ATTMA, the Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association, has been analysing improvements in the new-build dwellings over the last 6 years using its specially designed Lodgement system. ATTMA members are required to record information from each test by uploading the … Continue reading →
Monday, November 8th, 2021 15:30-16:45 CET Building airtightness tests have become very common in many countries, either to comply with minimum requirements of regulations or programmes, or to justify input values in calculation methods. Thus, it has become very important … Continue reading →
The preparations for the 42nd AIVC-10th TightVent- 8th venticool conference have started. It is the intention to have this conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 5-6 October 2022. A professional conference organizer is involved in these preparations. More information will … Continue reading →
During the TightVent-AIVC webinar Building airtightness improvements of the building stock- Analysis of European databases held on 19 January 2021, Barry Cope, the CEO of the Building Compliance Testers Association (BCTA) provided an analysis of the ATTMA (Air Tightness Testing … Continue reading →
During the TightVent-AIVC webinar Building airtightness improvements of the building stock- Analysis of European databases held on 19 January 2021, Maarten De Strycker from the Belgian Construction Certification Association (BCCA) provided an analysis of the of the BCCA airtightness database … Continue reading →
During the TightVent-AIVC webinar Building airtightness improvements of the building stock- Analysis of European databases held on 19 January 2021, Adeline Melois from CEREMA (centre d’études et d’expertise sur les risques, l’environnement, la mobilité et l’aménagement), provided an analysis of … Continue reading →
The 20th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword [POSTPONED] 41st AIVC – ASHRAE – IAQ – 9th TightVent & 7th venticool joint Conference Impact of the wind during a building air leakage measurement TAAC news New release! AIVC Ventilation Information Paper 41: Impact of … Continue reading →
The Answer to Wind Issues in the Field. Despite the ubiquity of the wind problem when performing a blower door test, no manufacturer has offered an adequate solution. Until now. Retrotec’s SmartCloth™ is a true industry breakthrough. The new design … Continue reading →
With SoudaFrame SWI, Soudal has developed a robust, durable and user friendly pre frame system for the installation of exterior joinery. SoudaFrame is made of GFRP (Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic), a very strong and resilient material with excellent thermal performance. … Continue reading →
With the current firmware, the digital pressure gauge DG 1000 now additionally receives a logger function for long term recording of data. Depending on the selected measurement interval (1 300 seconds), the DG 1000 records pressure differences over a period … Continue reading →
