...our monthly newspaper with specific information on AIVC, the platforms venticool, TightVent, Dynastee as well as IEQ-GA & news from the EU and international partners. Previous editions are available here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Join us for the joint AIVC - TightVent - venticool 2024 Conference, 9-10 October 2024, Dublin
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 27 October 2023, 12:00
 

The AIVC 2024 Conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality" will be held on October 9-10, 2024, at Croke Park...
 
 
 
Submit your abstracts for the joint 45th AIVC & ASHRAE 2025 IEQ conference, 24-26 September 2025, Montreal
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 23 February 2024, 14:12
 

The conference "IEQ 2025: Rising to new challenges: Connecting IEQ to a sustainable future”, organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, will be held in Montreal, Canada...
 
 
 
1-2 April 2025, AIVC Workshop, Stuttgart, "Indoor Environmental Quality in Sustainable Buildings"
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 3 October 2024, 18:27
 

The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) together with Fraunhofer IBP in Germany organise a workshop entitled “Indoor Environmental Quality in Sustainable Buildings" to be held on 1-2 April 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany.
 
 
 
 
 
 
AIVC newsletter, September 2024
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 3 October 2024, 18:26
 

The September 2024 issue of the AIVC newsletter has just been released. Specific contents include: Foreword, 24‐26 September 2025 – 45th AIVC ‐ ASHRAE IEQ conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9 ‐ 10 October...
 
 
 
Energy & Buildings special issue: “Resilient Ventilation in Relation to Health, Safety, and Climate Change”
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 4 September 2024, 10:59
 

We are happy to inform you that the Energy and Buildings special issue: “Resilient Ventilation in Relation to Health, Safety, and Climate...
 
 
 
Trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Spain
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 18 June 2024, 09:52
 

AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #48.1 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Spain. More specifically, the paper aims to cover the following national trends: IAQ requirements...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper: Resilient Cooling of Buildings
 
 
From venticool.eu - 3 October 2024, 18:35
 

We are happy to announce the release of AIVC’s Ventilation Information Paper #49: Resilient Cooling of Buildings! The paper discusses resilient cooling of buildings, as defined by IEA EBC Annex 80. It examines 4 groups...
 
 
 
Recordings from the webinar "Design and performance assessment of Ventilative Cooling"
 
 
From venticool.eu - 3 September 2024, 11:59
 

We’re excited to announce that the recordings and presentation slides from the AIVC & venticool webinar “Design and performance assessment of Ventilative Cooling”, held on March 21, 2024, are now accessible online here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated...
 
 
 
IEA EBC Annex 80 Resilient Cooling of Buildings new publications!
 
 
From venticool.eu - 7 June 2024, 15:04
 

We are happy to announce the release of six publications by the EBC Annex 80 “Resilient Cooling of Buildings”! International Energy Agency EBC Annex 80| Resilient Cooling of Buildings – Midterm Report | (April 2024), International ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16-17 May 2025, Hannover – “14th International BUILDAIR Symposium”
 
 
From tightvent.eu - 3 September 2024, 12:41
 

The 14th International Buildair Symposium: “Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice” will take place on May 16 and 17, 2025 in Hanover, Germany.  The event will offer a unique opportunity to find out about the latest developments and best … 
 
 
 
Overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries
 
 
From tightvent.eu - 11 July 2024, 12:12
 

We are happy to announce the release of AIVC’s Technical Note #73: Overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries! In 2008 a series of Ventilation Information Papers (from VIP 17 to VIP 27) were published by the AIVC detailing...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IEQ-GA's Air Infiltration, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Glossary
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 3 September 2024, 11:52
 

The Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance is pleased to announce the release of a Glossary of air infiltration, ventilation...
 
 
 
Registration is Now Open for ASHRAE’s Winter Conference
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 3 October 2024, 18:45
 

ASHRAE’s Winter Conference is set to take place Feb. 8-12 in Orlando, FL, USA alongside the AHR Expo taking place Feb. 10-12, 2025. The Conference and Expo offer best in class opportunities to network with experts in the HVAC&R Industry...
 
 
 
15th REHVA HVAC World Congress, 4-6 June 2025, Milan
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 5 October 2023, 18:00
 

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 2022 edition, organized by the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASHRAE Celebrates Creation of Center of Excellence for Building Decarbonization
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 3 October 2024, 18:46
 

ASHRAE has strengthened its commitment reducing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the built environment by establishing of its first ever center of excellence. The ASHRAE...
 
