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 →
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 →
