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 →
This joint conference will provide a unique opportunity for dialog among attendees to facilitate understanding of current indoor air quality policies, standards and best practices with themes such as regulatory vs. voluntary compliance for achieving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), the … Continue reading →
A special issue of the International Journal of Ventilation was released in March, 2016 with selected extended papers from the 35th AIVC- 4th TightVent – 2nd venticool Conference: “Ventilation and Airtightness in Transforming the Building Stock to High Performance”. The list … Continue reading →
A new report, released by the Zero Carbon Hub, presents the findings from 33 dwellings construction site visits in an effort to see how effectively their mechanical ventilation systems were designed, installed, commissioned and handed over to occupants. The document is … Continue reading →
The recordings and the slides of the QUALICHeCK webinar: “Building airtightness and initiatives to improve the quality of the works” organised in cooperation with TightVent Europe and the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, are now available online at: https://tightvent.eu/events/webinars
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