 
 
REHVA Brussels Summit 2024
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 9 May 2024, 10:25
 

“Get ready for the 2024 REHVA Brussels Summit, where we will be focusing on the ‘REHVA Pathway to Climate Neutrality‘. Returning on November 18th-19th, this annual event promises insightful discussions and...
 
 
 
ASHRAE Issues Call for Papers for IEQ 2025
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 11 June 2024, 10:00
 

ASHRAE is accepting papers for the IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) 2025 Conference, co-organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, to be held September 24-26, 2025, in Montreal, Canada. The submission deadline is November 11, 2024....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

News from the EU and international partners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4-6 June 2025 | CLIMA 2025 - 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress
 
 
From climaworldcongress.org - 3 October 2024, 18:57
 

The 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress, will be held in Milan, Italy, from June 4th to 6th, 2025. The theme of this Italian edition is "Decarbonized, healthy, and energy-conscious buildings in future climates", a topic that highlights the...
 
 
 
The August issue of the REHVA Journal is out now!
 
 
From www.rehva.eu - 3 October 2024, 19:00
 

The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) claims that the reason is human caused climate change supported by El Nino natural weather phenomenon. Despite continuing policies to curb global warming, the EU countries have so far failed collectively...
 
 
 
New online tool to evaluate and compare energy efficient renovation options for buildings
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 October 2024, 20:03
 

EURAC Research Center has developed a new online tool designed to support energy efficiency initiatives and renovation strategies for European residential and office...
 
 
 
 
 
 
8-11 June 2025 - Healthy Buildings 2025 - Reykavik, Iceland
 
 
From www.hb2025iceland.org - 11 July 2024, 12:30
 

Healthy buildings, HB2025 - ISIAQ. Rentegrate science to practice for healthy and sustainable buildings.  
Join us in Reykjavík to explore the critical intersection of climate resilience, building sustainability, and occupant well-being...
 
 
 
Energy communities and citizen-led initiatives for sustainability in buildings
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 October 2024, 20:05
 

What if citizens could not only be active participants in the energy transition but also reap economic and social benefits? Collective, non-discriminatory...
 
 
   
 
 
 
World Sustainable Energy Days 2025, 5 - 7 March 2025, Wels
 
 
From www.wsed.at - 3 October 2024, 19:00
 

The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) are a leading annual conference on the energy transition and climate neutrality with over 650 participants from more than 60 countries. Staying on target for climate neutrality is a key challenge in changing political and economic frameworks....
 
 
 
Tackling barriers to financing building renovation: an overview of selected EU initiatives
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 October 2024, 20:07
 

While the path to decarbonising Europe's building sector is fraught with challenges, adopting diverse and innovative...
 
 
 
EPBD recast – Key documents and tools to be up to date on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 October 2024, 20:08
 

With the final goal of achieving a decarbonised building sector by 2050, the recent approval of the Energy Performance of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
24 October 2024, IEA EBC Webinar - Testing methods in laboratories and actual energy performance of heat pumps in buildings
 
 
From www.inive.org - 4 October 2024, 10:52
 

Many experts and policy makers may agree that heat pump is one of the most promising technologies for decarbonizing buildings. However, it seems that those...
 
 
 
8 November 2024, IEA EBC Webinar - Building energy calculation methods for heat pumps and developing design guideline
 
 
From www.inive.org - 4 October 2024, 10:52
 

Many experts and policy makers may agree that heat pump is one of the most promising technologies for decarbonizing buildings...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Videos

...including a list of our recent webinar recordings 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

New developments in design and characterisation of energy-efficient ventilation systems (more info)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Set of Health, Comfort and Energy Performance Indicators for (Smart) Ventilation Systems

  

Klaas de Jonge (Ghent University, BE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Towards performance-based approaches for smart residential ventilation. A robust methodology for ranking the systems and decision-making


Baptiste Poirier (Cerema, FR)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Innovative ventilation systems easier to install for retrofitting dwellings


Samuel Caillou, (Buildwise, BE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Why an Indoor Air Performance label should matter more than an Energy label


Yves Lambert (EVIA VPAT, BE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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