QUALICHeCK ended in February 2017. The consortium has archived its key findings in several reports and 59 factsheets. Factsheets are short 2- to 10-page documents highlighting specific results. The factsheets specifically related to ventilation and airtightness issues, field data, and … 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 →
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 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 →
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 →
