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 →
Eurovent Certita Certification is pleased to announce the launch of a new certification programme for Ventilation Ducts (DUCT). The DUCT programme has been developed in 2015-2016 with the support of a dedicated launching committee. The first release of the Operational … 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 →
The “ASHRAE HVAC Duct Sizer” application designed by Carmel Software Corporation for ASHRAE, allows the user to quickly size one HVAC duct run or a range of duct sizes using the constant friction method. In the “Size by Airflow” mode, … 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. More information will follow soon so stay tuned.
Continue reading →The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) has released a new Contributed Report (CR#16) , including 23 factsheets specifically related to ventilation and airtightness issues, field data, and solutions, delivered in the framework of the EU QUALICHeCK project. The report … Continue reading →
A new Ventilation Information Paper (VIP), has been released by the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), which analyses both the policy instruments used (regulatory requirements and incentives, specific programme requirements, quality frameworks for testers and builders) and the changes observed … Continue reading →
The final programme for the 38th AIVC – 6th TightVent – 4th venticool conference: “Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings” has been released. The joint conference, co-organized by the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE), on behalf of the Air Infiltration and … Continue reading →
