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May 2026
Our monthly newspaper providing updates and insights from AIVC, the platforms venticool, TightVent, Dynastee, and IEQ-GA, along with news from EU and international partners.

Previous editions are available here.
 
 
 
 
 

AIVC

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registration now open! AIVC Conference on Smart Ventilation and IEQ | 30 September & 1 October 2026, Incheon, Korea
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 13 May 2026, 16:17
 

The 46th AIVC conference "Innovations in Smart Ventilation and IEQ for Resilient and Adaptive Buildings" will take place on September 30 & October 1, 2026 at the Songdo International District in Incheon, Republic of Korea. This international event will be held jointly with the 14th TightVent Conference and the 12th venticool Conference...

 
 
 
Presentations Now Available! AIVC 2026 Workshop "Climate Change and Ventilation Resilience"
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 13 May 2026, 16:27
 

We are pleased to share that the presentation slides from the AIVC 2026 workshop “Climate change, ventilation, and resilience” are now available online. The workshop brought together researchers, industry professionals, and international experts to exchange insights and discuss the latest developments addressing climate change challenges. Key topics included indoor environmental...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

venticool

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Publication! Overheating assessment & ventilative cooling in national building codes
 
 
From venticool.eu - 13 May 2026, 14:22
 

Venticool is pleased to announce the release of a new AIVC Technical Note presenting the results of a cross-country survey on overheating and ventilative cooling practices. This document provides...

 
 
 
New Open-Source Tool for Evaluating Ventilative Cooling Strategies
 
 
From venticool.eu - 13 May 2026, 14:45
 

We are pleased to share that EURAC Research, has officially released VentiCoolPy, a new open-source Python library and accompanying web-based tool designed to support the evaluation of ventilative cooling strategies in buildings. As cooling...

 
 
 
Key Messages from the Annex 97 Policy Seminar on Sustainable Cooling
 
 
From venticool.eu - 14 May 2026, 11:57
 

IEA EBC Annex 97, Sustainable Cooling in Cities, held a policy seminar in Madrid on 22 April 2026, titled “Policy in Practice: The Spanish Urban Perspective on Sustainable Cooling.” The event brought together international Annex experts, Spanish policymakers, city representatives, and practitioners to discuss...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TightVent

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Register for our webinar! Ensuring Reliable Airtightness Measurements: Airtightness Tester Qualification Across Countries [16 June 2026, 14:00-15:30 CEST]
 
 
From tightvent.org - 15 May 2026, 11:04
 

The qualification of airtightness testers plays a key role in ensuring the reliability, consistency, and credibility of building airtightness measurements, which are essential for energy performance assessment, indoor environmental quality, and compliance with building regulations. Over the past decades, several countries and professional organizations have developed qualification and certification...

 
 
 
TightVent welcomes Asociace Blower Door CZ as new associate member!
 
 
From tightvent.org - 13 May 2026, 14:36
 

TightVent welcomes Asociace Blower Door CZ as new associate member! Asociace Blower Door CZ is a non-profit professional organization that brings together companies and independent technicians in the Czech Republic involved in building airtightness testing. Their activities focus on raising awareness, sharing knowledge, education, cooperation with public...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

News from the EU and international partners

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Implementing the EPBD: toward performance-based IAQ assessment in buildings
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:16
 

Energy performance requirements in buildings have progressively evolved from prescriptive rules toward performance-based approaches, enabling the assessment of actual outcomes both at the design stage (through simulation) and in operation. In contrast, the evaluation of indoor...

 
 
 
BUILD UP Expert Talk: The Evolution of Thermal Comfort with Bjarne W. Olesen
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:18
 

In this Expert Talk, Professor Olesen reflects on the evolution of thermal comfort, questioning the adequacy of traditional steady-state models in capturing real occupant experiences in today’s dynamic environments. He also addresses the persistent gap between established standards and the...

 
 
 
EU Buildings Climate Tracker 4th edition - On and off: buildings at the crossroads of the energy and climate crisis
 
 
From www.bpie.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:10
 

The results for this edition show that the building sector has recently entered a phase of stronger improvement, particularly between 2022 and 2023, which reduced the decarbonisation gap. However, these recent improvements remain insufficient to completely close the gap with...

 
 
 
 
 
 
oPEN Lab: Positive Energy Neighbourhoods: Building Europe's Resilience 
 
 
From www.bpie.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:13
 

This policy roadmap sets out how Positive Energy Neighbourhoods (PENs) offer a practical and people-centred path to making EU climate, energy and housing policy work at the scale where it matters most, directly in people’s neighbourhoods...

 
 
 
Calculation framework for new building life-cycle Global Warming Potential
 
 
From energy.ec.europa.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:23
 

An EU framework for calculating the life-cycle global warming potential (GWP) of new buildings has been published today, aimed at ensuring EU countries use comparable methodologies for this calculation. However, this Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/52 establishing the Union framework for the national calculation...

 
 
 
BUILD UP Conversation: Effect of variable indoor temperatures on health with Prof. Dr. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:36
 

Prof. Dr. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt work provides a crucial perspective: rather than designing buildings to maintain static ‘neutral’ conditions, indoor environments can...

 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrating health and indoor air quality into European building policy: a landmark policy shift
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 13 May 2026, 15:51
 

Poor indoor air quality is a common and preventable public health risk that contributes to chronic disease, infectious disease transmission, and economic losses. Europe’s updated Energy Performance of Buildings Directive...

 
 
 
IAQVEC 2026 | 18-22 May 2026, Los Angeles, USA
 
 
From iaqvec2026.org - 6 March 2025, 13:52
 

IAQVEC 2026 will explore the future of building science, technology and architecture under the theme “Envisioning the Future: Innovations in Research and Technology for a Better Reality in the Built Environment...

 
 
 
The Air We Share | 9 June 2026, Brussels, Belgium
 
 
From www.eventbrite.com - 13 May 2026, 15:07
 

We all have a right to breathe healthy air indoors – where we spend most our lives. Yet growing evidence from the IDEAL Cluster and across Europe shows that air quality can vary significantly from one indoor space to another. In some cases, the poorest air is found where our most vulnerable populations spend their...

 
 
 
 
 
 
Indoor Air 2026 | 14-18 June 2026, Singapore
 
 
From www.indoorair2026.org - 2 October 2025, 16:09
 

The Indoor Air conference series stands as the world's leading scientific platform for advancing knowledge and solutions in indoor air quality and climate. Since its inception in Copenhagen in 1978, this prestigious series has brought together the brightest minds in science, engineering, and public health to address...

 
 
 
ROOMVENT 2026 | 15-18 September, 2026, Prague
 
 
From www.roomvent2026.com - 4 September 2025, 19:50
 

The RoomVent 2026 conference marks the 18th edition of a prestigious international series that began in Stockholm in 1987. Traveling the globe, it has established itself as the premier platform for the HVAC and built...

 
 
 
CLIMA 2028| 11-14 June 2028, Espoo, Finland
 
 
From climaworldcongress.org - 2 October 2025, 16:22
 

The REHVA HVAC World Congress CLIMA is the leading international scientific congress in the field of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). After the great success of the 2025 edition, organized by AiCARR, the baton now passes to for the...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Videos

...including a list of our webinar recordings 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Comparing Ventilation Trends in Southern Europe: Italy, France & Spain (more info)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Italy 

Aldo Fumi  –  ASSOCLIMA, Italy  &  Luca Alberto Piterà  –  AiCARR, Italy 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in France 

Valérie Leprince   –  Cerema, France

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Spain 

 Pilar Linares-Alemparte   –   IETcc-CSIC, Spain Germany

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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