have been announced. The conference, co-organised by ASHRAE and AIVC, takes place Sept. 12-14, 2016, in Alexandria, Va., at the Crowne … Continue reading →
This recently released volume, is part of “CIBSE Guide B: Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration”, providing guidance on the practical design of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The guide, released by the Chartered Institution of Building Services … Continue reading →
The tenth issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Contents include: Foreword Progress made on building and ductwork airtightness in the past 5 years September 12-14, 2016: 37th AIVC –ASHRAE- IAQ joint conference Alexandria, VA, USA New QUALICHeCK factsheets available … Continue reading →
Significant progress has been made over the past 5 years to improve building airtightness, but there remain challenges to consider long term performance or to contain risks of inappropriate ventilation. As for ductwork airtightness, except for Scandinavian countries, we are … Continue reading →
QUALICHeCK recently released several new Fact Sheets: FACT SHEET #09 | AMA – General material and workmanship specifications FACT SHEET #08 | Quality control of Stuttgart’s retrofit standard realised by the city’s energy consultancy office FACT SHEET #07 | Building … Continue reading →
On June 9, 2016 the executive committee of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Technical Collaboration Programme Buildings and Communities (EBC TCP), previously called the implementing agreement on Buildings and Communities, approved a 5-year extension period for the Air Infiltration and Ventilation … Continue reading →
The guidelines walk through the design and implementation of an airtightness concept and address the following aspects in new built and refurbished single family houses: defining the airtight layer, defining relevant details, choosing materials, tendering and placing purchase orders, executing … Continue reading →
During the joint CLIMA 2016 and the 12th REHVA Conference held in Aalborg on 22-25 May 2016, a specific session dealing with building and ductwork airtightness was organised by TightVent in collaboration with AIVC and QUALICHeCK. The title of the … Continue reading →
